Research Interests
Entomology, biology of bees, parasites and symbiosis, science communication
Selected Publications
Ramsey, S.D., Ochoa, R., Bauchan, G., Gulbronson, C., Mowery, J.D., Cohen, A., Lim, D., Joklik, J., Cicero, J.M., Ellis, J.D. and Hawthorne, D., 2019. Varroa destructor feeds primarily on honey bee fat body tissue and not hemolymph. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(5), pp.1792-1801.
Ramsey, S. and Losey, J.E., 2012. Why is Harmonia axyridis the culprit in coccinellid biting incidents? An analysis of means, motive, and opportunity. American Entomologist, 58(3), pp.166-170.
Chantawannakul, P., Ramsey, S., Khongphinitbunjong, K. and Phokasem, P., 2018. Tropilaelaps mite: an emerging threat to European honey bee. Current opinion in insect science, 26, pp.69-75.