About the Authors

Elizabeth M. Walsh

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

elizabeth.m.walsh@usda.gov

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

Arián Avalos

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

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

Kate Ihle

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

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

Pierre Lau

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pollinator Health in Southern Crop Ecosystem Research Unit, United States of America Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America

Michael Simone-Finstrom

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

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

Anabelle A. Acosta

Roles Investigation

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

Mandy Frake

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

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

Sharon O’Brien

Roles Investigation

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

Giovanni Tundo

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Pollinator Health in Southern Crop Ecosystem Research Unit, United States of America Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.