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Entomological Society of America

International Union for the Study of Social Insects

Eastern Apiculture Society

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign

Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium

eXtension – Honey Bee Health

Honey Bee Health Coalition

Appalachian Headwaters

Novel microsatellite loci reveal high genetic diversity yet low population structure for alfalfa leafcutting bees in North America

A survivor population of wild colonies of European honeybees in the northeastern United States: investigating its genetic structure

Assessing the Mating ‘Health’ of Commercial Honey Bee Queens

Experimentally induced variation in the physical reproductive potential and mating success in honey bee queens

Mating frequencies of Africanized honey bees in the south western USA

Debbie Delaney researches Evolutionary biology and population genetics of honey bees. She also researches the benefits of polyandry on honey bee colony health and the ecological value of forage for flower visitors.

Population Genetics

Honey Bees

Evolutionary Biology

University of Delaware Faculty Profile

University Of Delaware Bee Team Website

ResearchGate Citations

It's Pollinator Week, and these insects are vital to Delaware's agriculture

Study: As Mid-Atlantic's Native Bee Populations Decline, an Exotic Species Proliferates

Eye for the environment

The Insect Zoo

Why are bees and wasps so busy in autumn?

Associate Professor, Entomology

New Jersey Beekeepers Assocation featured speaker presentation.  Session captured at the NJBA Winter Meeting - February 25th, 2012.

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University of Delaware Dr. Deborah Delaney Presentation - Genetic Diversity

On Sunday, July 28th, Dr. Deborah Delaney, assistant professor of entomology at University of Delaware, spoke at the first annual Pacific Northwest Treatment Free Beekeeping Conference at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. In her presentation she covers her studies of feral colonies and the genetics of honeybees throughout the United States.

Deborah Delaney Speaking at the 2013 Pacific Northwest Treatment Free Beekeeping Conference

Recording of a live webinar discussion and presentation on bees, their biology, and beekeeping. Special guest and presenter, Dr. Debbie Delaney, provides the Timely Topic on bee diversity, providing a deep dive into all bees, how they are categorized, and the variation in honey bee stocks.

Different types of bees and their characteristics

Speaker 1: Mixing it up--What we know about honey bee diversity
                  Dr. Deborah Delaney, University of Delaware
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Speaker 1 Bio: Deborah Delaney is an associate professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware where she mentors graduate and undergraduate students working on various aspects of pollinator health and productivity. She adores teaching and currently teaches Insects and Society, Apiculture, Pollination Ecology, Aquatic Entomology, Bridging Art and Science: Environmental Communication, Growing Future Naturalists and Insect Pest Management. She has over 30 years of experience working with pollinators, specifically honey bees and maintains between 100-200 colonies in and throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Her research program has four main focal areas: 1) genetic identity and diversity of US honey bees 2) temporal stability of pollinator populations, 3) best management solutions for creating sustainable managed pollinator populations and 4) pollinator nutrition and forage mapping.
 
Speaker 2: Engaging beekeepers with exciting programming!
                   Carolyn Breece, Oregon State University
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Talk concept: Carolyn will highlight a few of the many extension activities at Oregon State University: what works well, what completely bombs, and what we can do in the future to cultivate a community of engaged and competent beekeepers.
 
Speaker 2 Bio: Carolyn Breece has been a research assistant for the OSU Honey Bee Lab since 2009. She maintains the OSU apiary of 60-80 colonies, provides research support, teaches online beekeeping classes for OSU students, and provides educational workshops and events for Oregon beekeepers. From 2009-2016, she coordinated the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program. Carolyn has a B.S. in biology from University of Oregon and a M.S. in forestry from Northern Arizona University. Her hobbies include keeping bees, talking about bees, worrying about bees, and dreaming about bees.

Was MINI April 2023 - Bee Diversity &amp; Cultivating Engaged Keepers

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