Gard Otis

Education

BS Duke
PhD Kansas

Research

Honey bee behaviour, ecology, and evolution; Asian honey bees; parasitic mites of bees; tropical biology; forest entomology.

Publications

Jandricic, S.E. and G.W. Otis. 2003. The potential for using male selection in breeding honey bees resistant to Varroa destructor. Bee World 84: 155-164.

Mattila, H.R. and G.W. Otis. 2003. A comparison of the host preference of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) for milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) over dog-strangler vine (Vincetoxicum rossicum). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 107: 193-199.

Mattila, H.R., J.L. Harris and G.W. Otis. 2001. Timing and rate of production of winter bees in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies.  Insectes Sociaux 28: 88-93.

Research Area

speciation, asian honey bees, beekeeping development, butterfly ecology and behaviour, bee behaviour, insect conservation, emerald ash borer, ash trees, giant asian hornets