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Deborah A. Delaney, Ph.D.


Education
  • Ph.D. Entomology. Washington State University, 2008.
  • M.S. Environmental Science. Oregon State University, 2003.
  • B.S. Natural Resources. Oregon State University, 1998.

Current Courses

  • ENWC205 Elements of Entomology, Fall
  • ENWC214/224 Apiology and Apiology Lab, Spring

Research Activities

  • Evolutionary biology of honey bees
  • Pollination ecology
  • Population genetics of honey bees in the Unites States
  • Genetic characterization of unmanaged honey bee populations
  • savethehives.com Feral Bee Project

Professional Affiliations

Graduate and Post-doctoral Students

  • Darger, Katherine. In progress. Delineating levels of Africanization in unmanaged honey bee populations along the east coast. M. S. in Entomology. Expected 2013.
  • Marchese, Jacquelyn. In progress. Development of best management practices for the management of commercial bumble bees in vegetable and fruit crops in Delaware. M.S. in Entomology. Expected 2013.
  • Evans, Kathleen. In progress. An integrated IPM Program Using Non-chemical Controls to Manage Parasites in Honey Bee Colonies. M.S. in Entomology. Expected 2014.
  • Gardner, David. In progress. Assessment of Native Pollinator Health and Diversity in Urban Forest Fragments. M.S. in Entomology. Expected 2014.
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Publications

2012

7. Herlihy, M. V., R. G. Van Driesche, M. R. Abney, J. Brodeur, A. B. Bryant, R. A. Casagrande, D. A. Delaney, T. E. Elkner, S. J. Fleischer, R. L. Groves, D. S. Gruner, J. P. Harmon, G. E. Heimpel, K. Hemady, T. P. Kuhar, C. M. Maund, A. M. Shelton, A. J. Seaman, M. Skinner, R. Weinzierl, K. V. Yeargan, and Z. Szendrei. Distribution of Cotesia glomerata in Eastern North America. Florida Entomologist 95:461–467.

6. Tarpy, D. R., J. J. Keller, J. R. Caren, and D. A Delaney. 2012. Assessing the mating 'health' of commercial honey bee queens. Apiculture and Social Insects 105:20–25
2011 5. 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.
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2010

4. Tarpy, D. R., J. 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.

3. Delaney D. A., J. J. Keller, J. R. Caren, D. R. Tarpy. 2010. The physical, insemination, and reproductive quality of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.). Apidologie DOI: 10.1051/apido/2010027.
2009 2. Delaney D. A., M. D. Meixner, N. M. Schiff, and W. S. Sheppard. 2009. The genetic
characterization of commercial honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) populations in the United
States using mitochondrial and microsatellite markers. Annals of the Entomolocal Society of Amaerica 102: 666-673.
2008 1. Delaney, D. A. and D. R. Tarpy. 2008. The role of honey bees in apple pollination. Beekeeping Note 3.03 (Rewrite of former Beekeeping Note #7A), NC State University, Cooperative Extension Service.