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Arathi  Seshadri
                        Pollinator Health in Southern Crop Ecosystems Research

                        




                        
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                        Fax: (662) 686-5421(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            ProjectsStrategies to Reduce Risk of Bees to Various Stressors in the Mississippi Delta
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 437283Analyzing Nutritional Content of Pollen in Relation to Long-term Honey Bee Colony Health
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 440881Understanding and Mitigating Important Stressors of Bees and other Insect Pollinators in the Mid- South United States
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 443982**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Book review: "Honey Bee Biology" written by Brian R. Johnson
                                                        

- (Other)Seshadri, A.H. 2024. Book review: "Honey Bee Biology" written by Brian R. Johnson. Quarterly Review of Biology. 99,number 1/53. https://doi.org/10.1086/729248.Poor air quality is linked to stress in honey bees and can be compounded by the presence of disease
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Mayack, C.L., Cook, S.E., Nino, B.D., Drouville, L., Seshadri, A.H., Nino, E.L. 2023. Poor air quality is linked to stress in honey bees and can be compounded by the presence of disease. Insects. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14080689.Drought and temperature stresses impact pollen production and autonomous selfing in a California wildflower, Collinsia heterophylla
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Seshadri, A.H., Smith, T. 2023. Drought and temperature stresses impact pollen production and autonomous selfing in a California wildflower, Collinsia heterophylla. Ecology and Evolution. 13(7). Article e10324. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10324.A practical approach to the collection, fixation, softening, and sectioning of whole honey bees (Apis mellifera) for histologic evaluation
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cook, S.E., Nino, B.D., Drouville, L., Alex, C.E., Seshadri, A.H., Nino, E.L. 2023. A practical approach to the collection, fixation, softening, and sectioning of whole honey bees (Apis mellifera) for histologic evaluation. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. https://doi.org/10.1177/10406387231191732.Seasonal patterns of beneficial phytochemical availability in honey and stored pollen from honey bee colonies in large apiaries
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Bernklau, E., Seshadri, A.H. 2023. Seasonal patterns of beneficial phytochemical availability in honey and stored pollen from honey bee colonies in large apiaries. Journal of Economic Entomology. 116(4):1069-1077. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad096.Dietary phytochemicals alter hypopharyngeal gland size in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Lastro-Nino, E., Yokota, S., Stacy, W.H., Seshadri, A.H. 2022. Dietary phytochemicals alter hypopharyngeal gland size in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers. Heliyon. 8(9). Article e10452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10452.Pollinator-friendly flora in rangelands following control of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum): A case study
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Seshadri, A.H., Hardin, J. 2021. Pollinator-friendly flora in rangelands following control of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum): A case study. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 14(4):270-277. https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2021.33.Context dependent effect of dietary phytochemicals on bees exposed to a pesticide, Thiamethoxam
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Seshadri, A.H., Bernklau, E. 2021. Context dependent effect of dietary phytochemicals on bees exposed to a pesticide, Thiamethoxam. Journal of Insect Science. 21(11):1-8. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieab053.Context-dependent effect of dietary phytochemicals on honey bees exposed to a pesticide, thiamethoxam
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Seshadri, A.H., Bernklau, E. 2021. Context-dependent effect of dietary phytochemicals on honey bees exposed to a pesticide, thiamethoxam. Journal of Insect Science. 21(4). Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieab053.Dietary supplementation with phytochemicals improves diversity and abundance of honey bee gut microbiota
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Geldert, C., Abdo, Z., Stewart, J., Seshadri, A.H. 2021. Dietary supplementation with phytochemicals improves diversity and abundance of honey bee gut microbiota. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 130(5):1705-1720. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14897.If you build it, they will come – agroecosystem based management practices to support pollinators
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)O'Brien, C., Seshadri, A.H. 2020. If you build it, they will come – agroecosystem based management practices to support pollinators. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 114(3):322-328. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saaa037.Quantitative trait locus mapping for carbon isotope ratio and root pulling force in canola
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Mekonnen, M., Mullen, J., Seshadri, A.H., Assefa, Y., Mckay, J., Byrne, P. 2020. Quantitative trait locus mapping for carbon isotope ratio and root pulling force in canola. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. 3(1):e20083. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20095.Integrated Hive Management for Colorado Beekeepers: Strategies for identifying and mitigating pests and diseases affecting Colorado’s honey bees

- (Experiment Station)Seshadri, A.H., Walker, T. 2020. Integrated Hive Management for Colorado Beekeepers: Strategies for identifying and mitigating pests and diseases affecting Colorado’s honey bees. Colorado State University CEPEP. Available: https://arapahoe.extension.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/CO-IHM-Book-for-Print-2020.pdf.
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