Publications
Ryabov, E.V., Nearman, A.J., Nessa, A., Grubbs, K., Sallmann, B., Fahey, R., Wilson, M.E., Rennich, K.D., Steinhauer, N., Fauvel, A.M., Chen, Y., Evans, J., vanEngelsdorp, D., 2023. Apis mellifera Solinvivirus-1, a Novel Honey Bee Virus That Remained Undetected for over a Decade, Is Widespread in the USA. Viruses 2023, 15, 1597. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15071597
Alburaki, M., Madella, S., Lopez, J., Bouga, M., Chen, Y., vanEngelsdorp, D., 2023. Honey bee populations of the USA display restrictions in their mtDNA haplotype diversity Front Genet. 2022; 13: 1092121. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.1092121
Bruckner, S., Wilson, M., Aurell, D., Rennich, K., vanEngelsdorp, D., Steinhauer, N., Williams, G.R., 2023. A national survey of managed honey bee colony losses in the USA: results from the Bee Informed Partnership for 2017–18, 2018–19, and 2019–20 Journal of Apicultural Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2022.2158586
Overturf, K.A., Steinhauer, N., Molinari, R., Wilson, M.E., Watt, A.C., Cross, R.M., vanEngelsdorp, D., Williams, G.R., Rogers, S.R., 2022. Winter weather predicts honey bee colony loss at the national scale. Ecological Indicators, Volume 145, 109709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109709
Nearman, A., vanEngelsdorp, D., 2022. Water provisioning increases caged worker bee lifespan and caged worker bees are living half as long as observed 50 years ago. Sci Rep 12, 18660. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21401-2
Tubene, S., Kulhanek, K., Rennich, K., vanEngelsdorp, D., 2022. Best Management Practices Increase Profitability of Small-Scale US Beekeeping Operations. Journal of Economic Entomology, toac174. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac174
Engebretson, J.M., Nelson, K.C., Steinhauer, N., Rennich, K., Spivak, M., vanEngelsdorp, D., 2022. Perceptions of honey bee management information sources among backyard and sideliner beekeepers in the United States Journal of Rural Studies 96, 190–197. doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.10.020
Marcelino, J., Braese, C., Christmon K., Evans J.D., Gilligan, T., Giray, T., Nearman, A., Niño, E.L., Rose, R., Sheppard, W.S., vanEngelsdorp, De., Ellis, J.D., 2022. The Movement of Western Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) Among United States and Territories: History, Benefits, Risks, and Mitigation Strategies Front. Ecol. Evol. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.850600
Hernández-Rodríguez, C.S., Moreno-Martí, S., Almecija, G., Christmon, K., Johnson, J., Ventelon, M., vanEngelsdorp, D., Cook, S., González-Cabrera, J., 2022. Resistance to amitraz in the parasitic honey bee mite Varroa destructor is associated with mutations in the β-adrenergic-like octopamine receptor. J Pest Sci 95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-021-01471-3
Traynor, K.S., vanEngelsdorp, D., Lamas, Z.S., 2021. Social disruption: Sublethal pesticides in pollen lead to Apis mellifera queen events and brood loss. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 214, 112105. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112105
Kulhanek, K., Garavito, A., vanEngelsdorp, D., 2021. Accelerated Varroa destructor population growth in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies is associated with visitation from non-natal bees. Scientific Reports 11. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86558-8
Millán-Leiva, A., Marín, Ó., De La Rúa, P., Muñoz, I., Tsagkarakou, A., Eversol, H., Christmon, K., vanEngelsdorp, D., González-Cabrera, J., 2021. Mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in the honey bee parasite Varroa destructor evolved as a series of parallel and sequential events. Journal of Pest Science 94. doi.org/10.1007/s10340-020-01321-8
Kulhanek, K., Steinhauer, N., Wilkes, J., Wilson, M., Spivak, M., Sagili, R.R., Tarpy, D.R., Mcdermott, E., Garavito, A., Rennich, K., vanEngelsdorp, D., 2021. Survey-derived best management practices for backyard beekeepers improve colony health and reduce mortality. PLOS ONE 16, e0245490. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245490
Traynor, K.S., Tosi, S., Rennich, K., Steinhauer, N., Forsgren, E., Rose, R., Kunkel, G., Madella, S., Lopez, D., Eversole, H., Fahey, R., Pettis, J., Evans, J.D., D. vanEngelsdorp, 2021. Pesticides in Honey Bee Colonies: establishing a baseline for real world exposure over seven years in the USA. Environmental Pollution 116566. doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116566
Millán‐Leiva, A., Marín, Ó., Christmon, K., vanEngelsdorp, D., González-Cabrera, J., 2021. Mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in Varroa mite, a parasite of honey bees, are widespread across the United States Pest Management Science 77 (7), 3241-3249 https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6366
Steinhauer, N., vanEngelsdorp, D., Saegerman, C., 2021. Prioritizing changes in management practices associated with reduced winter honey bee colony losses for US beekeepers. Science of The Total Environment 753, 141629. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141629
Ray, A.M., Lopez, D.L., Iturralde Martinez, J.F., Galbraith, D.A., Rose, vanEngelsdorp, D., D., Rosa, C., Evans, J.D., Grozinger, C.M., 2020. Distribution of recently identified bee-infecting viruses in managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) populations in the USA. Apidologie 51, 736–745. doi.org/10.1007/s13592-020-00757-2
Seitz, N., vanEngelsdorp, D., Leonhardt, S.D., 2020. Are native and non‐native pollinator friendly plants equally valuable for native wild bee communities? Ecology and Evolution 10, 12838–12850. doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6826
Ryabov, E.V., Childers, A.K., Lopez, D., Grubbs, K., Posada-Florez, F., Weaver, D., Girten, W., vanEngelsdorp, D., Chen, Y., Evans, J.D., (2019). Dynamic evolution in the key honey bee pathogen deformed wing virus: Novel insights into virulence and competition using reverse genetics. PLOS Biology 17, e3000502. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000502
Seitz, N., D. vanEngelsdorp and S. D. Leonhardt (2019). Conserving bees in destroyed landscapes: The potentials of reclaimed sand mines. Global Ecology and Conservation: e00642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00642
Calatayud-Vernich, P., D. vanEngelsdorp and Y. Picó (2019). Beeswax cleaning by solvent extraction of pesticides. MethodsX 6: 980-985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2019.04.022
Haber, A. I., N. A. Steinhauer and D. vanEngelsdorp (2019). Use of Chemical and Nonchemical Methods for the Control of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) and Associated Winter Colony Losses in U.S. Beekeeping Operations. Journal of Economic Entomology. doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz088
Ramsey, S. D., R. Ochoa, G. Bauchan, C. Gulbronson, J. D. Mowery, A. Cohen, D. Lim, J. Joklik, J. M. Cicero, J. D. Ellis, D. Hawthorne and D. vanEngelsdorp (2019). Varroa destructor feeds primarily on honey bee fat body tissue and not hemolymph. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116(5): 1792-1801. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1818371116
Nearman, A. and D. vanEngelsdorp (2019). What happened to Colony Collapse Disorder? Berliner Und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift 132(1-2): 10-15. https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20193062498
Thoms, C.A., Nelson, K.C., Kubas, A., Steinhauer, N., Wilson, M.E., and D. vanEngelsdorp, (2018). Beekeeper stewardship, colony loss, and Varroa destructor management. Ambio. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1130-z
Ramsey, S., C. J. Gulbronson, J. Mowery, R. Ochoa, D. vanEngelsdorp and G. Bauchan (2018). A Multi-Microscopy Approach to Discover the Feeding Site and Host Tissue Consumed by Varroa destructor on Host Honey Bees. Microscopy and Microanalysis 24(S1): 1258-1259. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1818371116
Steinhauer, N., K. Kulhanek, K. Antúnez, H. Human, P. Chantawannakul, M.-P. Chauzat and D. vanEngelsdorp (2018). Drivers of colony losses. Current Opinion in Insect Science 26: 142-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2018.02.004
Kulhanek, K., vanEngelsdorp, D. (2017). A review of American Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida) as pests in Apis mellifera Colonies. Bulletin Epidemiologique.
Chantawannakul, P., S. Ramsey, D. vanEngelsdorp, K. Khongphinitbunjong and P. Phokasem (2018). Tropilaelaps mite: an emerging threat to European honey bee. Current Opinion in Insect Science 26: 69-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2018.01.012
Ryabov, E. V., A. K. Childers, Y. Chen, S. Madella, A. Nessa, D. vanEngelsdorp, and J. D. Evans (2017). Recent spread of Varroa destructor virus-1, a honey bee pathogen, in the United States. Scientific Reports 7(1): 17447. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17802-3
Antunez, K., C. Invernizzi, Y. Mendoza, D. vanEngelsdorp and P. Zunino (2017). Honeybee colony losses in Uruguay during 2013-2014. Apidologie 48(3): 364-370. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-016-0482-2
vanEngelsdorp, D., K. S. Traynor, M. Andree, E. M. Lichtenberg, Y. Chen, C. Saegerman and D. L. Cox-Foster (2017). Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and bee age impact honey bee pathophysiology. PLOS ONE 12(7): e0179535. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179535
Kulhanek, K., N. Steinhauer, K. Rennich, D. M. Caron, R. R. Sagili, J. S. Pettis, J. D. Ellis, M. E. Wilson, J. T. Wilkes, D. R. Tarpy, R. Rose, K. Lee, J. Rangel, and D. vanEngelsdorp. 2017. A national survey of managed honey bee 2015–2016 annual colony losses in the USA. Journal of Apicultural Research, 56: 328-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2017.1344496
Traynor, K. S., J. S. Pettis, D. R. Tarpy, C. A. Mullin, J. L. Frazier, M. Frazier, and D. vanEngelsdorp. 2016. In-hive Pesticide Exposome: Assessing risks to migratory honey bees from in-hive pesticide contamination in the Eastern United States. Scientific Reports 6: 33207. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33207
Traynor, K. S., K. Rennich, E. Forsgren, R. Rose, J. Pettis, G. Kunkel, S. Madella, J. Evans, D. Lopez, and D. vanEngelsdorp. 2016. Multiyear survey targeting disease incidence in US honey bees. Apidologie 47: 325-347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-016-0431-0
Pettis, J. S., N. Rice, K. Joselow, D. vanEngelsdorp, and V. Chaimanee. 2016. Colony Failure Linked to Low Sperm Viability in Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Queens and an Exploration of Potential Causative Factors. Plos One 11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147220
Seitz, N., Traynor, K. S., Steinhauer, N., Rennich, K., Wilson, M. E., Ellis, J. D., … vanEngelsdorp, D. 2016. A national survey of managed honey bee 2014–2015 annual colony losses in the USA. Journal of Apicultural Research, 0(0), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2016.1153294
Lee, K., N. Steinhauer, K. Rennich, M. Wilson, D. Tarpy, D. Caron, R. Rose, K. Delaplane, K. Baylis, E. Lengerich, J. Pettis, J. Skinner, J. Wilkes, R. Sagili, and D. vanEngelsdorp. 2015. A national survey of managed honey bee 2013–2014 annual colony losses in the USA. Apidologie DOI: 10.1007/s13592-015-0356-z. 1-14.
Chen, Y. P., J. S. Pettis, M. Corona, W. P. Chen, C. J. Li, M. Spivak, P. K. Visscher, G. DeGrandi-Hoffman, H. Boncristiani, Y. Zhao, D. vanEngelsdorp, K. Delaplane, L. Solter, F. Drummond, M. Kramer, W. I. Lipkin, G. Palacios, M. C. Hamilton, B. Smith, S. K. Huang, H. Q. Zheng, J. L. Li, X. Zhang, A. F. Zhou, L. Y. Wu, J. Z. Zhou, M. L. Lee, E. W. Teixeira, Z. G. Li, and J. D. Evans. 2014. Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Implications for Honey Bee Health. Plos Pathogens 10. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004261.
Rose, R., J. S. Pettis, K. Rennich, and D. vanEngelsdorp. 2014. A US national survey of honey bee pests and diseases. OIE Bulletin 2014: 71-74.
Steinhauer, N. A., K. Rennich, M. E. Wilson, D. M. Caron, E. J. Lengerich, J. S. Pettis, R. Rose, J. A. Skinner, D. R. Tarpy, J. T. Wilkes, D. vanEngelsdorp, and the Bee Informed Partnership. 2014. A national survey of managed honey bee 2012-2013 annual colony losses in the USA: results from the Bee Informed Partnership. Journal of Apicultural Research 53: 1-18.
Pirk, C. W. W., H. Human, R. M. Crewe, and D. vanEngelsdorp. 2014. A survey of managed honey bee colony losses in the Republic of South Africa-2009 to 2011. Journal of Apicultural Research 53: 35-42.
Pettis, J. S., R. Rose, E. M. Lichtenberg, P. Chantawannakul, N. Buawangpong, W. Somana, P. Sukumalanand, and D. vanEngelsdorp. 2013. Rapid Survey Technique for Tropilaelaps Mite (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) Detection. Journal of Economic Entomology 106: 1535-1544
Pettis J. S., E. M.Lichtenberg, M. Andree, J. Stitzinger, R. Rose, and D. vanEngelsdorp. 2013. Crop Pollination Exposes Honey Bees to Pesticides Which Alters Their Susceptibility to the Gut Pathogen Nosema ceranae. PloS ONE 8: e70182.
Tarpy, D. R., D. vanEngelsdorp, and J. S. Pettis. (2013). Genetic diversity affects colony survivorship in commercial honey bee colonies. Naturwissenschaften, 100: 723-728.
vanEngelsdorp,D., E. Lengerich, A. Spleen, B. Dainat, J. Cresswell, K. Baylis, B. K. Nguyen,V. Soroker, R. Underwood, H. Human, Y. Le Conte, and C. Saegerman. 2013. Standard epidemiological methods to understand and improve Apis mellifera health. Journal of Apicultural Research 52.
Spleen, A. M., E.J. Lengerich, K. Rennich, D. Caron, R. Rose, J. S. Pettis, M. Henson, J. T. Wilkes, M. Wilson, J. Stitzinger, K. Lee, M. Andree, R. Snyder, D. vanEngelsdorp, and P. Bee Informed. 2013. A national survey of managed honey bee 2011-12 winter colony losses in the United States: results from the Bee Informed Partnership. Journal of Apicultural Research 52.
de Graaf, D. C., A.M. Alippi, K. Antunez, K. A. Aronstein, G. Budge, D. De Koker, L. De Smet, D. W. Dingman, J. D. Evans, L. J. Foster, A. Funfhaus, E. Garcia-Gonzalez, A. Gregorc, H. Human, K. D. Murray, B. K. Nguyen, L. Poppinga, M. Spivak, D. vanEngelsdorp, S. Wilkins, and E. Genersch. 2013. Standard methods for American foulbrood research. Journal of Apicultural Research 52.
Cornman, R. S., H Boncristiani, B. Dainat, Y. P. Chen, D. vanEngelsdorp, D. Weaver, and J.D. Evans. 2013. Population-genomic variation within RNA viruses of the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, inferred from deep sequencing. Bmc Genomics 14.
vanEngelsdorp, D., D. R. Tarpy, E. J. Lengerich, and J. S. Pettis. 2013. Idiopathic brood disease syndrome and queen events as precursors of colony mortality in migratory beekeeping operations in the eastern United States. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 108: 225-233.
Cornman, R. S., D. R. Tarpy, Y. Chen, L. Jeffreys, D. Lopez, J. S. Pettis, D. vanEngelsdorp, and J. D. Evans. 2012. Pathogen Webs in Collapsing Honey Bee Colonies. PloS ONE 7: e43562.
vanEngelsdorp,D., D. R. Tarpy, K. Baylis, M. Spivak, D. M. Caron, J. Connell, K. S. Delaplane, S. Donohue, W. Esaias, B. Gross, J. Hayes, Jr., E. J. Lengerich, J. Pettis, K. Rennich, R. Underwood, R. Rose, J. Skinner, and J. Wilkes. 2012. The Bee Informed Partnership: Using Beekeeper's Real-World Experience to Solve Beekeepers' Real-World Problems. American Entomologist 58: 116-118.
vanEngelsdorp, D., D. Caron, J. Hayes, R.Underwood, K. R. M. Henson, A. Spleen, M. Andree, R. Snyder, K. Lee, K. Roccasecca, M. Wilson, J. Wilkes, E. Lengerich, and J. Pettis. (2012). "A national survey of managed honey bee 2010-11 winter colony losses in the USA: results from the Bee Informed Partnership." Journal Apicultural Research 51(5): 115-124.
Boncristiani, H., R. Underwood, R. Schwarz, J. D.Evans, J. Pettis, and D. vanEngelsdorp. 2012. Direct effect of acaricides on pathogen loads and gene expression levels in honey bees Apis mellifera. Journal of Insect Physiology. 58:613-620 Research 51(5): 115-124.
Cresswell, J. E., N. Desneux, and D.vanEngelsdorp. 2012. Dietary traces of neonicotinoid pesticides as a cause of population declines in honey bees: an evaluation by Hill's epidemiological criteria. Pest Management Science. 68:819-827
Aebi, A., B. E. Vaissière, D. vanEngelsdorp, K. S. Delaplane, D. W. Roubik, and P. Neumann. 2012. Back to the future: Apis versus non-Apis pollination—a response to Ollerton et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 27: 142-143.
Dainat, B., D. vanEngelsdorp, and P. Neumann. 2012. Colony collapse disorder in Europe. Environmental Microbiology Reports 4: 123-125.
vanEngelsdorp, D., D. Caron, J. Hayes, R. Underwood, K. R. M. Henson, A. Spleen, M. Andree, R. Snyder, K. Lee, K. Roccasecca, M. Wilson, J. Wilkes, E. Lengerich, and J. Pettis. 2012. A national survey of managed honey bee 2010-11 winter colony losses in the USA: results from the Bee Informed Partnership. Journal of Apicultural Research 51: 115-124.
Pettis, J., D. vanEngelsdorp, J. Johnson, and G. Dively. 2012. Pesticide exposure in honey bees results in increased levels of the gut pathogen Nosema. Naturwissenschaften 99: 153-158.
Nguyen, B. K., M. Ribière, D. vanEngelsdorp, C. Snoeck, C. Saegerman, A. L. Kalkstein, F. Schurr, Y. Brostaux, J. Faucon and E. Haubruge 2011. Effects of honey bee virus prevalence, Varroa destructor load and queen condition on honey bee colony survival over the winter in Belgium. Journal of Apicultural Research 50:195-202.
vanEngelsdorp, D., R. Brodschneider, Y. Brostaux, R. van der Zee, L. Pisa, R. Underwood, E. J. Lengerich, A. Spleen, P. Neumann, S. Wilkins, G. E. Budge, S. Pietravalle, F. Allier, J. Vallon, H. Human, M. Muz, Y. Le Conte, D. Caron, K. Baylis, E. Haubruge, S. Pernal, A. Melathopoulos, C. Saegerman, J. S. Pettis, and B. K. Nguyen. 2011. Calculating and Reporting Managed Honey Bee Colony Losses, pp. 237-244. In Sammataro and Yoder [eds.], Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions. CRC Press: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
vanEngelsdorp, D., J. Hayes Jr, R. M. Underwood, D. Caron and J. S. Pettis. 2011 A survey of honey bee colony losses in the United States, fall 2009 to spring 2010. Journal of Apicultural Research. 50: 1-10.
Singh R., Kalkstein A.L., Rajotte E.G., Holmes E.C., Ostiguy N., vanEngelsdorp D., Lipkin W.I., dePamphilis C.W., Toth A.L., and Cox-Foster, D.L. 2010 RNA Viruses in Hymenopteran Pollinators: Evidence of Intert.axa Virus Transmission via Pollen and Potential Impact on Non-Apis Hymenopteran Species. PloS One. 5(12): e14357
vanEngelsdorp, D., N. Speybroeck, J. Evans, B. K. Nguyen, C. Mullin, M. Frazier, J. Frazier, D. Cox-Foster, Y. Chen, D. R. Tarpy, E. Haubruge, J. S. Pettis, and C. Saegerman. 2010. Weighing risk factors associated with bee Colony Collapse Disorder by classification and regression tree analysis. Journal of Economic Entomology. 103:1517-1523
Hunter, W., J. Ellis, D. vanEngelsdorp, J. Hayes, D. Westervelt, E. Glick, M. Williams, I. Sela, E. Maori, J. Pettis, D. Cox-Foster, N. Paldi. 2010. Large-scale field application of RNAi technology to reduce Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) induced disease in honeybees (Apis mellifera, Hymenoptera: Apidae). PLOS Pathogens. 6(12): e1001160.
Nguyen, B. K., J. Mignon, D. Laget, D.C. de Graaf, F. J. Jacobs, D. vanEngelsdorp, Y. Brostaux, C. Saegerman, and E. Haubruge. 2010 Honey bee colony losses in Belgium during the 2008-2009 winter. Journal of Apicultural Research.49:337-339
Williams, G. R., D. R. Tarpy, D. vanEngelsdorp, M. P. Chauzat, D. L. Cox-Foster, K. S. Delaplane, P. Neumann, J. S. Pettis, R. E. L. Rogers, and D. Shutler. 2010. Colony Collapse Disorder in context. BioEssays. 32:845-846.
Donovall, L. R., and D. vanEngelsdorp. 2010. A Checklist of the Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Pennsylvania. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 83: 7-24.C.
Mullin, M. Frazier, J. Frazier, S. Ashcraft, R. Simonds, D. vanEngelsdorp, and J. Pettis. 2010. High Levels of Miticides and Agrochemicals in North America Apiaries: Implications for Honey Bee Health. PLoS ONE. 5: e9754
vanEngelsdorp, D., J. Hayes Jr, R. M. Underwood, and J. S. Pettis. 2010. A survey of honey bee colony losses in the United States, fall 2008 to spring 2009. Journal of Apicultural Research. 49: 7-14.
vanEngelsdorp, D., and M. D. Meixner. 2010. Historical Review of Managed Honey Bee Populations in Europe and the United States and the Factors That May Affect Them. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 103: S80-S95.
vanEngelsdorp, D., and L. R. Donovall. 2009. Note: New Plant Host Record and First Record of the Burrower Bug Sehirus cinetus (Palisot de Beauvois)(Hemiptera: Cydnidae) Associating with Honey Bees, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Proceedings of the Entomology Society of Washington. 111: 903-906.
vanEngelsdorp, D., J. D. Evans, C. Saegerman, C. Mullin, E. Haubruge, B. K. Nguyen, M. Frazier, J. Frazier, D. Cox-Foster, Y. Chen, R. Underwood, D. R. Tarpy, and J. S. Pettis. 2009. Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study. PLoS ONE. 4: e6481.
vanEngelsdorp, D., J. D. Evans, L. Donovall, C. Mullin, M. Frazier, J. Frazier, D. R. Tarpy, J. Hayes Jr, and J. S. Pettis. 2009. "Entombed Pollen": A new condition in honey bee colonies associated with increased risk of colony mortality. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 101: 147-149.
vanEngelsdorp, D., S. Gebauer, R. Underwood. 2009. A Modified Two-queen System: “Tower” Colonies Allowing for Easy Drone Brood Removal for Varroa Mite Control. Science of Bee Culture. 1: 1-4.
vanEngelsdorp, D., J. Hayes, Jr., R. M. Underwood, and J. Pettis. 2008. A Survey of Honey Bee Colony Losses in the U.S., Fall 2007 to Spring 2008. PLoS ONE. 3: e4071.
Palacios, G., J. Hui, P.L. Quan, A. Kalkstein, K.S. Honkavuori, A.V. Bussetti, S. Conlan, J. Evans, Y.P. Chen, D. vanEngelsdorp, H. Efrat, J. Pettis, D. Cox-Foster, E.C. Holmes, T. Briese, W.I. Lipkin. 2008. Genetic analysis of Israel Acute Paralysis Virus: distinct clusters are circulating in the United States. Journal of Virology. 75: 7862-7865