Christina Grozinger
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
Beescape and BeeSpatial: Making multi-scale environmental indicators of bee habitat accessible across audiences
Li, K., Grab, H., Buckner, M. A., Houtman, L., Kammerer, M., McLaughlin, D., Ostroski, A., Douglas, M. R., Goslee, S. C., Khanna, V., Lonsdorf, E. V., Robinson, A. C. & Grozinger, C. M., Sep 2026, In: Environmental and Sustainability Indicators. 31, 101381.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dietary lipids shape honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding and resilience to pesticide stress
Mokkapati, J. S. & Grozinger, C. M., Jul 2026, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 172, 105021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Larval deltamethrin exposure causes severe cross-stage carryover toxicity and male reproductive failure in Osmia cornifrons
Mokkapati, J. S., Boyle, N. K. & Grozinger, C. M., Jul 15 2026, In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 320, p. 120382 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Boosting Agriculture Career Readiness in STEM Through a Virtual Symposium
Windon, S. R., You, H., Grozinger, C., Boyle, N. & Li-Byarlay, H., Mar 1 2026, In: Journal of Youth Development. 21, 1, p. 40-54 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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
Honey bee queen pheromone provides an early warning system to prevent collapsing colonies
Grozinger, C. M., Nov 25 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 47, e2527313122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › 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
Nutritional, foraging, and nesting preferences of three species of solitary bees, Megachile rotundata, Megachile pugnata, and Megachile sculpturalis
Pizzini, O. L., Mokkapati, J. S., Lee, M. J., Boyle, N. K. & Grozinger, C. M., Dec 2025, In: Apidologie. 56, 6, 104.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
