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Entomology: UGA Honey Bee Program: About Us

Jennifer A. Berry

Jennifer Berry
  • B.S., 1997, University of Georgia, Entomology
  • M.S., 2000, University of Georgia, Entomology

About Jennifer

Jennifer Berry is Apicultural Research Coordinator and Lab Manager at the University of Georgia. She’s actively involved in all aspects of honey bee research and education for the state of Georgia. Her primary areas of research have been a queen breeding program and Integrated Pest Management work for varroa mite control. The breeding project is a long term program in which resistant stock is continually selected for as well as traits for honey production, brood production and gentleness.

Jennifer travels extensively and speaks to local, state, national and international beekeeping associations. She was 2006 President of the Eastern Apicultural Society
and successfully held that year's meeting in Young Harris, Georgia. She writes a monthly article for Bee Culture magazine.

Thesis title and abstract:

Effects of comb age on honey bee colony growth, brood survivorship, and adult mortality

This research was designed to test the effects of comb age on honey bee colony growth, brood survivorship, and adult mortality. Experimental old combs were of an unknown age but were characteristically dark and heavy similar to combs one or more years old. New combs were produced just prior to the beginning of the experiment and never before had brood reared in them. Either old or new combs were installed into each of 21-24 nucleus colonies in each of three years of field study. On average, colonies with new comb had a higher area (cm2) of brood, area (cm2) of sealed brood, and weight (mg) of individual young bees. Brood survivorship was the only variable significantly higher in old comb. Laboratory assays suggested that mortality of adult bees was lower when adults were housed on comb of an age class similar to that in which they were reared as immatures.

Publications:

  1. Berry, J.A. & K.S. Delaplane. 2000. Effects of top- versus bottom-supering on honey yield. American Bee Journal 140(5): 409-410 PDF file
  2. Berry, J.A. & K.S. Delaplane. 2001. Effects of comb age on honey bee colony growth and brood survivorship. Journal of Apicultural Research 40(1): 3-8 PDF file
  3. Ellis, J. D., Jr., K.S. Delaplane, C.S. Richards, R. Hepburn, J.A. Berry, & P.J. Elzen. 2004. Hygienic behavior of Cape and European Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) toward Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) eggs oviposited in sealed bee brood. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97(4): 860-864 PDF file
  4. Delaplane, K.S., J.A. Berry, J.A. Skinner, J.P. Parkman, & W.M. Hood. 2005. Integrated pest management against Varroa destructor reduces colony mite levels and delays economic threshold. Journal of Apicultural Research 44(4): 117-122 PDF file
  5. Berry, J.A. 2005. Wilbanks Apiaries. Bee Culture 133(11): 29-31 PDF file
  6. Berry, J.A. 2006. Laurence Cutts. Bee Culture 134(2): 32-33 PDF file
  7. Berry, J.A. 2008. Get Ready To Pollinate This Spring. Bee Culture 136(1): 41-43 PDF file
  8. Berry, J.A. 2008. Brushy Mountain Bee Farm. Bee Culture 136(2): 37-39 PDF file
  9. Berry, J.A. 2008. Evaluating Your Colony & Your Queen. Bee Culture 136(3): 53-55 PDF file
  10. Berry, J.A. 2008. Package time. Bee Culture 136(4): 43-45 PDF file
  11. Berry, J.A. 2008. Protect Your Hives. Bee Culture 136(6): 45-47 PDP file
  12. Berry, J.A., W.A. Owens, & K.S. Delaplane. 2008. A test of a small cell foundation as an aid to Varroa control. Proceedings of American Bee Research Conference, Sacramento, California. American Bee Journal 148(6): 553
  13. Berry, J.A. 2008. Just Starting Out? Get to a Meeting! Bee Culture 136(7): 37-39 PDF file
  14. Berry, J.A. 2008. Bob & Suzette Binnie. A well run commercial operation in Georgia. Bee Culture 136(9): 31-34 PDF file
  15. Berry, J.A. 2008. Fall Feeding. Bee Culture 136(10): 51-54 PDF file
  16. Berry, J.A. 2008. Replace that Old Comb. Here's why. Bee Culture 136(12): 59-61 PDF file
  17. Berry, J.A. 2009. Pesticides, Bees and Wax. Bee Culture 137(1): 33-35 PDF file
  18. Berry, J.A. 2009. What Kind Of Queen? Italian, Carniolan, Caucasian, or Russian? Bee Culture 137(3): 37-39 PDF file
  19. Berry, J.A. 2009. Rabbits, Turtles and Bees, Oh My! Bee Culture 137(4): 46-48 PDF file
  20. Delaplane, K.S. & J.A. Berry. 2009. A test for sub-lethal effects of some commonly used hive chemicals. Proceedings of American Bee Research Conference, Gainesville, Florida. American Bee Journal 149(6): 586
  21. Berry, J.A. 2009. Small Hive Beetle Round-Up. Bee Culture 137(10): 38-40 PDF file
  22. Berry, J.A. 2009. Small Cell Foundation and Varroa Mites. Bee Culture 137(11):49-51 PDF file
  23. Berry, J.A., W.B. Owens, & K.S. Delaplane. 2010. Small-cell comb foundation does not impede Varroa mite population growth in honey bee colonies. Apidologie 41: 41-44 doi 10.1051/apido/2009049 PDF file
  24. Delaplane, K.S. and J.A. Berry. 2010. A test for sub-lethal effects of some commonly used hive chemicals, year two. Proceedings of American Bee Research Conference, Orlando, Florida. American Bee Journal 150(5): 498-499
  25. Berry, J.A. 2010. An American Beekeeper in London. Bee Culture 138(1): 47-49 PDF file
  26. Berry, J.A. 2010. Climate Change, Nectar Flows, NASA, And You. Bee Culture 138(2): 51-53 PDF file
  27. Berry, J.A. 2010. For the Love of Honey. Bee Culture 138(5): 40-43 PDF file
  28. Berry, J.A. 2010. Keeping colonies from swarming is like forcing a dog to not like
    bacon, a cat to ignore tuna or a fish to breath out of water. Bee Culture 138(6): 47-51 PDF file
  29. Berry, J.A. 2010. Lazy Hazy Days of Summer in the Beeyard. Bee Craft America, August: 6-8 PDF File
  30. Berry, J.A. 2010. Fall Fundamentals: You’ll do things a bit sooner in the North than
    we do down here, but it’s the same things. Ignore them at your peril. Bee Culture 138(9): 45-47 PDF file
  31. Berry, J.A. 2010. Shipping Live Bees. Bee Culture 138(10): 47-50 PDF file
  32. Berry, J.A. 2011. What’s Worse – The Pest, Or The Cure? When It Comes To Small Hive Beetles, There Are No Easy Choices. Bee Culture 139(1): 27-28 PDF file
  33. Berry, J.A. 2011. African Honey Bees In Georgia - A Tragic Event Is The First Chapter In this Evolving Story. Bee Culture 139(2): 53-55 PDF file
  34. Berry, J.A. 2011. Movin' Bees - Everybody that‛s moved bees has a story. Bee Culture 139(3): 61-63 PDF file
  35. Berry, J.A. 2011. Splits for Different Reasons: What Do You Want from Your Splits? Bee Culture 139(4): 51-52 PDF file
  36. Berry, J.A. 2011. The Not-So-Easy Drones: There's much to be said about the male of the species. Bee Culture 139(8): 23-26 PDF file
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