Research Summary
Genomic analysis of social behavior in honey bees and other social insect species: molecular basis and evolution of chemical communication and host-parasite interactions; novel methods for improving honey bee breeding, colony health and management.
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Recent Publications
FloralArea: AI-powered algorithm for automated calculation of floral area from flower images to support plant and pollinator research
Amoah, E. I., White, K., Patch, H. M. & Grozinger, C. M., Sep 2025, In: PloS one. 20, 9 September, e0332165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Defining the decline: a glossary relevant to insect decline
Awad, J., Brar, G., Cadwalader, E., Dillard, D. S., Esposito, L. A., Evans, E., Grozinger, C., Fisher, K. E., Kawahara, A. Y., Krupke, C. H., Lucky, A., Mankin, R., Moreau, C. S., Owens, A. C. S., Sandall, E. L., Seltmann, K. C., Ware, J. L. & Winton, R., May 1 2025, In: Journal of Insect Science. 25, 3, 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Intragenomic conflict associated with extreme phenotypic plasticity in queen-worker caste determination in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Bresnahan, S. T., Mahony, S., Anton, K., Harpur, B. & Grozinger, C. M., Dec 2025, In: Genome biology. 26, 1, 171.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DNA metabarcoding reveals unexpected diet breadth of the specialist large-headed resin bee (Heriades truncorum) in urbanised areas across Germany
Crone, M. K., Fornoff, F., Klein, A. M. & Grozinger, C. M., Mar 2025, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 18, 2, p. 149-160 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Connecting education and persuasion: insights from cognitive structure among college students in a pollinator conservation course
Cruz, S. M., Keating, D. M. & Grozinger, C. M., 2025, In: Environmental Education Research. 31, 8, p. 1616-1634 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluating the usability and utility of a spatial decision support system for pollinator ecology
Houtman, L., Robinson, A. C., McLaughlin, D. & Grozinger, C. M., Nov 2025, In: Ecological Informatics. 89, 103182.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Landscape transcriptomics as a tool for addressing global change effects across diverse species
Keagy, J., Drummond, C. P., Gilbert, K. J., Grozinger, C. M., Hamilton, J., Hines, H. M., Lasky, J., Logan, C. A., Sawers, R. & Wagner, T., Jul 2025, In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 25, 5, e13796.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Can the nutritional geometric framework unveil how macronutrients in pollen shape solitary bee foraging and survival?
Mokkapati, J. S., Boyle, N., Ouvrard, P., Sicard, A. & Grozinger, C. M., Aug 13 2025, In: Royal Society Open Science. 12, 8, 251093.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Short-term heat exposure at sublethal temperatures reduces sperm quality in males of a solitary bee species, Osmia cornifrons
Mokkapati, J. S., Hehl, J., Straub, L., Grozinger, C. M. & Boyle, N., Feb 2025, In: Apidologie. 56, 1, 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Leveraging Transcriptional Signatures of Diverse Stressors for Bumble Bee Conservation
Quinlan, G. M., Hines, H. M. & Grozinger, C. M., Feb 2025, In: Molecular ecology. 34, 3, e17626.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The intensity of the transcriptional response varies across infection with distinct viral strains in an insect host
Ray, A. M., Tehel, A., Rasgon, J. L., Paxton, R. J. & Grozinger, C. M., Dec 2025, In: BMC genomics. 26, 1, 175.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Unraveling microclimate effects on pollinator foraging and crop yield in lowbush blueberry
Sisk, G., Ostroski, A., Dillard, T., Hall, B., Goslee, S. C., Grozinger, C. M., Khanna, V. & Grab, H., Oct 15 2025, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 392, 109734.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Correction to: Examining parent-of-origin effects on transcription and RNA methylation in mediating aggressive behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera) (BMC Genomics, (2023), 24, 1, (315), 10.1186/s12864-023-09411-4)
Bresnahan, S. T., Lee, E., Clark, L., Ma, R., Markey, M., Rangel, J., Grozinger, C. M. & Li-Byarlay, H., Dec 2024, In: BMC genomics. 25, 1, 1229.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
The role of landscape factors in shaping bumble bee pathogen loads across regions of the eastern Nearctic
Gratton, E. M., McNeil, D. J., Sawyer, R., Martinello, A., Grozinger, C. M. & Hines, H. M., Nov 2024, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 17, 6, p. 1098-1112 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effective pest management approaches can mitigate honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony winter loss across a range of weather conditions in small-scale, stationary apiaries
Gray, D., Goslee, S., Kammerer, M. & Grozinger, C. M., May 1 2024, In: Journal of Insect Science. 24, 3, ieae043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review