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Dr. Zachary Huang
Almost anything related to honey bees interests Huang. Current research topics
include: effect of Nosema apis on worker behavior and physiology, reproductive
biology of Varroa mites, cloning the sodium channel genes of the Varroa mite
to determine if mutation of this gene is responsible for mite resistance to
Apistan (in collaboration with Ke
Dong), effect of transgenic pollen on health of honey bees and as possible
agents for pest control, and the role of melatonin in regulating social behavior
in honey bee workers. He is the webmaster of a popular web site on bees, cyberbee.msu.edu
and teaches two courses (Insect Physiology and Apiculture and Pollination).
He recently invented a new device for Varroa mite control and a patent was
granted to the Michigan State University.
Web pages by by Zach
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Recent Publications (since 2004)
1. Huang, Z.Y., J. Zhao, L. Zhou, Y. Qin.. 2005. Electronic monitoring of feeding behavior of Varroa mites on honey bees. Accepted in Journal of Apicultural Research.
2. Zeng, Z., Z.Y. Huang, Y. Qin and H. Pang.. 2005. Hemolymph juvenile hormone titers in worker honey bees under normal and pre-swarming conditions. Journal of Economical Entomology 98: 274-278
3. J. Tan, Z. Liu, R. Wang, Z. Y. Huang, A.C. Chen, M. Gurevitz, K. Dong. 2005. Identification of amino acid residues that are critical for pyrethroid binding to an insect sodium channel. Molecular Pharmacology 67: 513-522
4. Leoncini, I., Y. Le Conte, G. Costagliola, E. Plettner, A.L. Toth, M. Wang, Z. Huang, J-M. Bécard, D. Crauser, K.N. Slessor, G.E. Robinson. 2004. Regulation of behavioral maturation in honey bees by a new primer pheromone. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences USA 101: 17561-17564. [cover story with photo by Zachary Huang, cited in Science, Science News, Medical Daily, State News, Lansing State News, MSU News], etc
5. Schneider, S.S., L. A. Lewis, Z. Y. Huang.. 2004. The vibration signal and juvenile hormone titers in worker honey bees, Apis mellifera. Ethology 110: 977-985
6. Huang, Z.Y., A.V. Hanley, W. Pett, J.J. Duan. 2004. Field and semi-field evaluation of impacts of transgenic canola pollen on survival and development of worker honey bees, Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 1517-1523
7. Zhou, T., D.L. Anderson, Z.Y. Huang, S. Huang, J. Yao, T. Ken, Q. Zhang. 2004. Identification of Varroa mites infesting Apis cerana and Apis mellifera in China. Apidologie 35: 645-654
8. Lin, H., C. Dusset, Z.Y. Huang. 2004. Short-term changes in juvenile hormone titres in honey bee workers due to stress. Apidologie 35: 319-327
Updated: May 20,
2005
URL: http://www.msu.edu/user/bees/
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