Marla Spivak

Marla Spivak's Extension publications

Examples of current and past publications: 

Goblirsch M, Warner JF, Sommerfeldt BA, Spivak M. 2020. Social fever or general immune response? Revisiting an example of social immunity in honey bees. Insects 11: 528 doi:10.3390/insects11080528

Spivak M, Goblirsch, M, Simone-Finstrom M. 2019 Social-medication in bees: The line between individual and social regulation. Curr. Opinion Insect Science 33:49-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2019.02.009. (If you cannot access this, email for a copy)

Evans J.D., Spivak M. 2010. Socialized Medicine: Individual and communal disease barriers in honey bees. J. Invert. Pathol.103:S62-S72.

Wilson-Rich N, Spivak M, Fefferman NH, Starks, PT. 2009. Genetic, individual, and group facilitation of disease resistance in insect societies. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 54: 405-23.

Carr-Markell MK, Demler CM, Cuvillon MJ, Schurch R, Spivak, M. 2020. Do honey bee (Apis mellifera) foragers recruit their nestmates to native forbs in reconstructed prairie habitats? PlosOne. 15(2): e0228169. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228169

Lee, KV, Goblirsch M, McDermott E, Tarpy DR, Spivak M. 2019. Is the brood patterns within a honey bee colony a reliable indicator of queen quality? Insects 10, 12; doi:10.3390/insects10010012

Evans E, Smart M, Cariveau D, Spivak M. 2018. Wild, native bees and managed honey bees benefit from similar agricultural land uses. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 268: 162-170.

Borba RS, Spivak M. 2017. Propolis envelope in Apis mellifera colonies supports honey bees against the pathogen, Paenibacillus larvae. Sci. Reports 7:11429. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-11689-w

Simone-Finstrom M, Borba RS, Wilson M, Spivak M. 2017 Propolis counteracts some threats to honey bee health. Review. Insects 8: 46: DOI:10.3390/insects8020046

Borba RS Klyczek KK, Mogen KL, Spivak M. 2015 Seasonal benefits of a natural propolis envelope to honey bee immunity and colony health. J. Exp. Biol. doi:10.1242/jeb.127324

Wilson MB, Spivak M, Hegeman AD, Rendahl A, Cohen JD. 2013. Metabolomics reveals the origins of antimicrobial resins collected by honey bees. PLoSOne 8(10): e77512. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077512

Spivak, M, Browning Z, Goblirsch M, Lee K, Otto C, Smart M, Wu-Smart J. 2017 Why does bee health matter? The science surrounding honey bee health concerns and what we can do about it. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) Commentary, QTA2017. CAST, Ames, Iowa.

Goblirsch MJ, Spivak MS, Kurtti TJ. 2013. A cell line resource derived from honey bee (Apis mellifera) embryonic tissue. PLoS One 8(7) e69831.

Books and Manuals:

Some materials can be purchased through the Bee Lab store.

Mader, E., Spivak, M., Evans, E. 2010 in press. Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Growers, Beekeepers and Conservationists. NRAES/ SARE Publication. 250pp.

Evans, E., Burns, I., Spivak, M. 2007. Befriending Bumble Bees: A Practical Guide to Raising Local Bumble Bees. 65pp. ***ALA Godort 2008 Notable Government Document Award Winner.

Furgala, B., Spivak, M., Reuter, G.S. 2013 (updated). Beekeeping in Northern Climates: Short Course Manual. 75pp.

Spivak, M., Reuter, G.S. 2016 (updated). Honey bee diseases and pests. 32pp.

Spivak, M., Reuter, G.S. 1993. Successful Queen Rearing Short Course Manual. 75pp.

Spivak M, Fletcher DJC, Breed MD, editors. 1991. The “African” Honey Bee. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado. 450 pp.