Wolfpack’s Waggle Newsletter
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What have we been up to? |
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It has been a challenging summer for research. Given the dangerous heat, those working in the field have been starting before sun-up so that they can try and finish by lunch. It has been a true team effort, however, and everyone is looking out for each other. Catherine did a great job conducting a workshop on bee diseases at last month’s NCSBA summer conference, and Jennifer and Kim had fun judging their honey competition. Molly has been burning the candle at both ends, spearheading a major project on brood pheromones as well as getting our molecular lab up and running again after over a year’s hiatus. Adam has also turned a corner on analyzing our huge dataset on drone flight data using RFID tags, so we look forward to seeing those results. Finally, construction has finally started on the new field lab, so we’re excited to see the final phase of the new building! |
Lab spotlight |
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It is with great pride and pleasure to announce that Jennifer Keller is the 2025 recipient of the Eastern Apiculture Society’s Roger Morse Award! This award is given to those who demonstrate exemplary service in extension, regulatory service, or teaching in apiculture. With nearly 25 years serving the industry, and especially serving as the EAS “bee wrangler” with Don Hopkins at their summer conventions, Jennifer has done just that. Congratulations, Jen, on the recognition of your many accomplishments! |
What you should be doing in your apiary this month (August 2025) |
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July is not as busy as the previous few months, but it is still a very important month in the bee yard…… |
New publications and grant awards |
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A former PhD student and current NC State collaborator, Hannah Levenson, just published an excellent paper on the population genetics of a cryptic species pair of sweat bees. Levenson, H. K., L. R. Tembrock, K. Mollet, F. A. Zink, and D. R. Tarpy. (2025). Redefining the geographic distribution of two cryptic Halictus (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) species in the eastern United States. Ecology & Evolution. DOI: 10.22541/au.173140063.37690973/v1. [LINK] |
Welcome aboard! |
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Since the end of last spring semester, Parker Profet has been an undergraduate researcher helping out in various field projects. He has really taken to the research with passion and skill, spearheading a project on how beekeeper applied products (antibiotics and miticides) affect egg laying rates and patterns of queens. The results of this work have been quite informative, and he will continue working in the lab through his senior year. |
Teacher’s corner |
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Our large course in the fall semester, AEC 203 “An Introduction to the Honey Bee and Beekeeping,” is already fully enrolled at 165. Aimed at non-science majors, the course is designed to fulfill the General Education Requirement (GER) for most University majors. As such, we not only cover the interesting aspects of honey bee biology and beekeeping, we also delve into honey bees in art and literature, mythology and religion, even politics and warfare! |
