Marla Spivak

For more, including Extension publications: www.beelab.umn.edu

Wilson MB, Brinkman D, Spivak M, Gardner G, Cohen JD. 2014.  Regional variation in composition and antimicrobial activity of US propolis against Paenibacillus larvae and Ascosphaera apis.  J. Invertebr. Pathol.  234: 44-50.

Chen YP,  Pettis JS, Corona M, Chen WP, Li CJ, Spivak M et al.   2014.  Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Implications for Honey Bee Health.  Plos Pathogens DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004261

Gardner J, Spivak M. 2014.  A survey and historical comparison of the Megachilidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Itasca State Park, Minnesota.  Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 107(5): 983-993.

Wilson MB, Spivak M, Hegeman AD, Rendahl A, Cohen JD. 2013.  Metabolomics reveals the origins of antimicrobial resins collected by honey bees.  PLoSOne 8(10): e77512. doi:10.1371 /journal.pone.0077512

Goblirsch M, Spivak M, Kurtti TJ.  2013. A cell-line resource derived from honey bee (Apis mellifera) embryonic tissues.  PLoSOne 8(7): e69831. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069831

Gobrlirsch M, Huang Z, Spivak M. 2013. Physiological and behavioral changes in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) induced by Nosema ceranae infection.  PLoSOne 8(3): e58165.

Danka RG, Rinderer TE, Spivak M, Kefuss J. 2013. Comments on: "Varroa destructor: research avenues towards sustainable control" J. Apic. Res. 52(2): 69-71

JensenA B. AronsteinK, Flores, JH, Vojvodic S, Palacio, MS, Spivak M. 2013. Standard methods for fungal brood diseases research. J. Apic Res. 52(1): DOI 10.3896/IBRA.1.52.1.13

Buchler R, Andonov S, Bienefeld K, Costa C, Hatjina F, Kezic N, Kryger P, Spivak M, Uzunov A, Wilde J. 2013. Queen rearing and selection. J. Apic Res. 52(1) DOI 10.3896/IBRA.1.52.1.07

Wilson MB, Spivak M, Hegeman AD, Rendahl A, Cohen JD. 2013. Metabolomics reveals the origins of antimicrobial resins collected by honey bees. PLoSOne 8(10): e77512. doi:10.1371 /journal.pone.0077512

Goblirsch M, Spivak M, Kurtti TJ. 2013. A cell-line resource derived from honey bee (Apis mellifera) embryonic tissues. PLoSOne 8(7): e69831. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069831

Gobrlirsch M, Huang Z, Spivak M. 2013. Physiological and behavioral changes in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) induced by Nosema ceranae infection. PLoSOne 8(3): e58165.

deGraaf DC, Alippi AM, Antunez K, Aronstein KA, Behrens D, Budge G, De Koker D, De Smet L, Evans JD, Foster LJ, Funfhaus A, Garcia-Gonzalez E, Gregorc A., Human H, Murray DK, Nguyen KB, Poppinga L, Spivak M, VanEngelsdorp D, Wilkins S, Genersh E. 2012. Standard methods for American foulbrood research. J. Apic Res. 51(5): DOI 10.3896/IBRA.1.51.5.11

Simone-Finstrom, MD, Spivak M. 2012. Increased resin collection after parasite challenge: A case of self-medication in honey bees?PLoSOne 7(3): e34601. doi:10.1371/journal.pone. 0034601

VanEngelsdorp, D, Tarpy, D, Baylis, K, Spivak, M, et al. 2012. The Bee Informed Partnership: Using beekeepers’ real-world experience to solve beekeepers’ real-world problems. Amer Entomologist 58: 116-118.

Spivak M, Mader E, Vaughan M, Euliss, NH Jr. 2011. The plight of the bees. Environ. Sci. & Technol. 45.1: 34

Lee KV, Moon RD, Burkness EC, Hutchison WD, Spivak M. 2010. Practical sampling plans for Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) inApis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies and apiaries. J. Econ. Entomol. 103(4): 1039-1050

Simone M, Gardner J, Spivak M. 2010. Tactile learning in resin foraging honeybees. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 64: 1609-1617.

Simone M, Spivak M. 2010. Propolis and bee health: the natural history and significance of resin use by honey bees. Special Issue on Bee Health: Apidologie. 41: 295–311

Oxley P, Spivak M, Oldroyd B. 2010. Six quantitative trait loci influence task thresholds for hygienic behavior in honeybees (Apis mellifera). Molecular Ecology 19: 1452-1461.

Evans J.D., Spivak M. 2010. Socialized Medicine: Individual and communal disease barriers in honey bees. J. Invert. Pathol. 103:S62-S72.

Simone, M., J. D. Evans, and M. Spivak. 2009. Resin collection and social immunity. Evolution. 63: 3016-3022

Swanson J, Torto B, Kells S, Mesce K, Tumlinson J, Spivak M. 2009. Volatile compounds from chalkbrood Ascosphaera apis infected larvae elict honey bee (Apis mellifera) hygienic behavior. J. Chem. Ecol. 35: 11088-1116.

Wilson-Rich, N., M. Spivak, N. H. Fefferman, and P. T. Starks. 2009. Genetic, Individual, and Group Facilitation of Disease Resistance in Insect Societies. Annual Review of Entomology 54: 405-423.

Ibrahim, A., and M. Spivak. 2006. The relationship between hygienic behavior and suppression of mite reproduction as honey bee (Apis mellifera) mechanisms of resistance to Varroa destructor. Apidologie 37: 31-40.

Books:

Can be purchased through www.beelab.umn.edu

Mader, E., Spivak, M., Evans, E. 2010 in press. Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Growers, Beekeepers and Conservationists. NRAES/ SARE Publication. 250pp.
Evans, E., Burns, I., Spivak, M. 2007. Befriending Bumble Bees: A Practical Guide to Raising Local Bumble Bees. 65pp. ***ALA Godort 2008 Notable Government Document Award Winner.
Furgala, B., Spivak, M., Reuter, G.S. 2013 (updated). Beekeeping in Northern Climates: Short Course Manual. 75pp. 
Spivak, M., Reuter, G.S. 2013 (updated). Honey bee diseases and pests. 32pp. 
Spivak, M., Reuter, G.S. 1993. Successful Queen Rearing Short Course Manual. 75pp. 
Spivak M, Fletcher DJC, Breed MD, editors. 1991. The “African” Honey Bee. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado. 450 pp.