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Amy C. Geffre

joined in May 21, 2021

PhD Student at Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, California, USA.

Geffre has 1 break published.

How can a pathogen subvert honey bee social behaviors to increase its success?

Honey bees are important pollinators. However, like us, they can become hosts to many pathogens. As a social species living in enormous colonies, honey bees have evolved many behavioral defenses to deal with disease, for example changes in social contact. However, as new pathogens continue... click to read more

Amy C. Geffre | PhD Student at Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, California, USA

Adam G. Dolezal | Assistant Professor at Department of Entomology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States

honeybees

virus

host-pathogen interactions

host-pathogen evolution

pathogen manipulation

Reading time 4 min

published on May 21, 2021