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  1. Developmental and environmental stability of candidate reference genes in the wild bee ceratina calcarata

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  2. Oxidative Stress in two pollinators from Different Landscapes based on different pesticide residue profiles

    Article • October 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  3. Impact of chronic exposure to field-level glyphosate on the gut microbiota of Apis cerana and Apis mellifera

    Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  4. Developmental and Environmental Stability of Candidate Reference Genes in the Wild Bee Ceratina calcarata

    Article • July 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  5. Integrating Intermediate Traits in Phylogenetic Genotype-to-Phenotype Studies

    Article • Integrative and Comparative Biology, May 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  6. Genetic Variation in Honey Bee Queen Reproductive Performance: Implications for Colony Growth and Sustainability

    Article • May 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  7. A social web to stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations

    Article • Integrative and Comparative Biology, May 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  8. Comparative Virome Profiling and Discovery of Novel Viruses in Managed and Wild Bees using RNA-seq

    Article • April 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  9. Chronic Exposure to Field-Level Thiamethoxam Impairs Gut Tissue and Reduces Honeybee (Apis cerana) Survival

    Article • Insects, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  10. Standard methods and good practices in Apis honey bee omics research

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, March 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  11. Insights into adult worker foraging dynamics within a Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colony

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, December 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  12. Biting behavior against Varroa mites in honey bees is associated with changes in mandibles, with tracking by a new mobile application for mite damage identification

    Article • Apidologie, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  13. Corrigendum: Morphological changes in the mandibles accompany the defensive behavior of Indiana mite biting honey bees against Varroa destructor

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, January 2024, Frontiers

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  14. Examining parent-of-origin effects on transcription and RNA methylation in mediating aggressive behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

    Article • BMC Genomics, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  15. Synergistic effects of multiple pesticides on the flight ability of honey bees (Apis ceranaF.)

    Article • May 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  16. Correction to: Protecting pollinators and our food supply: understanding and managing threats to pollinator health

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  17. Genomic signatures underlying the oogenesis of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor on its new host Apis mellifera

    Article • Journal of Advanced Research, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  18. Voltage-gated ion channels in central neurons of Helicoverpa armigera as potential targets for cycloxaprid: a cis-configuration neonicotinoid insecticide

    Article • Applied Entomology and Zoology, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  19. Protecting pollinators and our food supply: understanding and managing threats to pollinator health

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay, Dr Yves Le Conte

  20. All in a Year’s Work: Achievements toward Entomology for All

    Article • American Entomologist, December 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  21. The Life Span and Levels of Oxidative Stress in Foragers Between Feral and Managed Honey Bee Colonies

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, January 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  22. Assessment and Comparison of Two Different Methods to Extract Nucleic Acids From Individual Honey Bees

    Article • Annals of the Entomological Society of America, July 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  23. The Lifespan and Levels of Oxidative Stress between Feral and Managed Honey Bee Colonies

    Article • June 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  24. Assessment and comparison of two different methods to extract nucleic acids from individual honey bees

    Article • December 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  25. The defensive behavior of Indiana mite biting honeybees against Varroa destructor and the structure of mandibles

    Article • December 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  26. Differences in the bacterial profiles and physicochemical between natural and inoculated fermentation of vegetables from Shanxi Province

    Article • Annals of Microbiology, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  27. CYP6AS8, a cytochrome P450, is associated with the 10-HDA biosynthesis in honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers

    Article • Apidologie, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  28. Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Dynamics of Honey Bees in Response to Lethal Viral Infection

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, September 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  29. Transcriptomic and epigenomic dynamics of honey bees in response to lethal viral infection

    Article • August 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  30. Current trends in the oxidative stress and ageing of social hymenopterans

    Article • January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  31. Impact of acute oral exposure to thiamethoxam on the homing, flight, learning acquisition and short‐term retention of Apis cerana

    Article • Pest Management Science, April 2019, Wiley

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  32. Comparison of Two Methods for Dual Extraction of Nucleic Acids from Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

    Article • September 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  33. Key Transport and Ammonia Recycling Genes Involved in Aphid Symbiosis Respond to Host-Plant Specialization

    Article • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, May 2018, Genetics Society of America

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  34. Proceedings of the 2018 American Bee Research Conference

    Article • Bee World, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Michael D Simone-Finstrom, Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  35. Efficacy of RNA interference knockdown using aerosolized short interfering RNAs bound to nanoparticles in three diverse aphid species

    Article • Insect Molecular Biology, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  36. Drone bees and oxidative stress

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  37. Migratory management and environmental conditions affect lifespan and oxidative stress in honey bees

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2016, Nature

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  38. The Function of DNA Methylation Marks in Social Insects

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, May 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  39. Plant Defense Inhibitors Affect the Structures of Midgut Cells in Drosophila melanogaster and Callosobruchus maculatus

    Article • International Journal of Insect Science, January 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  40. Insights from methylomic and transcriptomic analyses of lethal IAPV infection in honeybee pupae

    Article • January 2016, Entomological Society of America

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  41. Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Nutrition in Honey Bees

    Article • January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  42. Socially responsive effects of brain oxidative metabolism on aggression

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  43. Transcriptomic response of cowpea bruchids toN-acetylglucosamine-specific lectins

    Article • Insect Science, March 2014, Wiley

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  44. Resistance in the highly DDT-resistant 91-R strain of Drosophila melanogaster involves decreased penetration, increased metabolism, and direct excretion

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  45. RNA interference knockdown of DNA methyl-transferase 3 affects gene alternative splicing in the honey bee

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2013, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  46. Genome-wide analysis of genes associated with moderate and high DDT resistance in Drosophila melanogaster

    Article • Pest Management Science, February 2013, Wiley

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  47. TrueSight: a new algorithm for splice junction detection using RNA-seq

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, December 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  48. Evolutionary Toxicogenomics: Diversification of the Cyp12d1 and Cyp12d3 Genes in Drosophila Species

    Article • Journal of Molecular Evolution, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  49. Systems-Scale Analysis Reveals Pathways Involved in Cellular Response to Methamphetamine

    Article • PLOS One, April 2011, PLOS

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  50. Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  51. Decreased detoxification genes and genome size make the human body louse an efficient model to study xenobiotic metabolism

    Article • Insect Molecular Biology, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  52. Bowman-Birk inhibitor affects pathways associated with energy metabolism in Drosophila melanogaster

    Article • Insect Molecular Biology, January 2010, Wiley

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  53. Transcriptional signatures in response to wheat germ agglutinin and starvation inDrosophila melanogasterlarval midgut

    Article • Insect Molecular Biology, February 2009, Wiley

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  54. Changes in Drosophila melanogaster midgut proteins in response to dietary Bowman?Birk inhibitor

    Article • Insect Molecular Biology, August 2007, Wiley

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  55. Expression of Cyp6g1 and Cyp12d1 in DDT resistant and susceptible strains of Drosophila melanogaster

    Article • Insect Molecular Biology, January 2005, Wiley

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  56. Transcriptome identification of putative genes involved in protein catabolism and innate immune response in human body louse (Pediculicidae: Pediculus humanus)

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, November 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay

  57. OBSERVATION OF ROOT TIPS OF GARLIC (ALLIUM SATIVUM L.) BY ELECTRONMICROSCOPY AFTER TREATMENT WITH CADMIUM

    Article • Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, January 2000, Laser Pages Publishing Ltd.

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay