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Pesticide risk to managed bees during blueberry pollination is primarily driven by off-farm exposures by Graham, Kelsey K., Milbrath, Meghan O., Zhang, Yajun, Baert, Nicolas, McArt, Scott, Isaacs, Rufus

“…When managed bee colonies are brought to farms for crop pollination, they can be exposed to pesticide residues. Quantifying the risk posed by these exposures…”
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Identities, concentrations, and sources of pesticide exposure in pollen collected by managed bees during blueberry pollination by Graham, Kelsey K., Milbrath, Meghan O., Zhang, Yajun, Soehnlen, Annuet, Baert, Nicolas, McArt, Scott, Isaacs, Rufus

“…Bees are critical for crop pollination, but there is limited information on levels and sources of pesticide exposure in commercial agriculture. We collected…”
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Lactic acid bacteria in Swedish honey bees during outbreaks of American foulbrood by Nilsson, Anna, D'Alvise, Paul, Milbrath, Meghan O., Forsgren, Eva

“…The honey bee microbiota is involved in several important functions, and alterations in the composition could have a severe effect on honey bee health. Among…”
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Association of excessive precipitation and agricultural land use with honey bee colony performance by Quinlan, Gabriela M., Isaacs, Rufus, Otto, Clint R. V., Smart, Autumn H., Milbrath, Meghan O.

“…Context From landscape variables to weather, multiple environmental factors affect honey bees and other pollinators. Detailed honey bee colony assessments in a…”
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies benefit from grassland/ pasture while bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) colonies in the same landscapes benefit from non-corn/soybean cropland by Quinlan, Gabriela M, Milbrath, Meghan O, Otto, Clint R V, Isaacs, Rufus

“…Agriculturally important commercially managed pollinators including honey bees (Apis mellifera L., 1758) and bumble bees (Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863) rely…”
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Grassy–herbaceous land moderates regional climate effects on honey bee colonies in the Northcentral US by Quinlan, Gabriela M, Sponsler, Douglas, Gaines-Day, Hannah R, McMinn-Sauder, Harper B G, Otto, Clint R V, Smart, Autumn H, Colin, Théotime, Gratton, Claudio, Isaacs, Rufus, Johnson, Reed, Milbrath, Meghan O, Grozinger, Christina M

“…Abstract The lack of seasonally sustained floral resources (i.e. pollen and nectar) is considered a primary global threat to pollinator health. However, the…”
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Cold case: The disappearance of Egypt bee virus, a fourth distinct master strain of deformed wing virus linked to honeybee mortality in 1970's Egypt by de Miranda, Joachim R, Brettell, Laura E, Chejanovsky, Nor, Childers, Anna K, Dalmon, Anne, Deboutte, Ward, de Graaf, Dirk C, Doublet, Vincent, Gebremedhn, Haftom, Genersch, Elke, Gisder, Sebastian, Granberg, Fredrik, Haddad, Nizar J, Kaden, Rene, Manley, Robyn, Matthijnssens, Jelle, Meeus, Ivan, Migdadi, Hussein, Milbrath, Meghan O, Mondet, Fanny, Remnant, Emily J, Roberts, John M K, Ryabov, Eugene V, Sela, Noa, Smagghe, Guy, Somanathan, Hema, Wilfert, Lena, Wright, Owen N, Martin, Stephen J, Ball, Brenda V

“…In 1977, a sample of diseased adult honeybees (Apis mellifera) from Egypt was found to contain large amounts of a previously unknown virus, Egypt bee virus,…”
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Sacbrood viruses and select Lake Sinai virus variants dominated Apis mellifera colonies symptomatic for European foulbrood by Hesketh-Best, Poppy J, Fowler, Peter D, Odogwu, Nkechi M, Milbrath, Meghan O, Schroeder, Declan C

“…European foulbrood (EFB) is a prevalent disease in the European honey bee ( ) in the United States, which can lead to colony decline and collapse. The…”
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Identity and diversity of pollens collected by two managed bee species while in blueberry fields for pollination by Graham, Kelsey K., Milbrath, Meghan O., Killewald, Michael, Soehnlen, Annuet, Zhang, Yajun, Isaacs, Rufus

“…The nutritional needs and foraging behavior of managed bees often lead to pollen collection from flowers other than the focal crop during crop pollination. To…”
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Responding to the US national pollinator plan: a case study in Michigan by Bloom, Elias H, Graham, Kelsey K, Haan, Nathan L, Heck, Ana R, Gut, Larry J, Landis, Douglas A, Milbrath, Meghan O, Quinlan, Gabriela M, Wilson, Julianna K, Zhang, Yajun, Szendrei, Zsofia, Isaacs, Rufus

“…The long‐term health of pollinators is a critical issue for the functioning of natural habitats and for agricultural production. In response to widespread…”
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides Are More Toxic to Honey Bees at Lower Temperatures: Implications for Overwintering Bees by Saleem, Muhammad Shoaib, Huang, Zachary Y., Milbrath, Meghan O.

“…The honey bee (Apis mellifera) is an important pollinator as well as an important test model for pesticide effects on other insect pollinators. Honey bees have…”
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Comparative virulence and competition between Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae in honey bees (Apis mellifera) by Milbrath, Meghan O., van Tran, Toan, Huang, Wei-Fong, Solter, Leellen F., Tarpy, David R., Lawrence, Frank, Huang, Zachary Y.

“…[Display omitted] •Mixed Nosema infections result in lower survival than single species infections.•Spore production of N. apis and N. ceranae occurs at…”
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No impact of hygienic behavior and viral coinfection on the development of European foulbrood in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies during blueberry pollination in Michigan by Fowler, Peter D, Schroeder, Declan C, Kevill, Jessica L, Milbrath, Meghan O G

“…European foulbrood (EFB) is a severe disease of honey bee (Apis mellifera) larvae caused by the bacterium Linnaeus [Hymenoptera: Apidae]) Melissococcus…”
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Toward evidence-based decision support systems to optimize pollination and yields in highbush blueberry by DeVetter, Lisa W., Chabert, Stan, Milbrath, Meghan O., Mallinger, Rachel E., Walters, Jenna, Isaacs, Rufus, Galinato, Suzette P., Kogan, Clark, Brouwer, Kayla, Melathopoulos, Andony, Eeraerts, Maxime

“…Highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium spp.) is a globally important fruit crop that depends on insect-mediated pollination to produce quality fruit and commercially…”
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Spatial clustering of Aedes aegypti related to breeding container characteristics in Coastal Ecuador: implications for dengue control by Schafrick, Nathaniel H, Milbrath, Meghan O, Berrocal, Veronica J, Wilson, Mark L, Eisenberg, Joseph N S

“…Mosquito management within households remains central to the control of dengue virus transmission. An important factor in these management decisions is the…”
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Nosema ceranae induced mortality in honey bees (Apis mellifera) depends on infection methods by Milbrath, Meghan O., Xie, Xianbing, Huang, Zachary Y.

“…[Display omitted] •Experimental methods can affect mortality estimates of Nosema ceranae in Apis mellifera.•Age of bees at infection and use of CO2 anesthesia…”
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Farmland in U.S. Conservation Reserve Program has unique floral composition that promotes bee summer foraging by Quinlan, Gabriela M., Milbrath, Meghan O., Otto, Clint R.V., Isaacs, Rufus

“…•CRP had more flowers and bee visitations than other non-CRP fields and road ditches.•Honey bees were attracted to higher inflorescence area on Conservation…”
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Honey bee colonies in the same landscapes benefit from non-corn/soybean cropland by Quinlan, Gabriela M, Milbrath, Meghan O, Otto, Clint R. V, Isaacs, Rufus

“…Agriculturally important commercially managed pollinators including honey bees (Apis mellifera L., 1758) and bumble bees (Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863) rely…”
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Honey bee by Quinlan, Gabriela M, Milbrath, Meghan O, Otto, Clint R. V, Isaacs, Rufus

“…Agriculturally important commercially managed pollinators including honey bees (Apis mellifera L., 1758) and bumble bees (Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863) rely…”
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Strategic honey bee hive placement improves honey bee visitation but not pollination in northern highbush blueberry by Brouwer, Kayla, Eeraerts, Maxime, Rogers, Emma, Goldstein, Lauren, Perkins, Jacquelyn A, Milbrath, Meghan O, Melathopoulos, Andony, Meyer, Jason, Kogan, Clark, Isaacs, Rufus, DeVetter, Lisa Wasko

“…Abstract Commercial blueberry Vaccinium spp. (Ericales: Ericaceae) production relies on insect-mediated pollination. Pollination is mostly provided by rented…”
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