Appointment:
- 80% Extension, 20% Teaching
Education:
- B.S. in Biology, University of Tennessee, 1972
- M.S. in Agricultural Biology, University of Tennessee, 1974
- Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1994
Professional Responsibilities and Activities:
- Teaching:
- Beekeeping - honey bee biology and beekeeping.
- Research and Presentation Methods - preparation of slides, posters, and graphics for scientific presentations.
- Extension:
- Master Beekeeping Training Program.
- Beginning Beekeeping Workshops.
- Bee Tidings newsletter.
- Beekeeping and Apiculture web site.
- Bug Bash - a youth outreach event to introduce young learners to the fascinating world of insects.
- Bumble Boosters - a science education outreach program that engages high school science classes as partners to conduct research on bumble bees. Funded by the Nebraska Lottery's Educational Innovation Fund.
- Applied research initiatives on the detection and control of parasitic bee mites, and on protecting pollinating insects from pesticides.
Publications:
- Aliano, N.P., M.D. Ellis and B.D. Siegfried. 2006. Acute contact toxicity of oxalic acid to Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) and their Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) hosts in laboratory bioassays. J. Econ. Entomol. 99(5): 1578-1582.
- Aliano, N.P. and M.D. Ellis. 2005. A strategy for using powdered sugar to reduce Varroa populations in honey bee colonies. J. of Apic. Res. 44(2): 54-57.
- Aliano, N.P. and M.D. Ellis. 2005. Only large amounts of powdered sugar applied directly to brood cells harms immature honey bees? J. of Apic. Res. 44(1): 33-35.
- Golick, D.A., M.D. Ellis and B. Beecham. 2005. Creating and evaluating artificial domiciles for bumble bees. Am. Biol. Teacher On Line. April 2006.
- Golick, D.A. and M.D. Ellis. 2005. An update on the distribution and diversity of Bombus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Nebraska. J. of KS Entomol. Soc. 79(4):
- Ali, M.A., P.A. Macedo, J. Wu and M.D. Ellis. 2002. Evaluation of three concentrations of tebufenpyrad for the control of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroaidae). J. of Econ. Entomol: In press.
- Ali, M.A., M.D. Ellis, J.R. Coats and J. Grodnitzky. 2002. Laboratory evaluation of 17 monoterpenoids and field evaluation of two monoterpenoids and two registered acaricides for the control of Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman (Acari: Varroidae). Am. Bee J. 142(1): 50-53.
- Macedo, P.A. and M.D. Ellis. 2002. Sugar Shake: A safe and efficient method for detecting and assessing Varroa mite populations in honey bee colonies. J. Apic. Res: In press.
- Ellis, M.D. Chemical Control of Varroa. 2001. Book chapter: Mites of the Honey Bee. Dadant and Sons. Hamilton, IL. 280 pp.
- Ellis, M.D., L.G. Higley, A. Jones, W.W. Hoback, and S.S. Quisenberry. 1999. Bug Bash - A Pyramid of Teaching and Learning About Insects. Am. Entomologist: 45: 200-203.
- Ellis, M.D. and F.P. Baxendale. 1997. Toxicity of Seven Monoterpenoids to Tracheal Mites (Acari: Tarsonemidae) and Their Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Hosts When Applied as Fumigants. J. Econ. Entomol. 90: 1087-1091.
- Ellis, M.D., B.D. Siegfried, and B. Spawn. 1997. The Effect of Apistan on Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Responses to Methyl Parathion, Carbaryl, and Bifenthrin Exposure. Apidologie 28: 123-127.
Notable Distinctions:
- Roger A. Morse, Teaching and Extension Award, Eastern Apicultural Society. August 2005
- Associate Editor, Journal of Apicultural Research. 2005-2006
- President, American Association of Professional Apiculturists. 2005
- Educational Project Award for Bumble Boosters, North Central Branch of Entomological Society of America, 2004
- Secretary, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Nebraska Chapter, 1999-2003
- Secretary, NE Chapter of Sigma Xi, 1999-2002.
- Educational Projects Award. "Bug Bash". Board Certified Entomologists of Mid-America. 2001.
- Outstanding New Specialist Award. Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association, 2000.
- Secretary-Treasurer, American Association of Professional Apiculturists, 1995-1996.
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