Geoffrey Williams
Institutional Affiliation
Swiss Bee Research Centre
Research Station Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux ALP
Federal Department of Economic Affairs EVD
Schwarzenburgstrasse 161
3003 Bern, Switzerland
geoffrey.williams[at]alp.admin.ch
+41 (0) 31 324 7357 (Work)
+41 (0) 79 437 9340 (Mobile)
+41 (0) 31 323 8227 (Fax)
Research Interests
- Honey bee pathology
- Pathogen transmission
- Host-parasite-pesticide interactions
- Integrated Pest Management
Research Area in COLOSS
Working groups 1 & 2
List of Publications
Williams, G.R., Tarpy, D.R., vanEngelsdorp, D., Chauzat, M.-P., Cox-Foster, D.L., Delaplane, K.S., Neumann, P., Pettis, J.S., Rogers, R.E.L., Shutler, D. 2010. Colony Collapse Disorder in context. BioEssays 32, 845-846.
Williams, G.R., Head, K., Burgher-MacLellan, K.L., Rogers, R.E.L., Shutler, D. 2010. Parasitic mites and microsporidians in managed western honey bee colonies on the island of Newfoundland, Canada. The Canadian Entomologist 142, 584-588.
Williams, G.R., Shutler, D., Little, C.M., Burgher-MacLellan, K.L., Rogers, R.E.L., 2010. The microsporidian Nosema ceranae, the antibiotic Fumagilin-B®, and western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony strength. Apidologie, DOI: 10.1051/apido/20100230.
Burgher-MacLellan, K.L., Williams, G.R., Shutler, D., Rogers, R.E.L., MacKenzie, K., 2010. Optimization of duplex real-time PCR with melting curve analysis for detection of microsporidian parasites Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae in Apis mellifera. The Canadian Entomologist 142, 271-283.
Williams, G.R., Shutler, D., Rogers, R.E.L., 2010. Effects at Nearctic north-temperate latitudes of indoor versus outdoor overwintering on the microsporidium Nosema ceranae and western honey bees (Apis mellifera). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 104, 4-7.
Williams, G.R., Rogers, R.E.L., Kalkstein, A.L., Taylor, B.A., Shutler, D., Ostiguy, N., 2009. Deformed wing virus in western honey bees (Apis mellifera) from Atlantic Canada and the first description of an overtly-infected emerging queen. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 101, 77-79.
Shafer, A.B.A., Williams, G.R., Shutler, D., Rogers, R.E.L., Stewart, D.T., 2009. Cophylogeny of Nosema (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) and bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) suggests cospeciation and a host-switch. Journal of Parasitology 95, 198-203.
Williams, G.R., Sampson, M.A., Shutler, D., Rogers, R.E.L., 2008. Does fumagillin control the recently detected invasive parasite Nosema ceranae in western honey bees (Apis mellifera)? Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 99, 342-344.
Williams, G.R., Shafer, A.B.A., Rogers, R.E.L., Shutler, D., Stewart, D.T., 2008. First detection of Nosema ceranae, a microsporidian parasite of European honey bees (Apis mellifera), in Canada and central U.S.A. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 97, 189-192.
