Brenna Traver Ph.D.

5 Classroom Building
Penn State Schuylkill

Email bet12@psu.edu
Phone 570-385-6166
Elsevier Pure Profile

Areas of Expertise

Nosema Ceranae Agriculture & Biology
Bees Medicine & Life Sciences
Nosema Medicine & Life Sciences
Honey Medicine & Life Sciences
Apis Mellifera Agriculture & Biology
Nosema Agriculture & Biology
Honey Bees Agriculture & Biology
Nosema Apis Agriculture & Biology

Nosema ceranae
Honey bee colony collapse

Education

Ph.D., Entomology - Virginia Tech
M.S., Entomology - Virginia Tech

Websites

Elsevier Pure Profile

: Dr. Brenna Traver's research interest lies in pathogen of honey bees, Apis mellifera. Her focus has been on a recently described pathogen, Nosema ceranae, which infects honey bees on a global scale and in some countries has been implicated as the cause behind increased colony losses. Her research involves investigating interactions of other pathogens, such as viruses, pesticides, nutrition, and management style (conventional versus organic) on N. ceranae infections in honey bee colonies as possible factors involved with increased colony losses. She has also done several surveys looking for N. ceranae in populations not commonly monitored for infections, such as feral and Africanized bee populations, in the United States and also apiaries in Beliz
: 2020

Genetic diversity of wild and managed honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and prevalence of the microsporidian gut pathogens Nosema ceranae and N. apis
Juliana Rangel, Brenna Traver, Marla Stoner, Alyssa Hatter, Brian Trevelline, Chris Garza, Tonya Shepherd, Thomas D. Seeley, John Wenzel, 2020, In: Apidologie

2019

Beekeeping management practices are associated with operation size and beekeepers’ philosophy towards in-hive chemicals
Robyn M. Underwood, Brenna E. Traver, Margarita M. López-Uribe, Jan 1 2019, In: Insects

2018

Genetic diversity and prevalence of Varroa destructor, Nosema apis, and N. ceranae in managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in the Caribbean island of Dominica, West Indies
Juliana Rangel, Alejandra Gonzalez, Marla Stoner, Alyssa Hatter, Brenna E. Traver, Jan 1 2018, In: Journal of Apicultural Research

Seasonal Effects and the Impact of In-Hive Pesticide Treatments on Parasite, Pathogens, and Health of Honey Bees
Brenna E. Traver, Haley K. Feazel-Orr, Katelyn M. Catalfamo, Carlyle C. Brewster, Richard D. Fell, Apr 2 2018, In: Journal of economic entomology

2016

Effects of pesticide treatments on nutrient levels in worker honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Haley K. Feazel-Orr, Katelyn M. Catalfamo, Carlyle C. Brewster, Richard D. Fell, Troy D. Anderson, Brenna E. Traver, Mar 1 2016, In: Insects

Prevalence of Nosema species in a feral honey bee population
Juliana Rangel, Kristen Baum, William L. Rubink, Robert N. Coulson, J. Spencer Johnston, Brenna E. Traver, Jul 1 2016, In: Apidologie

2015

A scientific note
Brenna E. Traver, Richard D. Fell, Mar 2015, In: Apidologie

2013

Survey for nosema spp. in belize apiaries
Juliana Rangel, Brenna E. Traver, Glen Stevens, Mario Howe, Richard D. Fell, Jan 1 2013, In: Journal of Apicultural Research

2012

Individual variability of Nosema ceranae infections in Apis mellifera colonies
Grace E. Mulholland, Brenna E. Traver, Nels G. Johnson, Richard D F Fell, 2012, In: Insects

Comparison of within hive sampling and seasonal activity of Nosema ceranae in honey bee colonies
Brenna E. Traver, Matthew R. Williams, Richard D. Fell, Feb 2012, In: Journal of invertebrate pathology

Low natural levels of Nosema ceranae in Apis mellifera queens
Brenna E. Traver, Richard D. Fell, Jul 2012, In: Journal of invertebrate pathology

2011

Nosema ceranae in drone honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Brenna E. Traver, Richard D. Fell, Jul 2011, In: Journal of invertebrate pathology

PCR for the analysis of Nosema in honey bees
Brenna E. Traver, Richard D. Fell, Jan 1 2011, In: Honey Bee Colony Health

Prevalence and infection intensity of Nosema in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies in Virginia
Brenna E. Traver, Richard D. Fell, May 2011, In: Journal of invertebrate pathology

2009

Homing endonucleases catalyze double-stranded DNA breaks and somatic transgene excision in Aedes aegypti
B. E. Traver, M. A E Anderson, Z. N. Adelman, Oct 2009, In: Insect Molecular Biology

2023

A longitudinal experiment demonstrates that honey bee colonies managed organically are as healthy and productive as those managed conventionally
Robyn M. Underwood, Brooke L. Lawrence, Nash E. Turley, Lizzette D. Cambron-Kopco, Parry M. Kietzman, Brenna E. Traver, Margarita M. López-Uribe, Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports

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