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Dr. Alison McAfee, PhD, BSc

Postdoctoral Fellow (She/Her/Hers)

Appointments

Faculty of Science

Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Michael Smith Laboratories

Campus Location

Vancouver Campus

Expertise

Honey bees
honey bees fertility
heatwaves
honey bee queens
honey bee drones
varroa
genetics
breeding

Interview Language(s)

English

In the Media

CBC:
B.C. gov’t monitoring situation as yellow-legged hornet found at Washington state port
The Conversation:
Opinion: Worker honey bees can sense infections in their queen, leading to revolt
CBC:
Thousands of ‘robber bees’ invade B.C. apiarist’s shop in attempted honey heist
Vancouver Is Awesome:
How B.C.’s drought, heat is impacting honey bees

Dr. Alison McAfee, PhD, BSc

Contact Information

Alison McAfee

Email: alison.n.mcafee@gmail.com

Phone: 778-995-2151

Website: http://alisonmcafeeblogs.wordpress.com/

X: https://twitter.com/ali_mcafee

Alternate Contact

Alex Walls
News and University Affairs

Tel: 604-319-8128
Email: alex.walls@ubc.ca

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