Christina Grozinger
Director of the Center for Pollinator Research; Director of the Insect Biodiversity Center; Publius Vergilius Maro Professor and Huck Scholar of Entomology
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W209 Millennium Science Complex
University Park, PA 16802 - cmg25@psu.edu
- 814-865-2214
Research Summary
Genomics of social behavior and health in bees
Huck Graduate Students
Huck Affiliations
- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Ecology
- Center for Pollinator Research
- Ecology Institute
- Insect Biodiversity Center
- Center for Brain, Behavior, and Cognition
- Center for Chemical Ecology
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Most Recent Publications
Landscape transcriptomics as a tool for addressing global change effects across diverse species
J Keagy, Chloe Drummond, Kadeem Gilbert, C Grozinger, J Hamilton, H Hines, J Lasky, Cheryl Logan, Ruairidh Sawers, T Wagner, Molecular Ecology Resources
Illuminating patterns of firefly abundance using citizen science data and machine learning models
Darin J. McNeil, Sarah C. Goslee, Melanie Kammerer, Sarah E. Lower, John F. Tooker, Christina M. Grozinger, 2024, Science of the Total Environment
Effective pest management approaches can mitigate honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony winter loss across a range of weather conditions in small-scale, stationary apiaries
Darcy Gray, Sarah Goslee, Melanie Kammerer, Christina M. Grozinger, 2024, Journal of Insect Science
Seasonal bee communities vary in their responses to resources at local and landscape scales: implication for land managers
Melanie Kammerer, Aaron L. Iverson, Kevin Li, John F. Tooker, Christina M. Grozinger, 2024, Landscape Ecology
Evaluating the role of social context and environmental factors in mediating overwintering physiology in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Gabriela M. Quinlan, Christina M. Grozinger, 2024, Journal of Experimental Biology
Introduction
Christina M. Grozinger, 2024, Annual Review of Entomology on p. V-VI
The role of landscape factors in shaping bumble bee pathogen loads in regions of the eastern Nearctic
Elena Gratton, Darin McNeil, Ren Sawyer, Anna Martinello, C Grozinger, Heather Hines, 2024, Insect Conservation and Diversity on p. 1-15
The Lives of Bees: A Natural History of Our Planet's Bee Life
H Patch, Christina Grozinger, 2024,
Examining parent-of-origin effects on transcription and RNA methylation in mediating aggressive behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Sean T. Bresnahan, Ellen Lee, Lindsay Clark, Rong Ma, Juliana Rangel, Christina M. Grozinger, Hongmei Li-Byarlay, 2023, BMC Genomics
Beyond conflict: Kinship theory of intragenomic conflict predicts individual variation in altruistic behaviour
Sean T. Bresnahan, David Galbraith, Rong Ma, Kate Anton, Juliana Rangel, Christina M. Grozinger, 2023, Molecular Ecology on p. 5823-5837
Most-Cited Papers
Bee nutrition and floral resource restoration
Anthony Vaudo, John F. Tooker, Christina M. Grozinger, Harland M. Patch, 2015, Current Opinion in Insect Science on p. 133--141
Macronutrient ratios in pollen shape bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) foraging strategies and floral preferences
Anthony D. Vaudo, Harland M. Patch, David A. Mortensen, John F. Tooker, Christina M. Grozinger, 2016, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. E4035-E4042
Bee viruses: Ecology, pathogenicity, and impacts
Christina M. Grozinger, Michelle Flenniken, 2019, Annual Review of Entomology on p. 205--226
Genomic analysis of the interaction between pesticide exposure and nutrition in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Daniel R. Schmehl, Peter E.A. Teal, James L. Frazier, Christina M. Grozinger, 2014, Journal of Insect Physiology on p. 177-190
Overwintering honey bees: biology and management
Mehmet Ali Döke, Maryann Frazier, Christina M. Grozinger, 2015, Current Opinion in Insect Science on p. 185-193
Pollen protein: Lipid macronutrient ratios may guide broad patterns of bee species floral preferences
Anthony Vaudo, John Tooker, Harland M. Patch, David J. Biddinger, Michael Coccia, Makaylee Crone, Mark Fiely, Jacob Francis, Heather M. Hines, Mackenzie Hodges, Stephanie Jackson, Denis Michez, Junpeng Mu, Laura Russo, Maliheh Safari, Erin Treanore, Maryse Vanderplanck, E Yip, Anne Leonard, Christina M. Grozinger, 2020, Insects on p. 132
Pesticides and pollinators: A socioecological synthesis
Douglas B. Sponsler, Christina M. Grozinger, Claudia Hitaj, Maj Rundlöf, Cristina Botías, Aimee Code, Eric V. Lonsdorf, Andony P. Melathopoulos, David J. Smith, Sainath Suryanarayanan, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Neal M. Williams, Minghua Zhang, Margaret R. Douglas, 2019, Science of the Total Environment on p. 1012-1027
Evaluation of the distribution and impacts of parasites, pathogens, and pesticides on honey bee (apis mellifera) populations in east Africa
Elliud Muli, Harland Patch, Maryann Frazier, James Frazier, Baldwyn Torto, Tracey Baumgarten, Joseph Kilonzo, James Ng ang a. Kimani, Fiona Mumoki, Daniel Masiga, James Tumlinson, Christina Grozinger, 2014, PLoS One
Parallel Epigenomic and Transcriptomic Responses to Viral Infection in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
David A. Galbraith, Xingyu Yang, Elina Lastro Niño, Soojin Yi, Christina Grozinger, 2015, PLoS Pathogens on p. 1-24
Unity in defence: Honeybee workers exhibit conserved molecular responses to diverse pathogens
Vincent Doublet, Yvonne Poeschl, Andreas Gogol-Döring, Cédric Alaux, Desiderato Annoscia, Christian Aurori, Seth M. Barribeau, Oscar C. Bedoya-Reina, Mark J.F. Brown, James C. Bull, Michelle L. Flenniken, David A. Galbraith, Elke Genersch, Sebastian Gisder, Ivo Grosse, Holly L. Holt, Dan Hultmark, H. Michael G. Lattorff, Yves Le Conte, Fabio Manfredini, Dino P. McMahon, Robin F.A. Moritz, Francesco Nazzi, Elina L. Niño, Katja Nowick, Ronald P. van Rij, Robert J. Paxton, Christina M. Grozinger, 2017, BMC Genomics on p. 1--17
News Articles Featuring Christina Grozinger
Oct 07, 2024
Adding fall blooming plants may help both managed and wild bees in cities
Recent findings will help identify the groups of bees that may be most at-risk and aid in creating conservation strategies, according to researchers.
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Jul 08, 2024
Study: Fireflies at risk due to climate change, urban development
Catching fireflies is an iconic summer experience for many people living in North America, but the flickering beetles are on the decline. New research has identified factors that may be contributing to declining populations.
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Jun 03, 2024
Combining pest treatments may be key to helping honey bees survive the winter
Winters can be tough on managed honey bee colonies, with beekeepers in the United States reporting that one-third of their colonies die each winter. A new study by Penn State researchers has found that using not one but multiple pest treatments may help bees make it to spring.
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May 22, 2024
It’s Okay To Mow In May, But To Help Pollinators, Add Native Plants
Manicured lawns produce a monoculture, making it hard for bees to find food.
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May 15, 2024
It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants
It’s a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and support bees and other pollinators.
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May 14, 2024
Penn State researchers help shine light on firefly populations in the eastern U.S.
Fireflies can bring magic to summer nights — blinking in yards and putting on light shows in fields. But a study by a team that includes researchers from Penn State found that while fireflies' overall populations did not decline, climate change and loss of habitat do have an impact on the winged beetles.
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May 14, 2024
Penn State pollinator experts author a new book that explores the lives of bees
Two renowned pollinator scientists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences have co-authored a book that sheds light on one of the Earth’s most invaluable resources: bees.
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May 09, 2024
Q&A: Should you skip #NoMowMay and #PlantMayFlowers instead?
Many have heard about “No Mow May” — a movement that encourages people not to mow their lawns during the month of May to encourage the growth of flowering plants for bees and other pollinators. But is it really beneficial?
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Apr 29, 2024
Firefly populations at risk due to climate change, urban development
Catching fireflies is an iconic summer experience for many people living in North America, but the flickering beetles are on the decline. New research has identified factors that may be contributing to declining populations.
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Apr 22, 2024
Earth Day 2024: Pollinators help our food supply
If there's food on your table, you can thank a bee. Or a fly. Or even a moth.
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Jan 29, 2024
Penn State entomologists appointed to national committee on pollinator research
Two entomologists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences have been appointed to serve on a new U.S. Department of Agriculture subcommittee on pollinators
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Jan 22, 2024
Why are bees making less honey? Study reveals clues
A new study has uncovered clues in the mystery of the declining honey yields since the 1990s
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Jan 19, 2024
Honey Yields Have Long Been on the Decline. Scientists Now Know Why States in both warm and cool regions produced higher honey yields when they had productive soil.
Researchers may have found the reason for the honey yield decline using a half centry's worth of data
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Jan 08, 2024
Where has all the honey gone? Scientists point to factors in declining yields
Research has found that several factors have hampered bees’ ability to create honey over the past decade
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Jan 06, 2024
Why are bees not making as much honey as they used to? Here’s what a team of researchers found
Honey production in America has been diminishing since the '90s, a new study has uncovered that it's due to several factors
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Jan 05, 2024
Honey yields have long been on the decline. Scientists now know why
Penn State researchers have used half a century of data to find why honey yields have been low
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Jan 03, 2024
Why are bees making less honey? Study reveals clues in five decades of data
Honey yields in the U.S. have been declining since the 1990s, a new study by Penn State researchers has uncovered clues in the mystery of the missing honey.
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Oct 18, 2023
Female honeybees may pass down ‘altruistic’ genes
Honeybee genes might make workers serve the queen above themselves
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Oct 15, 2023
Honeybees may inherit altruism from their mothers
Researchers look at the behavior in worker honey bees and find some surprises
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Oct 14, 2023
Xploration Awesome Planet: Decline in Bee Population
The decline of bee populations around the world is an enormous threat to people and the planet
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Oct 12, 2023
Honey bees may inherit altruistic behavior from their mothers
True altruism is rare behavior in animals, but a new study by Penn State researchers has found that honey bees display this trait. Additionally, they found that an evolutionary battle of genetics may determine the parent they inherit it from.
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Oct 06, 2023
Spotted lanternflies are still a pest but the smoky honey they help make could be good for you
New research shows honey connected to spotted lanternfly has medicinal potential as well as a fall flavor for foodies
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Sep 01, 2023
New updates come to 'Beescape,' an online tool for supporting pollinators
New updates have come to Beescape, an online tool created by a Penn State-led team for assessing the quality of landscapes for supporting bees and other pollinators.
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Aug 28, 2023
Penn State receives $3M grant to address insect biodiversity crisis
Penn State researchers have received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to spearhead a new initiative to create novel monitoring systems for insect populations.
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Jul 26, 2023
Workshop empowers beekeepers to breed more resilient honey bees
Honey bees are crucial for pollinating crops, but in Northeastern states, according to Penn State researchers, more than 40% of honey bee colonies die each winter partly due to susceptibility to parasites and pathogens.
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