Lab Publications
Rangel, J., J. J. Keller, and D. R. Tarpy. (2012). Effect of queen reproductive potential on honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony growth. ABRC Symposium abstract. American Bee Journal, 152: 405.
Wilson-Rich, N., D. R. Tarpy, and P. T. Starks. (2012). Within- and across-colony effects of hyperpolyandry on immune function and body condition in honey bees (Apis mellifera). Journal of Insect Physiology, 58: 402-407. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R., J. J. Keller, J. R. Caren, and D. A. Delaney. (2012). Assessing the mating ‘health’ of commercial honey bee queens. Journal of Economic Entomology, 105: 20-25. [PDF]
Cobey, S., W. S. Sheppard, and D. R. Tarpy. (2011). Status of breeding practices and genetic diversity in domestic U.S. honey bees. In: Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions, D. Sammataro and J. A. Yoder (eds). pp. 302.
Richard, F-J., C. Schal, D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2011). Effects of insemination quantity on Dufour’s gland chemical profiles and vitellogenin expression in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 37: 1027-1036. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R., J. J. Keller, J. R. Caren, and D. A. Delaney. (2011). Experimentally induced variation in the physical reproductive potential and mating success in honey bee queens. Insectes Sociaux, 58: 569-574. [PDF]
Jackson, J. T., D. R. Tarpy, and S. E. Fahrbach. (2011). Histological estimates of ovariole number in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera) reveal lack of correlation with other queen-quality measures. Journal of Insect Science, 11: 82. [PDF]
Niño, E. L., D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2011). Carbon-dioxide and physical manipulation cause reproductive changes in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.). Insect Molecular Biology, 20: 387-398. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R., J. R. Caren, and D. A. Delaney. (2011). Genetic relatedness among honey bee drones, queens, and their mates: a meta-analysis. ABRC Symposium abstract. American Bee Journal, 151 (5): 516. [PDF]
Delaney, D. A., J. J. Keller, J. R. Caren, and D. R. Tarpy. (2011). The physical, insemination, and reproductive quality of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera). Apidologie, 42: 1-13. [PDF]
vanEngelsdorp, D., N. Speybroeck, J. Evans, B. K. Nguyen, C. Mullin, M. Frazier, J. Frazier, D. Cox-Foster, J. 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. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R., Joel R. Caren, D. A. Delaney, D. Sammataro, J. Finley, G. M. Loper, and G. DeGrandi-Hoffman. (2010). Mating frequencies of Africanized honey bees in the southwestern United States. Journal of Apicultural Research, 49: 302-310. [PDF]
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. [PDF]
Kocher, S. D., D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2010). The effects of mating and instrumental insemination on honey bee flight behavior and gene expression. Insect Molecular Biology, 19: 153–162. [PDF]
Wantuch, H. A. and D. R. Tarpy. (2009). Removal of drone brood from Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies to control Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) and to retain adult drones. Journal of Economic Entomology, 102: 2033-2040. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R. and M. K. Mayer. (2009). The effects of size and reproductive quality on the outcomes of duels between honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.). Ethology, Ecology, & Evolution, 21: 147-153. [PDF]
vanEngelsdorp, D., J. 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(8): e6481. [PDF]
Kocher, S. D., F-J. Richard, D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2009). Queen reproductive state modulates queen pheromone production and queen-worker interactions in honey bees. Behavioral Ecology, 20: 1007–1014. [PDF]
van Engelsdorp, D., J. D. Evans, L. Donovall, C. Mullin, M. Frazier, J. Frazier, D. R. Tarpy, G. H. Hayes, 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. [PDF]
Kocher, S. D., F-J. Richard, D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2008). Genomic analysis of post-mating changes in the honey bee queen (Apis mellifera). BMC Genomics, 9: 232. [PDF]
Mathis, R. C. and D. R. Tarpy. (2007). 70 million years of building thermal envelope experience: building science lessons from the honey bee. ASHRAE Journal, 49: 1-8. [PDF]
Richard, F-J., D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2007). Effects of insemination quantity on honey bee queen physiology. PLoS ONE, 2(10): e980. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R., J. T. Summers, and J. J. Keller. (2007). Comparison of parasitic mites in Russian-hybrid and Italian honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies across three different locations in North Carolina. Journal of Economic Entomology, 100: 258-266. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R., J. T. Summers, J. J. Keller, and W. T. Hensey. (2007). Comparing pairs of Russian and Italian colonies by new beekeepers in North Carolina. American Bee Journal, 147: 149-152. [PDF]
Seeley, T. D. and D. R. Tarpy. (2007). Queen promiscuity lowers disease within honeybee colonies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B., 274: 67–72. [PDF]
Kreitlow, K. L. and D. R. Tarpy. (2006). Environmental and genotypic effects on Russian-hybrid and Italian honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging behavior (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Environmental Entomology, 35: 1610-1616. [PDF]
DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., M. Chambers, S. S. Schneider, D. R. Tarpy, and D. Smith. (2006). The African honey bee has arrived – so where do we go from here? Bee Culture, 134 (6): 24-28. [PDF]
Schneider, S. S., G. DeGrandi-Hoffman, D. Smith, and D. R. Tarpy. (2006). The displacement of European honey bees by African bees in the new world. Bee Culture, 134 (5): 25-28. [PDF]
Schneider, S. S., G. DeGrandi-Hoffman, D. Smith, and D. R. Tarpy. (2006). The African honey bee: a case study of a biological invasion. Bee Culture, 134 (4): 21-25. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R. and T. D. Seeley. (2006). Lower disease infections in honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies headed by polyandrous vs monandrous queens. Naturwissenschaften, 93: 195-199. [PDF]
Gilley, D. C. and D. R. Tarpy. (2005). Three mechanisms of queen elimination in swarming honey bee colonies. Apidologie, 36: 461-474. [PDF]
Johnson, R. N., M. T. Zaman, M. M. Decelle, A. J. Siegel, D. R. Tarpy, E. C. Siegel, and P. T. Starks. (2005). Multiple microorganisms in chalkbrood mummies: evidence and implications. Journal of Apicultural Research, 44: 29-32. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R., R. Nielsen, and D. I. Nielsen. (2004). A scientific note on the revised estimates of effective paternity frequency in Apis. Insectes Sociaux, 51: 203-204. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R., D. C. Gilley, and T. D. Seeley. (2004). Levels of selection in a social insect: a review of conflict and cooperation during honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen replacement. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 55: 513-523. [PDF]
DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., D. R. Tarpy, and S. S. Schneider. (2004). Details, details: how sperm use might influence the Africanization process. American Bee Journal, 144: 453-455.
Tarpy, D. R. and D. C. Gilley. (2004). Group decision making during queen production in highly eusocial bees. Apidologie, 35: 207-216. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R. (2003). Bet hedging by honey bee queens. American Bee Journal, 143: 937-939.
Gilley, D. C., D. R. Tarpy, and B. Land. (2003). The effect of queen quality on the interactions of workers and dueling queen honey bees (Apis mellifera). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 55: 190-196. [PDF]
Nielsen, R., D. R. Tarpy and H. K. Reeve. (2003). Estimating effective paternity number in social insects and the effective number of alleles in a population. Molecular Ecology, 12: 3157-3164. [PDF]
DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., D. R. Tarpy, and S. S. Schnieder. (2003). Patriline composition of worker populations in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies headed by queens inseminated with semen from African and European drones. Apidologie, 34: 111-120. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R. and D. J. C. Fletcher. (2003). 'Spraying' behavior during queen competition in honey bees. Journal of Insect Behavior, 16: 425-437. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R. (2003) Genetic diversity within honey bee colonies prevents severe infections and promotes colony growth. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B., 270: 99-103. [PDF]
Pankiw, T., D. R. Tarpy, and R. E. Page, Jr. (2002). Genotype and rearing environment affect honeybee perception and foraging behavior. Animal Behaviour, 64: 663-672. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R. and D. I. Nielsen. (2002). Sampling error, effective paternity, and estimating the genetic structure of honey bee colonies (Hymenoptera: Apoidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 95: 513-528. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R. and R. E. Page, Jr. (2002). Sex determination and the evolution of polyandry in honey bees. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 52: 143-150. [PDF]
Keller, J. J. (2002). Testing effects of alternative diets on reproduction rates of the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida. M.S. Thesis, Entomology. Raleigh, NC, North Carolina State University: pp. 55. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R. and R. E. Page, Jr. (2001). The curious promiscuity of queen honey bees (Apis mellifera): evolutionary and behavioral mechanisms. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 38: 255-265. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R. and R. E. Page, Jr. (2000). No behavioral control over mating frequency in queen honey bees (Apis mellifera L.): implications for the evolution of extreme polyandry. American Naturalist, 155: 820-827. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R., S. Hatch and D. J. C. Fletcher. (2000). The influence of queen age and quality during queen replacement in honeybee colonies. Animal Behaviour, 59: 97-101 [PDF]
Dreller, C. D. and D. R. Tarpy. (2000). Perception of the pollen need by foragers in a honeybee colony. Animal Behaviour, 59: 91-96. [PDF]
Hatch, S., D. R. Tarpy and D. J. C. Fletcher. (1999). Worker regulation of emergency queen rearing in honey bee colonies and the resultant variation in queen quality. Insectes Sociaux, 46: 372-377. [PDF]
Tarpy, D. R. and D. J. C. Fletcher. (1998). Effect of relatedness on queen competition within honeybee colonies. Animal Behaviour, 55: 537-543. [PDF]
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