International Symposium
Apiculture For The 21st Century
June 27-28, 1997
Michigan State University
Kellogg Center
East Lansing, Michigan
Sponsor
Department of Entomology
In Recognition of the Retirement of
Dr. Roger Hoopingarner
Friday June 27, 1997
Morning Program
Kellogg Center Auditorium
Genetics of Honey Bees
Keynote: Robert Page, Jr., Univ. Calif., Davis, CA
“Genetic, Developmental, and Environmental Determinants of Honey Bee
Foraging Behavior”
John Harbo, USDA, Baton Rouge, LA
“ Instrumental Insemination and Sperm Preservation Technology”
Greg Hunt, Purdue University, W. Layfayette, IN “Genomic Mapping of Bee
Defensive Behavior”
Brian Smith, Ohio State Univ. Columbus, OH
“Genetic Analysis of Olfactory Learning”
Ernesto Guzman, Edo. de Mexico, Santa Cruz
“Breeding Honey Bees in Africanized Areas”
Response & Discussion Session
Luncheon
Friday, June 27, 1997
Afternoon Program
Kellogg Center Auditorium
Behavior & Pheromones
of Honey Bees
Keynote: Fred Dyer, Michigan State, E. Lansing
“The Dance Language: Recent Insights and
Future Problems”
Jennifer Fewell, Arizona State University, Tempe
"Foraging Task Organization in Honey Bees"
Kirk Visscher, University of California, Riverside
“House-Hunting by Honey Bee Swarms:
Individual Behaviors and Collective Decisions”
Scott Camazine, Pennsylvania State University
University Park
“Self-organization in Honey Bee Societies: Patterns and Processes.”
Response & Discussion Session
Visit to MSU Horticulture Gardens
Evening
Poster Session for Submitted papers
Saturday, June 28, 1997
Morning Program
Kellogg Center Auditorium
Dynamics of Honey Bee Populations
Keynote: O. R. Taylor Jr., Univ. Kansas, Lawrence
"Consequences of 40 years of Hybridization Between European and Invading
African Bee Populations in the Neotropics."
Gerald Loper, USDA, Tucson, AZ
"Impact of Mites on, and the Introgression of African-ized Bees into a Feral
Population of Honey Bees."
Glenn Hall, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
"Genetic (DNA) and Physiological Studies of African and European Honey Bee
Hybridization"
Debra Smith, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
“Phylogeny and Races of Honey Bees”
Gard Otis, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
“Insights into Honey Bee Biology from Apis nigrocincta of Indonesia.”
Response & Discussion Session
Saturday, June 28, 1997
Afternoon Program
Kellogg Center Auditorium
Parasitic Mites of Honey Bees
Keynote: Nikolaus Koeniger, Inst. Bienenkunde Oberursel, Germany
“Biology of Asian Bee Mites and Their Honey Bee Hosts.”
Norberto Milani, Istituto di Difesa delle Piante, Università degli Studi,
Udine, Italy
“Current Status and Problems in Chemotherapy of Varroatosis”
Diana Sammataro, Ohio State University, Wooster
“Tracheal Mites”
David De Jong, University of Sao Palo, Brazil
“Varroa and Acarapis in South America”
Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
“Biological Tolerance Against Mites in Apis mellifera:
A Perspective for the Beekeeping Industry"
Response & Discussion Session
Banquet - Evening
The Kellogg Center is located on the Michigan State University campus.
There are rooms, res-taurants, and conference facilities. For reserva-tions
the phone is 1-800-875-5090. Cost of rooms is $69/night; single or double.
Students and others wishing an air-conditioned dormitory room (community
baths) at a cost of $25/single; $35/double. Indicate this preference to the
Dept. of Entomology.
Meal tickets are available for cafeteria meals.
The Symposium Conference Fees are as follows:
Conference with proceedings $60
Luncheon $13
Banquet $20
To register, make checks payable to
Michigan State University, and send to:
Linda Gallagher
Department of Entomology
243 Natural Science
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1115
Additional Information:
Roger Hoopingarner; same address as above.
Phone, 517-699-2428
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Roger Hoopingarner
Department of Entomology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1115
517-353-8136
Fax-353-4354
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