Publications
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Dec 2010
Ophiostoma spp. associated with pine and spruce-infesting bark beetles in Finland and Russia
Linnakoski, R., De Beer, Z.W., Ahtiainen, J., Sidorov, E. et al.
Persoonia
The timber and pulp industries of Finland rely heavily on importations from Russia as source of raw timber. These imports raise...
Dec 2010
Eight new Leptographium species associated with tree-infesting bark beetles in China
Paciura, D., De Beer, Z.W., Jacobs, K., Zhou, X.D. et al.
Persoonia
Leptographium spp. are anamorphs of Grosmannia residing in the order Ophiostomatales. These fungi are typically associated with...
Jan 2009
Sustainable multiple queen colonies of honey bees, Apis mellifera ligustica
Zheng, Huo-Qing, Jin, Shui-Hua, Hu, Fu-Liang, Pirk, Christian W. W.
JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH
Honey bee multiple queen colonies composed of several mated queens able to move around freely were produced by modulating...
Nov 2009
Sun angle time windows for absconding by the dwarf honeybee, Apis florea
Duangphakdee, Orawan, Radloff, Sarah E., Pirk, Christian W. W., Hepburn, Randall
JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY
In Asia, the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea, is notorious for its absconding habit. Interestingly, such colonies show a bimodal...
2009
Is there a need for conservation of honeybees in Africa?
Dietemann, Vincent, Pirk, Christian W. W., Crewe, Robin M.
Apidologie
2009
Sun angle time windows for absconding by the dwarf honeybee, Apis florea
Duangphakdee, Orawan, Radloff, Sarah E., Pirk, Christian W. W., Hepburn, Randall
Journal of Insect Physiology
In Asia, the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea, is notorious for its absconding habit. Interestingly, such colonies show a bimodal...
2009
Worker reproduction in mixed-species colonies of honey bees
Tan, Ken, Yang, Mingxian, Radloff, Sarah, Pirk, Christian W. W. et al.
Behavioral Ecology
To explore reasons for the unusually high rates of worker ovary activation in Apis cerana, we investigated the reproductive...
2009
Intra- and interspecific brood recognition in pure and mixed-species honeybee colonies, Apis cerana and A. mellifera
Tan, Ken, Yang, Mingxian, Radloff, Sarah E., Yu, Yushen et al.
Apidologie
We studied the effects of mixed honeybee colonies of Apis mellifera and Apis cerana on the intraspecific and interspecific...
2009
Sustainable multiple queen colonies of honey bees, Apis mellifera ligustica
Zheng, Huo-Qing, Jin, Shui Hua, Hu, Fu Liang, Pirk, Christian W. W.
Journal of Apicultural Research
Ophiostoma spp. associated with pine and spruce-infesting bark beetles in Finland and Russia
Riikka Linnakoski, Wilhelm de Beer, Ahtiainen, J., Sidorov, E., Niemelä, P., Pappinen, A. et al. · Persoonia, Dec 2010 · DOI
Eight new Leptographium species associated with tree-infesting bark beetles in China
Paciura, D., Wilhelm de Beer, Jacobs, K., XuDong Zhou, Ye, H., Mike Wingfield · Persoonia, Dec 2010 · DOI
Sustainable multiple queen colonies of honey bees, Apis mellifera ligustica
Zheng, Huo-Qing, Jin, Shui-Hua, Hu, Fu-Liang, Pirk, Christian W. W. · JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, Jan 2009 · DOI
Sun angle time windows for absconding by the dwarf honeybee, Apis florea
Duangphakdee, Orawan, Radloff, Sarah E., Pirk, Christian W. W., Hepburn, Randall · JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, Nov 2009 · DOI
Is there a need for conservation of honeybees in Africa?
Dietemann, Vincent, Pirk, Christian W. W., Crewe, Robin M. · Apidologie, 2009
Sun angle time windows for absconding by the dwarf honeybee, Apis florea
Duangphakdee, Orawan, Radloff, Sarah E., Pirk, Christian W. W., Hepburn, Randall · Journal of Insect Physiology, 2009
Worker reproduction in mixed-species colonies of honey bees
Tan, Ken, Yang, Mingxian, Radloff, Sarah, Pirk, Christian W. W., Crewe, Robin M., Phiancharoen, Mananya et al. · Behavioral Ecology, 2009
Intra- and interspecific brood recognition in pure and mixed-species honeybee colonies, Apis cerana and A. mellifera
Tan, Ken, Yang, Mingxian, Radloff, Sarah E., Yu, Yushen, Pirk, Christian W. W., Hepburn, H. Randall · Apidologie, 2009
Sustainable multiple queen colonies of honey bees, Apis mellifera ligustica
Zheng, Huo-Qing, Jin, Shui Hua, Hu, Fu Liang, Pirk, Christian W. W. · Journal of Apicultural Research, 2009