Publications
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Aug 2015
Large shift in symbiont assemblage in the invasive red turpentine beetle
Taerum, Stephen J., Duong, Tuan A., De Beer, Z. Wilhelm, Gillette, Nancy et al.
PLoS ONE
Changes in symbiont assemblages can affect the success and impact of invasive species, and may provide knowledge regarding the...
Jan 2012
The pheromones of laying workers in two honeybee sister species: Apis cerana and Apis mellifera
Tan, Ken, Yang, Mingxian, Wang, Zhengwei, Radloff, Sarah E. et al.
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY
When a honeybee colony loses its queen, workers activate their ovaries and begin to lay eggs. This is accompanied by a shift in...
2012
'Toxic nectar': harmful and beneficial effects of nicotine on an important pollinator, the African honeybee
Koehler, A., Pirk, C. W. W., Nicolson, S. W.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
2012
How healthy are our honeybees - Health check of a major pollinator
Pirk, C. W. W., Human, H.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
Jan 2012
Genotypic diversity in queenless honey bee colonies reduces fitness
Bratkowski, J., Pirk, C. W. W., Neumann, P., Wilde, J.
Journal of Apicultural Research
Honey bee queens mate with many males. The resulting genotypic diversity appears to enhance fitness of queenright colonies (those...
Jul 2012
Waggle dances in absconding colonies of the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea
Duangphakdee, O., Hepburn, H. R., Radloff, S. E., Pirk, C. W. W. et al.
Insectes Sociaux
Feb 2012
Honeybees and nectar nicotine: Deterrence and reduced survival versus potential health benefits
Köhler, Angela, Pirk, Christian W. W., Nicolson, Susan W.
Journal of Insect Physiology
Secondary metabolites produced by plants for herbivore defence are often found in floral nectar, but their effect on the foraging...
Jul 2012
Simultaneous stressors: Interactive effects of an immune challenge and dietary toxin can be detrimental to honeybees
Köhler, A., Pirk, C. W. W., Nicolson, S. W.
Journal of Insect Physiology
Recent large-scale mortality of honeybee colonies is believed to be caused by multiple interactions between diseases, parasites,...
2012
'Toxic nectar': harmful and beneficial effects of nicotine on an important pollinator, the African honeybee
Köhler, A., Pirk, C. W. W., Nicolson, S. W.
South African Journal of Botany
Large shift in symbiont assemblage in the invasive red turpentine beetle
Stephen Taerum, Tuan Duong, Wilhelm de Beer, Gillette, Nancy, Sun, Jiang-Hua, Owen, Donald R. et al. · PLoS ONE, Aug 2015 · DOI
The pheromones of laying workers in two honeybee sister species: Apis cerana and Apis mellifera
Tan, Ken, Yang, Mingxian, Wang, Zhengwei, Radloff, Sarah E., Pirk, Christian W. W. · JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY, Jan 2012 · DOI
'Toxic nectar': harmful and beneficial effects of nicotine on an important pollinator, the African honeybee
Koehler, A., Pirk, C. W. W., Nicolson, S. W. · SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 2012
How healthy are our honeybees - Health check of a major pollinator
Pirk, C. W. W., Human, H. · SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 2012
Genotypic diversity in queenless honey bee colonies reduces fitness
Bratkowski, J., Pirk, C. W. W., Neumann, P., Wilde, J. · Journal of Apicultural Research, Jan 2012 · DOI
Waggle dances in absconding colonies of the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea
Duangphakdee, O., Hepburn, H. R., Radloff, S. E., Pirk, C. W. W., Rodim, P., Wongsiri, S. · Insectes Sociaux, Jul 2012 · DOI
Honeybees and nectar nicotine: Deterrence and reduced survival versus potential health benefits
Köhler, Angela, Pirk, Christian W. W., Nicolson, Susan W. · Journal of Insect Physiology, Feb 2012 · DOI
Simultaneous stressors: Interactive effects of an immune challenge and dietary toxin can be detrimental to honeybees
Köhler, A., Pirk, C. W. W., Nicolson, S. W. · Journal of Insect Physiology, Jul 2012 · DOI
'Toxic nectar': harmful and beneficial effects of nicotine on an important pollinator, the African honeybee
Köhler, A., Pirk, C. W. W., Nicolson, S. W. · South African Journal of Botany, 2012