Research Interests | Education | Academic Experience | Peer Reviewed Publications | Manuscripts in Preparation | Scientific Conference and Symposium Presentations | Beekeeper Conference Presentations | Reviewer For | Professional Memberships
Assistant Professor
| Office: | Department of Horticulture |
Research Interests
•Honey bee health, nutrition, pheromone biology, and pollination
Education
Ph.D., Entomology, Texas A & M University, May 2007
M.S., Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) (now ANGRAU), INDIA, 1998
B.S., Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) (now ANGRAU), INDIA, 1994
Academic Experience
2009 March - present: Assistant Professor, Apiculture, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University
2007 May - 2009 February: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
2003 - April 2007: Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2004, 2005, & 2006: Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
1999 - 2002: Crop Consultant, ZIL, India
Peer Reviewed Publications
Pankiw T, Sagili RR, Metz BN (2008) Brood pheromone effects on colony protein supplement consumption and growth in the honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a subtropical winter climate. Journal of Economic Entomology 101 (6): 1749-1755
Sagili RR, Pankiw T (2008) Effects of brood pheromone modulated brood rearing behaviors on honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colony growth. Journal of Insect Behavior (in press).
Sagili RR, Pankiw T (2007) Effects of protein constrained brood food on honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) pollen foraging and colony growth. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 1471-1478
Sagili RR, Pankiw T, Zhu-Salzman K (2005) Effects of soybean trypsin inhibitor on hypopharyngeal gland protein content, total midgut protease activity and survival of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). Journal of Insect Physiology 51: 953-957
Pankiw T, Roman R, Sagili RR, Zhu-Salzman K (2004) Pheromone-modulated behavioral suites influence colony growth in the honey bee (Apis mellifera).Naturwissenschaften 91:575-578
Manuscripts in Preparation
Sagili RR, Pankiw T. Effects of brood pheromone modulated foraging behavior on honey bee colony growth. (To be submitted to Proceedings of the Royal Society B).
Metz BN, Sagili RR, Pankiw T. Nursing responses to cuticular cues associated with short- term rearing environment changes in the larvae of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.).
Scientific Conference and Symposium Presentations
Sagili RR and Pankiw T (2007) Brood pheromone regulation of queen egg-laying in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). Entomological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
Sagili RR and Pankiw T (2007) Poster titled Effects of brood pheromone modulated foraging behavior on honey bee colony growth. USDA/CSREES Awardees Workshop, Entomological Society of America meeting, San Diego, CA.
Sagili RR and Pankiw T (2006) Effects of protein constrained brood food on honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) pollen foraging and colony growth. IUSSI World Congress, Washington DC.
Sagili RR and Pankiw T (2006) Effects of soybean trypsin inhibitor on physiology and foraging behavior of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). SWBESA meeting, Austin, TX.
Sagili RR and Pankiw T (2005) Effects of soybean trypsin inhibitor on hypopharyngeal gland protein content, total midgut protease activity and survival of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). Entomological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Sagili RR and Pankiw T (2005) Effects of soybean trypsin inhibitor on hypopharyngeal gland protein content and colony level foraging behavior of the honey bee. Joint meeting of AAPA, USDA north central regional project 202, American Bee Research Conference, Reno, NV.
Sagili RR and Pankiw T (2004) Effects of soybean trypsin inhibitor on hypopharyngeal gland protein content, total midgut protease activity and survival of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). Entomological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT.
Beekeeper Conference Presentations
Sagili RR and Pankiw T (2003) Some effects of GMO crops on Bees. Texas Beekeepers Association Annual Convention, Waco, TX.
Sagili RR and Pankiw T (2003) Effects of protease inhibitors on honey bees. East Texas Beekeepers Association. Tyler, TX.
Reviewer For
Apidologie
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Insectes Sociaux
Journal of Apicultural Research
Journal of Insect Physiology
Professional Memberships
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Association of Professional Apiculturists (AAPA)
Entomological Society of America (ESA)
International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE)
International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI)
Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society)