The effects of protein supplementation, fumagillin treatment, and colony management on the productivity and long-term survival of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies

Michael Peirson; Abdullah Ibrahim; Lynae P. Ovinge; Shelley E. Hoover; M. Marta Guarna; Andony Melathopoulos; Stephen F. Pernal

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0288953

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The effects of protein supplementation, fumagillin treatment, and colony management on the productivity and long-term survival of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies

Michael Peirson ,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: steve.pernal@agr.gc.ca (SFP); mdjpeirson@gmail.com (MP)

Affiliation Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Beaverlodge Research Farm, Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4020-5879

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Abdullah Ibrahim,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Beaverlodge Research Farm, Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada
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Lynae P. Ovinge,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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Shelley E. Hoover,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Current address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Affiliation Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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M. Marta Guarna,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Beaverlodge Research Farm, Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4638-9475

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Andony Melathopoulos,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Current address: Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States of America

Affiliation School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Stephen F. Pernal

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: steve.pernal@agr.gc.ca (SFP); mdjpeirson@gmail.com (MP)

Affiliation Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Beaverlodge Research Farm, Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada
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The effects of protein supplementation, fumagillin treatment, and colony management on the productivity and long-term survival of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies

Michael Peirson,
Abdullah Ibrahim,
Lynae P. Ovinge,
Shelley E. Hoover,
M. Marta Guarna,
Andony Melathopoulos,
Stephen F. Pernal

Published: March 15, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288953

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