Research Project: Managing and Conserving Diverse Bee Pollinators for Sustainable Crop Production and Wildland Preservation

Location: Pollinating Insect-Biology, Management, Systematics Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Presence of pathogen-killed larvae influence nesting behavior of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, (Hymenoptera:Megachilidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Klinger, E.G., Welker, D., James, R.R. 2021. Presence of pathogen-killed larvae influence nesting behavior of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, (Hymenoptera:Megachilidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 114(3):1047-1053. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab030.

Toward a U.S. national program for monitoring native bees - (Review Article)
Woodard, H.S., Federman, S., James, R.R., Danforth, B.N., Griswold, T.L., Inouye, D.W., Mcfrederick, Q.S., Morandin, L.A., Paul, D., Sellers, E., Strange, J.P., Vaughan, M., Williams, N.M., Branstetter, M.G., Burns, C., Cane, J.H., Cariveau, A., Cariveau, D., Childers, A.K., Childers, C., Cox-Foster, D.L., Evans, E., Graham, K., Hackett, K.J., Huntzinger, K., Irwin, R., Jha, S., Lawson, S., Lebuhn, G., Lopez-Uribe, M., Melathopoulos, A., Otto, C., Ponisio, L., Richardson, L., Rose, R., Singh, R., Steeger, T., Wehling, W. 2020. Toward a U.S. national program for monitoring native bees. Biological Conservation. 252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108821.

Crop yield in the USA is frequently limited by a lack of pollinators - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Reilly, J., Artz, D., Biddinger, D., Bobiwash, K., Boyle, N.K., Brittain, C., Brokaw, J., Campbell, J., Daniels, J., Elle, E., Ellis, J., Fleischer, S., Gibbs, J., Gillespie, R., Gundersen, K., Gut, L., Hoffman, G., Joshi, N., Lundin, O., Mason, K., Mcgrady, C., Peterson, S., Pitts Singer, T., Rao, S., Rothwell, N., Ward, L., Williams, N., Wilson, J., Isaacs, R., Winfree, R. 2020. Crop yield in the USA is frequently limited by a lack of pollinators. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 287(1931). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0922.

Bee species checklist of the San Francisco Peaks, Arizona - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
McCabe, L.M., Chesshire, P.R., Smith, D.R., Wolf, A., Gibbs, J., Griswold, T.L., Wright, K., Cobb, N.S. 2020. Bee species checklist of the San Francisco Peaks, Arizona. Biodiversity Data Journal. 8: Article e49285. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e49285.

Phylogenomic species delimitation, taxonomy, and "bird guide" identification for the Neotropical ant genus Rasopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Longino, J.T., Branstetter, M.G. 2020. Phylogenomic species delimitation, taxonomy, and "bird guide" identification for the Neotropical ant genus Rasopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insect Systematics and Diversity. 4(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixaa004.

A subterranean ant (Acanthostichus (Mayr 1887)) revealed in Costa Rica - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Smith, A.M., Hallwachs, W., Janzen, D., Longino, M., Branstetter, M.G. 2020. A subterranean ant (Acanthostichus (Mayr 1887)) revealed in Costa Rica. Insectes Sociaux. 67:327–330. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-020-00754-9.

Photoperiod effect on Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) female regarding diapause status of progeny: the importance of data scrutiny - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pitts Singer, T. 2020. Photoperiod effect on Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) female regarding diapause status of progeny: the importance of data scrutiny. Environmental Entomology. 49(2):516–527. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaa004.

Predicting changes in bee assemblages following state transitions at North American dryland ecotones - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kazenel, M.R., Wright, K.W., Bettinelli, J., Griswold, T.L., Whitney, K.D. 2020. Predicting changes in bee assemblages following state transitions at North American dryland ecotones. Scientific Reports. 10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57553-2.

Wildflower plantings promote blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), reproduction in California almond orchards - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Boyle, N.K., Artz, D.R., Lundin, O., Ward, K., Picklum, D., Wardell, G., Pitts Singer, T. 2020. Wildflower plantings promote blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), reproduction in California almond orchards. Ecology and Evolution. 10(7):3189-3199. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5952.

On the classification of North American Chelostoma (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Engel, M.S., Griswold, T.L. 2019. On the classification of North American Chelostoma (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Journal of Melittology. 90:1-6.

Bombus microcolonies as a tool for biological understanding and risk assessment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Assessing blue orchard bee (Osmia lignaria) propagation and pollination services in the presence of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Utah tart cherries - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Boyle, N.K., Pitts Singer, T. 2019. Assessing blue orchard bee (Osmia lignaria) propagation and pollination services in the presence of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Utah tart cherries. PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7639.

A review and updated classification of pollen gathering behavior in bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Portman, Z.M., Orr, M.C., Griswold, T.L. 2019. A review and updated classification of pollen gathering behavior in bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 71:171-208. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.71.32671.

First records of the adventive Pseudoanthidium nanum (Moscáry) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Illinois and Minnesota, with notes on its identification and taxonomy - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Portman, Z.M., Burrows, S.J., Griswold, T.L., Arduser, M., Irber, A., Tonietto, R.K., Cariveau, D.P. 2019. First records of the adventive Pseudoanthidium nanum (Moscáry) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Illinois and Minnesota, with notes on its identification and taxonomy. Great Lakes Entomologist. 52(1):12-20.

A homeotic shift late in development drives mimetic color variation in a bumble bee - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tian, L., Rahman, S., Ezray, B., Franzini, L., Strange, J.P., Lhomme, P. 2019. A homeotic shift late in development drives mimetic color variation in a bumble bee. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(24):11857-11865. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1900365116.

Decades of native bee biodiversity surveys at Pinnacles National Park highlight the importance of monitoring natural areas over time - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Meiners, J.M., Griswold, T.L., Messinger-Carril, O. 2019. Decades of native bee biodiversity surveys at Pinnacles National Park highlight the importance of monitoring natural areas over time. PLoS ONE. 14(1): e0207566. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207566.