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
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, (Accepted/In press) In: Environmental Education Research.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
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
Introduction
Grozinger, C. M., Jan 25 2024, In: Annual Review of Entomology. 69, p. V-VIResearch output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Seasonal bee communities vary in their responses to resources at local and landscape scales: implication for land managers
Kammerer, M., Iverson, A. L., Li, K., Tooker, J. F. & Grozinger, C. M., May 2024, In: Landscape Ecology. 39, 5, 97.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Illuminating patterns of firefly abundance using citizen science data and machine learning models
McNeil, D. J., Goslee, S. C., Kammerer, M., Lower, S. E., Tooker, J. F. & Grozinger, C. M., Jun 15 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 929, 172329.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Foraging bee species differentially prioritize quantity and quality of floral rewards
Mokkapati, J. S., Hill, M., Boyle, N. K., Ouvrard, P., Sicard, A. & Grozinger, C. M., Oct 1 2024, In: PNAS Nexus. 3, 10, pgae443.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Honey bees and bumble bees react differently to nitrogen-induced increases in floral resources
Mu, J., Che, P., Li, D., Chen, J., Zhao, C. & Grozinger, C. M., Dec 1 2024, In: Environmental entomology. 53, 6, p. 1111-1119 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Estimating genus-specific effects of non-native honey bees and urbanization on wild bee communities: A case study in Maryland, United States
Quinlan, G. M., Doser, J. W., Kammerer, M. A. & Grozinger, C. M., Nov 25 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 953, 175783.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluating the role of social context and environmental factors in mediating overwintering physiology in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Quinlan, G. M. & Grozinger, C. M., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 227, 8, jeb247314.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Beyond conflict: Kinship theory of intragenomic conflict predicts individual variation in altruistic behaviour
Bresnahan, S. T., Galbraith, D., Ma, R., Anton, K., Rangel, J. & Grozinger, C. M., Nov 2023, In: Molecular ecology. 32, 21, p. 5823-5837 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review