Jeffery Pettis

Jeffery Stuart Pettis
Born (1955-02-08) February 8, 1955 [1]
United States
Residence United States
Citizenship American
Alma mater
Known for Honey bee biology, behavior and host-parasite relationships, CCD
Spouse(s) Marianne Pettis
Awards EAS Student Apicultural Award 1990, Hambleton Award 2004 [4]
Scientific career
Fields Entomology
Institutions USDA Beltsville Bee Laboratory, Beltsville, MD [5]
Thesis Tracheal Mite, Acarapis Woodi (Rennie) Biology and Ecology in the Honey Bee, Apis Mellifera L.[6] (1991)
Doctoral advisor Bill Wilson
Other academic advisors Pete Teel
Influences Alfred Dietz, Bill Wilson, H. Shimanuki, Tom Seeley

Jeffery Stuart Pettis is an American born biologist and entomologist known for his extensive research on honeybee behavior. He is currently the research leader at the United States Department of Agriculture's Beltsville Bee Laboratory (BBL).[7] His research has led to significant breakthroughs in understanding and managing CCD, a primary cause of North American bee population decline. He is also known for discovering with Dennis vanEngelsdorp of Pennsylvania State University the ability of bees to detect pesticides and harmful fungi in collected pollen and subsequently quarantine the harmful substances from the rest of the hive.[8] His research has also studied the synergistic effects of Imidacloprid on bees, an insecticide derived from nicotine which has been shown to contribute to CCD.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.birthdatabase.com/query.php
  2. ↑ http://www.uga.edu/gm/artman/publish/0709beekiller.html
  3. ↑ http://entohistory.tamu.edu/academichistory/students/
  4. ↑ http://www.easternapiculture.org/awards/previos-award-winners.html
  5. ↑ http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=10138
  6. ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/33991324_Tracheal_mite_Acarapis_woodi_(Rennie)_biology_and_ecology_in_the_honey_bee_Apis_mellifera_L._microform_
  7. ↑ http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=10138
  8. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/study-reveals-how-bees-reject-toxic-pesticides-2262451.html
  9. ↑ http://www.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol67-2014-125-130lu.pdf
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