Episode 235: Viral Infections in Honey Bee Queens with Dr. Leonard Foster

About this episode

The episode discusses elevated virus infections in honey bee queens and their implications for colonies.

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Amy Vu and Dr. Jamie Ellis are joined by Dr. Leonard Foster, a Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, as well as the director of the Life Sciences Institute at the University of British Columbia. They discuss elevated virus infections in honey bee queens and what that means for colonies. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

People in this episode

Hosts: Amy Vu, Dr. Jamie Ellis

Guest: Dr. Leonard Foster

Topics covered

• viral infections
• honey bee queens
• bee health
• biochemistry
• molecular biology

Keywords

• honey bees
• viral infections
• Dr. Leonard Foster
• bee colonies
• biochemistry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of British Columbia, UF/IFAS Honey Bee Lab

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