Brenna Traver
Assistant Professor of Biology
Huck Affiliations
Most Recent Publications
A longitudinal experiment demonstrates that honey bee colonies managed organically are as healthy and productive as those managed conventionally
R Underwood, Brooke Lawrence, Nash Turley, Lizzette Cambron-Kopco, Parry Kietzman, Brenna E. Traver, Margarita M. López-Uribe, 2023, Scientific Reports on p. 6072
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, Apidologie on p. 802-814
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, 2019, Insects
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, 2018, Journal of Apicultural Research on p. 541-550
A Side-by-Side Comparison of Honey Bee Management Systems
R Underwood, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Brenna Traver, Kristine Nichols, 2018, Proceedings of the 2018 American Bee Research Conference
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, 2018, Journal of Economic Entomology on p. 517-527
Prevalence of Nosema species in a feral honey bee population: a 20-year survey
Juliana Rangel, Kristen Baum, William L. Rubink, Robert N. Coulson, J. Spencer Johnston, Brenna E. Traver, 2016, Apidologie on p. 561-571
Do Management Practices Impact Nosema ceranae Levels in Honey Bee Colonies?
Brenna Traver, Robyn Underwood, Kristine Nichols, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, 2016, Northeastern Plant, Pest, and Soils Conference (NEPPSC 2016)
Organic Versus Conventional Beekeeping Philosophies and Their Influence on Honey Bee Colony Health
Robyn Underwood, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Brenna Traver, Kristine Nichols, 2016, Northeastern Plant, Pest, and Soils Conference (NEPPSC 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, 2016, Insects on p. 8
Most-Cited Papers
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, 2019, Insects
Prevalence of Nosema species in a feral honey bee population: a 20-year survey
Juliana Rangel, Kristen Baum, William L. Rubink, Robert N. Coulson, J. Spencer Johnston, Brenna E. Traver, 2016, Apidologie on p. 561-571
A scientific note: Survey for Nosema spp. in preserved Apis spp.
Brenna E. Traver, Richard D. Fell, 2015, Apidologie on p. 194-196
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, 2016, Insects on p. 8
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, Apidologie on p. 802-814
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, 2018, Journal of Economic Entomology on p. 517-527
A longitudinal experiment demonstrates that honey bee colonies managed organically are as healthy and productive as those managed conventionally
R Underwood, Brooke Lawrence, Nash Turley, Lizzette Cambron-Kopco, Parry Kietzman, Brenna E. Traver, Margarita M. López-Uribe, 2023, Scientific Reports on p. 6072
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, 2018, Journal of Apicultural Research on p. 541-550
Organic Versus Conventional Beekeeping Philosophies and Their Influence on Honey Bee Colony Health
Robyn Underwood, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Brenna Traver, Kristine Nichols, 2016, Northeastern Plant, Pest, and Soils Conference (NEPPSC 2016)
A Side-by-Side Comparison of Honey Bee Management Systems
R Underwood, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Brenna Traver, Kristine Nichols, 2018, Proceedings of the 2018 American Bee Research Conference