Publications

Oct 2015

Reproductive traits and mandibular gland pheromone of anarchistic honey bee workers Apis mellifera occurring in China

Niu, De-Fang, Pirk, Christian W. W., Zheng, Huo-Qing, Ping, Shun et al.

Apidologie

Nov 2015

Linalool oxide: generalist plant based lure for mosquito disease vectors

Nyasembe, Vincent O., Tchouassi, David P., Mbogo, Charles M., Sole, Catherine L. et al.

Parasites & Vectors

Background: Lack of effective vaccines and therapeutics for important arboviral diseases such as Rift Valley fever (RVF) and...

Sep 2015

Effects of age and Reproductive Status on Tergal Gland Secretions in Queenless Honey bee Workers, Apis mellifera scutellata and A. m. capensis

Okosun, Olabimpe O., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Crewe, Robin M., Pirk, Christian W. W.

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Secretions from tergal glands are part of a queen's pheromonal control of worker reproduction in honey bees. However, in...

Apr 2015

An improved odor bait for monitoring populations of Aedes aegypti-vectors of dengue and chikungunya viruses in Kenya

Owino, Eunice A., Sang, Rosemary, Sole, Catherine L., Pirk, Christian et al.

Parasites & Vectors

Background: Effective surveillance and estimation of the biting fraction of Aedes aegypti is critical for accurate determination...

2015

A small hive beetle lesson from South Africa

Pirk, Christian, Yusuf, A. A.

The small hive beetle in Europe

Edited by Carreck, Norman L.

May 2015

Azimuth-dependent waggle dances; flight and foraging activities of the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea Fabricius (1787)

Rod-Im, Preecha, Duangphakdee, Orawan, Radloff, Sarah, Pirk, Christian W. W. et al.

Journal of Apicultural Research

Waggle dances are a fundamental form of communication in honeybees. The patterns of a waggle dance contain both distance and...

Jul 2014

Impact of Varroa destructor on honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata) colony development in South Africa

Strauss, Ursula, Pirk, ChristianW W., Crewe, RobinM, Human, Hannelie et al.

Experimental and Applied Acarology

The devastating effects of Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman on European honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera L.) have been well...

Jan 2015

Mandibular gland pheromone contents in workers and queens of Apis mellifera adansonii

Yusuf, AbdullahiA, Pirk, ChristianW W., Crewe, RobinM

Apidologie

Apr 2015

Promoting effect of Fusarium oxysporum [f.sp. strigae] on abundance of nitrifying prokaryotes in a maize rhizosphere across soil types.

Musyoki MK, Cadisch G, Enowashu E, Zimmerman J et al.

Biolological Control

The integrated application of resistant crop varieties with biological control agents (BCAs) such as the Fusarium oxysporum...