Kirk E. Anderson
USDA Honey bee Scientist
Dr. Kirk E. Anderson has conducted research in the ecology and evolution of social insects for 25 years and his present focus is honey bee microbial ecology. He is Lead Scientist of the active 5-year research plan “The Honey Bee Microbiome in Health and Disease”, at the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center in Tucson AZ. His research is aligned with the Action Plan for ARS National Program 305 – Crop Production.
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Sept. 28, 2026
Nutrition, Microbiomes, and Colony Health with the Carl Hayden Lab Team (404)
Drs. Vanessa Corby-Harris, Kirk Anderson, and Mark Carroll of the USDA-ARS Carl Hayden Bee Research Center join Jeff and Becky for a wide-ranging discussion of honey bee health research. They explore nutrition, fat-body biomarkers, the honey bee microbiome, Varroa and amitraz resistance, agricultural stressors, brood rearing, β-ocimene, and the increasingly sophisticated tools researchers use to understand colony health.