Publications

Published: 18.04.18

Compounds extracted from heads of African stingless bees (Hypotrigona species) as a prospective taxonomic tool

Ndungu, N. N., Kiatoko, N., Masiga, D. K., Raina, S. K. et al.

Chemoecology

Bacterial Genomics and Plant Pathogen Interactions · Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research Group

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Published: 18.04.18

Resolving taxonomic ambiguity and cryptic speciation of Hypotrigona species through morphometrics and DNA barcoding

Ndungu, Nelly N., Nkoba, Kiatoko, Sole, Catherine L., Pirk, Christian W. W. et al.

Journal of Apicultural Research

Bacterial Genomics and Plant Pathogen Interactions · Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research Group

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Published: 18.04.18

Low fertility, fecundity and numbers of mated female offspring explain the lower reproductive success of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor in African honeybees

Nganso, Beatrice T., Fombong, Ayuka T., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Pirk, Christian W. W. et al.

Parasitology

Bacterial Genomics and Plant Pathogen Interactions · Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research Group

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Published: 18.04.18

Digestibility and nutritional value of fresh and stored pollen for honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata)

Nicolson, Susan W., Da Silva Das Neves, Susana, Human, Hannelie, Pirk, Christian W. W.

Journal of Insect Physiology

Bacterial Genomics and Plant Pathogen Interactions · Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research Group

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Published: 18.04.18

Host plant forensics and olfactory-based detection in Afro-tropical mosquito disease vectors

Nyasembe, Vincent O., Tchouassi, David P., Pirk, Christian W. W., Sole, Catherine L. et al.

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Bacterial Genomics and Plant Pathogen Interactions · Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research Group

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Published: 18.04.18

Honeybee Evolution: Royal Jelly Proteins Help Queen Larvae to Stay on Top

Pirk, Christian W. W.

Current Biology

Bacterial Genomics and Plant Pathogen Interactions · Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research Group

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Published: 18.04.18

Plasticity in the mandibular gland signals of honey bees

Pirk, Christian Walter Werner, Crewe, Robin M., Yusuf, Abdullahi A.

XVIIIth International Congress of IUSSI

Bacterial Genomics and Plant Pathogen Interactions · Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research Group

Published: 18.04.18

Turning workers into false queens: the role of exogenous pheromones in regulating reproduction in worker honey bees

Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Crewe, Robin M., Pirk, Christian W. W.

The Journal of Experimental Biology

Bacterial Genomics and Plant Pathogen Interactions · Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research Group

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Published: 18.04.18

Leguminous crops as an alternative rotation with tobacco to control Meloidogyne javanica

?, Dimbi S, Mahere TS

Journal of Entomology and Nematology

Bacterial Genomics and Plant Pathogen Interactions · Cereal Foliar Pathogen Research Group