About the Authors

Jennifer M. Tsuruda

jmtsuruda@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America

Jeffrey W. Harris

Affiliation Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Lanie Bourgeois

Affiliation Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Robert G. Danka

Affiliation Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

Greg J. Hunt

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JMT JWH GJH. Performed the experiments: JMT JWH. Analyzed the data: JMT JWH GJH. Wrote the paper: JMT JWH LB RGD GJH.