Russian Honey Bee Publications

RINDERER, T. E., DEGUZMAN, L., KULINCEVIC, J., DELATTE, G., BEAMAN, L., BUCO, S., 1993. The Breeding, Importing, Testing and General Characteristics of Yugoslavian Honey Bees Bred for Resistance to Varroa jacobsoni. American Bee Journal 133(3):197-200.

DANKA, R. G., RINDERER, T. E., KUZNETSOV, V., DELATTE, G., 1995. A USDA-ARS Project to Evaluate Resistance to Varroa jacobsoni by Honey Bees of Far-Eastern Russia. American Bee Journal 135(11):746-748.

RINDERER, T. E., KUZNETSOV, V., DANKA, R. G., DELATTE, G., 1997. An Importation of Potentially Varroa-Resistant Honey Bees from Far-Eastern Russia. American Bee Journal 137(11):787-789.

RINDERER, T. E., DELATTE, G., DEGUZMAN, L., WILLIAMS, J., STELZER, J., KUZNETSOV, V., 1999. Evaluations of the Varroa-Resistance of Honey Bees Imported from Far-Eastern Russia. American Bee Journal 139(4):287-290.

RINDERER, T. E., DEGUZMAN, L., HARRIS, J., KUZNETSOV, V., DELATTE, G., STELZER, J., BEAMAN, L., 2000. The Release of ARS Russian Honey Bees. American Bee Journal 140(4):305-307.

RINDERER, T. E., DEGUZMAN, L., DELATTE, G., STELZER, J., LANCASTER, V., KUZNETSOV, V., BEAMAN, L., WATTS, R., HARRIS, J., 2001. Resistance to the Parasitic Mite Varroa destructor in Honey Bees from Far-Eastern Russia. Apidologie 32(3):381-394.

RINDERER, T. E., DEGUZMAN, L., DELATTE, G., STELZER, J., WILLIAMS, J., BEAMAN, L., KUZNETSOV, V., BIGALK, M., BERNARD, S., TUBBS, H., 2001. Multi-State Field Trials of ARS Russian Honey Bees I: Responses to Varroa destructor 1999, 2000. American Bee Journal 141(9):658-661.

RINDERER, T. E., DEGUZMAN, L., DELATTE, G., STELZER, J., LANCASTER, V., WILLIAMS, J., BEAMAN, L., KUZNETSOV, V., BIGALK, M., BERNARD, S., TUBBS, H., 2001. Multi-State Field Trials of ARS Russian Honey Bees II: Honey Production 1999, 2000. American Bee Journal 141(10):726-729.

DEGUZMAN, L., RINDERER, T. E. DELATTE, G., STELZER, J., WILLIAMS, J., BEAMAN, L., KUZNETSOV, V., BERNARD, S., BIGALK, M., TUBBS, H., 2001. Multi-State Field Trials of ARS Russian Honey Bees. III: Responses to Acarapis woodi 1999, 2000. American Bee Journal 141(11):810-812.

DEGUZMAN, L., RINDERER, T. E., DELATTE, G., STELZER, J., BEAMAN, L., HARPER, C., 2001. An Evaluation of Far-Eastern Russian Honey Bees and Other Methods for the Control of Tracheal Mites. American Bee Journal 141(10):737-741.

 DEGUZMAN, L., RINDERER, T. E., STELZER, J., BEAMAN, L., DELATTE, G., HARPER, C., 2002. Hygienic Behavior by Honey Bees from Far-Eastern Russia. American Bee Journal 142(1):58-60.

HARRIS, J., RINDERER, T. E., KUZNETSOV, V., DANKA, R. G., DELATTE, G., DEGUZMAN, L., VILLA, J., 2002. Imported Russian Honey Bees: Quarantine and Initial Selection for Varroa Resistance. American Bee Journal 142(8):591-596.

DEGUZMAN, L., RINDERER, T. E., DELATTE, G., STELZER, J., BEAMAN, L., KUZNETSOV, V., 2002. Resistance to Acarapis woodi by Honey Bees from Far-eastern Russia. Apidologie 33(4):411-415.

RINDERER, T. E., DEGUZMAN, L., DELATTE, G., HARPER, C., 2003. An Evaluation of ARS Russian Honey Bees in Combination with Other Methods for the Control of Varroa Mites. American Bee Journal 143(5): 410-413.

TUBBS, H., HARPER, C., BIGALK, M., BERNARD, S., DELATTE, G., SYLVESTER, H., RINDERER, T. E., 2003. Commercial Management of ARS Russian Honey Bees. American Bee Journal 143(10):819-820.

RINDERER, T. E., DEGUZMAN, L., HARPER, C., 2004. The Effects of Co-mingled Russian and Italian Honey Bee Stocks and Sunny or Shaded Apiaries on Varroa Mite Infestation Level, Worker Bee Population and Honey Production. American Bee Journal 144(6):481-485.

HARRIS, J., RINDERER, T. E., 2004. Varroa Resistance of Hybrid ARS Russian Honey Bees. American Bee Journal 144(10):797-800.

 CARGEL, R., RINDERER, T. E., 2004. Unusual Queen Cell Construction and Destruction in Apis mellifera from Far-eastern Russia. Journal of Apicultural Research 43(4):188-190.

 RINDERER, T. E., DEGUZMAN, L., DANKA, R. G., 2005. A New Phase Begins for the USDA-ARS Russian Honey Bee Breeding Program. American Bee Journal 145(7):579-582.

FASSBINDER-ORTH, C., RINDERER, T. E., 2005. A Study of Chalkbrood Susceptibility in Russian and Domestic Honey Bees. American Bee Journal 145(8):669-671.

DEGUZMAN, L., RINDERER, T. E., BIGALK, M., TUBBS, H., BERNARD, S., 2005. Russian Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies: Acarapis woodi (Acari: Tarsonemidae) Infestations and Overwintering Survival. Journal of Economic Entomology 98(6):1796-1801. 

VILLA, J., 2006. Autogrooming and Bee Age Influence Migration of Tracheal Mites to Russian and Susceptible Worker Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L). Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World 45(2):28-31.

 CARGEL, R., RINDERER, T. E., 2006. Queen Cell Acceptance in Laying Worker Colonies of Russian and Italian Honey Bees. American Bee Journal 146(8):698-700.

DANKA, R, SYLVESTER, H, BOYKIN, D., 2006. Environmental Influences on flight Activity of USDA-ARS Russian and Italian Stocks of Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) During Almond Pollination. Journal of Economic Entomology 99(5):1565-1570.

DEGUZMAN, L., RINDERER, T. E., FRAKE, A., 2007. Growth of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) Populations in Russian Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100(2):187-195.