Professor Siriwat Wongsiri, Ph.D ศาสตราจารย์ ดร. สิริวัฒน์ วงษ์ศิริ ADDRESS: Bee Biology Research Unit Chulalongkorn University Bangkok 10330 Thailand. TELEPHONE: 0-2218-5272 FAX: 0-2218-5272 E-mail: Siriwat.W@chula.ac.th

EDUCATION BACKGROUND:

BS (Entomology, Kasetsart University, 1970)
MS (Entomology, University of California Davis, 1972)
Ph.D. (Entomology, University of California Davis, 1975)

OTHER QUALIFICATION:

Head of Biology Department
Fellow of Royal Entomological Society (London) (1989)
Chairman of Biology Section, Science Society of Thailand (1992 - 1995)
Chairman of Bio-Olympic Committee of Thailand (1994 - 1995)
Vice President of Science Society of Thailand
Vice President of Asian Apicultural Association, Tokyo, Japan (1992 - 1995)

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

1975 - 1992 Professor in Entomology, Staff of Department of Biology,
Chulalongkorn University.
1984 – 1993 Head of Bee Biology Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
1984 – 1993 Principal Investigators of Bee Biology Research Projects (Ajinomoto Grant,
JICA, USAID Grants and Research Affairs, Chulalongkorn University Grants).
1975 – 1993 Author and co-author of scientific articles in English, Japanese, and Thai more than 100 papers.
1975 – 1993 Author and co-author of scientific books:
1. Insecticides (1978)
2. Bees and Honey (1986)
3. Biology of Honey Bees (1988)
4. Biodiversity of Honey Bees (1992)
5. Asian Apiculture (1993)
6. Biodiversity of Bee Mites and Honey Bee in Thailand (1994)

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

1. Successful personal experience as an Asian bee biologist in Thailand, Japan, China, Nepal, India, Srilanka, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
2. Successful working experience in Beekeeping and Bee Products Developments and Pilot Plants for Thai peoples at Royal Chilada Palace Project.
3. Successful working experience in Apicultural, cultural, educational teaching in schools and teacher training for hill tribe people.
4. Successful teaching in Apiculture and visiting professor in many universities in Thailand, Japan, China, Nepal, Srilanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Poland, USSR, Canada, USA, Germany, and Netherlands.
5. Successful working experience with Asian students from Asian and Pacific countries (Japan, Nepal, Vietnam, Loas and Australia).
6. Asian cultural Apiculture background and experiences.
7. Professional contacts and memberships of APIMONDIA (Rome), IBRA (U.K.) and AAA (Japan).

HONORS AND AWARDS:

1. Good Text books:
“Insecticides” from Chulalongkorn University (1978)
“Bees and Honey” from UNESCO (Thailand) (1986)
2. Outstanding scientific research:
Artificial Insemination of Asian Honey Bees from Chulalongkorn University (1989)
3. Outstanding of Entomologist (1995) from Entomological Society of Thailand and Kasetsart University

PUBLICATIONS:

1985
1. Wongsiri, S.; Polnurak, P.; and Sylvester, H. A. 1985. Enemies of Apis mellifera L. in
a rubber plantation in Thailand. Apimondia 30: 421-424.
2. Wongsiri, S.; Polnurak, P.; and Sylvester, H. A. 1985. Honey yield of Apis mellifera in
a rubber plantation in Thailand. Apimondia 30: 417-420.
1986
3. Wongsiri, S.; Lai, Y.; and Liu, Z. 1986. Beekeeping in Guangdong province of China
and some observation on the Chinese honey bee Apis cerana cerana and the
European honey bee Apis mellifera ligustica. Am. Bee J. 126: 748-752.
4. Pyramarn, K., and Wongsiri, S. 1986. Bee flora for four species of Apis in Thailand. J.
Sci. Res. Chula. Univ. 11(2): 95-103.
5. Sylvester, H. A., and Wongsiri, S. 1986. Beekeeping and research need in Thailand.
Apiacta 21: 119-125.
1987
6. Wongsiri, S. 1987. Regulation of Apis cerana absconding during a dearth period.
Apimondia 31: 98-101.
7. Wongsiri, S., and Pyramarn, K. 1987. Beekeeping techniques with Apis cerana F. in
poor areas of northeastern Thailand: Experiments on the effect of standard
Langstroth hives and modifies Chinese hives with wax foundation sheets. J. Sci.
Res. Chula. Univ. 12(1): 1-7.
8. Wongsiri, S., and Tangkanasing, P. 1987. Bee mite control in Thailand. Proceedings of
the Workshop on Parasitic Bee Mites and Their Control. FAO, pp. 201-208. Pulawy, Poland.
9. Wongsiri, S.; Tangkanasing, P.; and Sylvester, H. A. 1987. Mites, pests and beekeeping
with Apis cerana and Apis mellifera in Thailand. Am. Bee J. 127: 500-503.
10. Wongsiri, S.; Tangkanasing, P.; and Vongsamanode, S. 1987. Effectiveness of Asuntol
(coumaphos), Perizin (coumaphos), Mitac (amitraz) and powder of sulphur with
naphthalene for the control of bee mites (Verroa jacobsoni and Tropilaelaps
clareae). Apimondia 31: 135-137.
11. Wongsiri, S.; Wongthuaythong, S.; and Suwangul, M. 1987. Comparison of skin tests
for honey bee allergy using venom extracts of Apis mellifera, Apis cerana and
Apis florea. Progress in Venom and Toxic Research, pp. 103-115. Singapore.
1988
12. Wongsiri, S. 1988. Queen Production. Advanced Course in Beekeeping with Apis
cerana in Tropical and Subtropical Asia, University of Pertanian Malaysia,
Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 23.
13. Wongsiri, S. 1988. The effect of import of Apis mellifera L. to Thailand. Proceedings of
Fourth International Conference on Apiculture in Tropical Climate, pp. 162-167.
Cairo, Egypt.
14. Wongsiri, S. 1988. The resistance mechanism of the Asian hive bee (Apis cerana) to a
bee mite (Tropilaelaps clareae). Proceeding XVIII International Congress of
Entomology, pp. 245. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
15. Wongsiri, S.; Lekprayoon, C.; Pothichot, S.; and Lai, Y. 1988. Efficiency of crossing
Chinese strain Apis cerana cerana and Thai strain Apis cerana indica (Apidae:
Hymenoptera) by artificial insemination. Honeybee Science 10(3): 112-114.
16. Wongsiri, S.; Pothichot, S.; and Chao, F. 1988. Queen rearing with Apis cerana in
Thailand. Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Apiculture in
Tropical Climates, pp. 466-470. Cairo, Egypt.
17. Tangkanasing, P.; Wongsiri, S.; and Vongsamanode, S. 1988. Integrated control of
Varroa jacobsoni and Tropilaelaps clareae in Thailand. Africanized Honey Bee
and Bee Mite, Ellis Harwood Ltd, UK, pp. 409-412.
1989
18. Koeniger, N.; Koeniger, G.; and Wongsiri, S. 1989. Mating and sperm transfer in Apis
florea. Apidologie 20(5): 413-418.
19. Wongsiri, S., and Pothichot, S. 1989. A comparison of instrumental insemination and
naturally mated queen of Apis cerana Fabricius. Apimondia 32: 122-127.
20. Wongsiri, S., and Tangkanasing, P. 1989. The resistance behavior of Apis cerana against
Tropilaelaps clareae. Proceedings of the First Asia Pacific Conference of
Entomology, pp. 828-836. Chiang Mai, Thailand.
21. Lekprayoon, C.; Koeniger, N.; and Wongsiri, S. 1989. Queen Production with Apis
florea in Thailand. Proceedings of the First Asia-Pacific Conference of
Entomology, pp. 621-627. Chiang Mai, Thailand.
22. Pothichot, S.; Vongsamanode, S.; Lekprayoon, C.; and Wongsiri, S. 1989. Comparison
of queen production of Apis mellifera and Apis cerana. Proceedings of the First
Asia-Pacific Conference of Entomology, pp. 609-612. Chiang Mai, Thailand.
23. Vongsamanode, S., and Wongsiri, S. 1989. Effectiveness of some chemical agent
(Apistan, Bavaral and formic acid) of the control of the bee mite (Tropilaelaps
clareae) in European honey bee hives. Proceedings of the First Asia-Pacific
Conference of Entomology, pp. 613-615. Chiang Mai, Thailand.
1990
24. Wongsiri, S., and Pothichot, S. 1990. Queen production and controlled mating of Apis
cerana. Advances in Invertebrate Reproduction, Elsevier Sci Publ, New York-
Oxford, pp. 509-514.
25. Wongsiri, S.; Lai, Y.; and Sylvester, H. A. 1990. Queen rearing with Apis cerana. Am.
Bee J. 130: 32-35.
26. Wongsiri, S.; Lekprayoon, C.; and Pothichot, S. 1990. Hybridization of Chinese honey
bee Apis cerana cerana and Thai honey bee Apis carana indica by artificial
insemination. Proceedings of Workshop in Research Agriculture Biotechnology,
Kasetsart University and USAID, pp. 61-66.
27. Wongsiri, S.; Limbipichai, K.; Tangkanasing, P.; Mardan, M.; Rinderer, T. E.; Sylvester,
H. A.; Koeniger, G.; and Otis, G. 1990. Evidence of reproductive isolation
confirms Apis andreniformis (Smith, 1958) is a separate species from sympatric
Apis florea (Fabricius, 1787). Apidologie 21: 47-52.
1991
28. Koeniger, G.; Mardan, M.; Otis, G.; and Wongsiri, S. 1991. Comparative anatomy of
male genitalia organs in the genus Apis. Apidologie 22: 539-552.
29. Nakamura, J.; Wongsiri, S.; and Sasaki, M. 1991. Apis cerana on Samui Island and its
beekeeping. Honeybee Science 12: 27-30.
1992
30. Wongsiri, S. 1992. Beekeeping problems in developing countries of South East Asia.
Honeybees in Mountain Agriculture (Ed. L. R. Verma). Oxford & IBH Publ.,
New Delhi, pp. 239-248.
31. Wongsiri, S.; Lekprayoon, C.; Pothichot, S.; and Nakamura, J. 1992. Drone production
of Apis cerana in Thailand. Proc. XIX Int. Congress of Entomology, China, pp.
236-239.
32. Wongsiri, S.; Lekprayoon, C.; Pothichot, S.; and Sylvester, H. A. 1992. Biological
control of the Varroa bee mite : mass - rearing biological control agent by
crossing the Chinese strain Apis cerana cerana with the Thai strain Apis cerana
indica. Proc. Int. Conf. on the Asian Honey Bees and Bee Mites. Wicwas Press
USA, pp. 148–155.
33. Koeniger, G.; Koeniger, N.; Mardan, M.; and Wongsiri, S. 1992. Possible effects of
regular treatments of varroatosis on the host - parasite relationship between Apis
mellifera and Varroa jacobsoni. Proc. Int. Conf. on the Asian Honey Bees and
Bee Mites. Wicwas Press, USA, pp. 541-554.
34. Koeniger, G.; Koeniger, N.; Mardan, M.; and Wongsiri, S. 1992. Variance in weight
of sexuals and workers within and between 4 Apis species (Apis florea, Apis
dorsata, Apis cerana and Apis mellifera). Proc. Int. Conf. on the Asian Honey
Bees and Bee Mites. Wicwas Press, USA, pp. 104-109.
35. Nakamura, J.; Matsuka, M.; and Wongsiri, S. 1992. Honey bees trim brood on the
comb. Proc. Int. Conf. on the Asian Honey Bees and Bee Mites. Wicwas Press.
USA, pp. 226-230.
36. Oldroyd, B. P.; Rinderer, T. E.; and Wongsiri, S. 1992. Pollen resource partitioning by Apis dorsata, A. cerana, A. andreniformis and A. florea in Thailand. J. Apic. Res. 31(1): 3-7.
37. Patinawin, S., and Wongsiri, S. 1992. Male genitalia of honey bees. Proc. Int. Conf. on the Asian Honey Bees and Bee Mites. Wicwas Press, USA, pp. 110-116.
38. Pothichot, S.; Wongsiri, S.; and Dietz, A. 1992. Attempts in queen rearing of Apis cerana larvae in Apis mellifera larvae and Apis mellifera in Apis cerana colonies. Pro. Int. Conf. on the Asian Honey Bees and Bee Mites. Wicwas Press, USA, pp. 128-133.
39. Rinderer, T. E.; Oldroyd, B. P.; Sylvester, H. A.; and Wongsiri, S. 1992. Evolution of bee dance. Nature 360: 305-308.
40. Sylvester, H. A., and Wongsiri, S. 1992. DNA analysis of genetic variation in Asian
honey bees. Proc. Int. Conf. on the Asian Honey Bees and Bee Mites. Wicwas
Press, USA, pp. 156-160.
41. Woyke, J., and Wongsiri, S. 1992. Occurrence and size of laying worker eggs in Apis
florea colonies. J. Apic. Res. 31(3): 124-127.
1993
42. Jayasvasti, S., and Wongsiri, S. 1993. Scanning electron microscopy analysis of honey bee stings of six species (Apis florea, Apis dorsata, Apis cerana, Apis koschevnikovi, Apis florea, and Apis andreniformis). Honeybee Science 14:
105-109.
43. Kassim, H. D., and Wongsiri, S. 1993. Biological Control of the Greater Wax Moth, Galleria mellonela, and the Lesser Wax Moth, Achroia grisella, Using Strains of Bacillus thuringiensis. J. Sci. Res. Chula Univ. 18(1): 29-40.
44. Rinderer, T. E.; Oldroyd, B. P.; and Wongsiri, S. 1993. Time of drone flight in four honey bee species in South Eastern Thailand. J. of Api. Res. 32(1): 27-33.
1994
45. Wongsiri, S., and Thapa, R. 1994. Distinct fanning behavior of two dwarf honey bee Apis andreniformis (F. SMITH) and Apis florea (F.). Proceeding of 2nd Asian Apicultural Association Conference. (In Press).
46. Oldroyd, B. P.; Sylvester, H. A.; Wongsiri, S.; and Rinderer, T. E. 1994. Task specialization in a wild bee, Apis florea (Hymenoptera : Apidae), revealed by
RFLP banding. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 34: 25-30.
47. Patinawin, S., and Wongisri, S. 1994. Scanning electron microscopy of cervical lobes of
Apis drones. J. Apicul. Res. 33(2): 65-68.
48. Rinderer, T. E.; Oldroyd, B. P.; Lekprayoon, C.; Wongsiri, S.; Boonthai, C.; and Thapa,
R. 1994. Extended survival of the parasitic honey bee mite Tropilaelaps clareae
on adult workers of Apis mellifera and Apis dorsata. J. Apicul. Res. 33(3): 171-174.
1995
49. Wongsiri, S. 1995. Queen Production. In, the Asiatic Hive Bee (Ed P. G. Kevan).
Enviroquest Ltd., Canada, pp. 91-106.
50. Wongsiri, S., and Chen, P. 1995. Effects of agricultural development on honey bees in
Thailand. (Guest Editorial) Bee World 76(1): 3-5.
51. Wongsiri, S.; Chen, P.; and Thapa, R. 1995. Other uses of honey bee - products in
Thailand. British Bee J. 123: 144-149.
52. Oldroyd, B. P.; Smolenski, A. J.; Cornuet J.-M.; Wongsiri, S.; Estoup, A.; Rinderer,
T. E.; and Corzier, R. H. 1995. Levels of Polyandry and intracolonial genetic
relationships in Apis florea. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 37: 329-335.
53. Rinderer, T. E.; Oldroyd, B. P.; Wongsiri, S.; Sylvester, H. A.; De Guzman, L. I.; Stelzer,
J. A.; and Riggio, R. M. 1995. A morphological comparison of the dwarf honey
bees of southeastern Thailand and Palawan, Philippines. Apidologie 26: 387–
394.
54. Uthaisang, W.; Wongsiri, S.; Verakalasa, P.; and Sittipraneed, S. 1995. DNA probes for
the analysis of genetic variations in Apis cerana. Proceeding Biopolymers and
Bioproducts : Structure, Function and Applications. Bangkok, pp. 144-147.
1996
55. Wongsiri, S.; Lekprayoon, C.; Thapa, R.; Thirakupt, K.; Rinderer, T. E.; Sylvester, H. A.;
Oldroyd, B. P.; and Booncham, U. 1996. Comparative biology of Apis
andreniformis and Apis florea in Thailand. Bee World 77(4): 23-35.
56. Wongsiri, S.; Thapa, R.; Oldroyd, B. P.; and Burgett, D. M. 1996. A magic bee tree:
home to Apis dorsata. American Bee J. 136(11): 796-799.
57. Lekprayoon, C.; Wongsiri, S.; Jayasvasti, S.; and Leepitakrat, S. 1996. Survival of the
parasitic honey bee mite Tropilaelaps clareae (Delfinado and Baker) (Laelapidae)
on adult Apis florea and Apis andreniformis workers. In Mitchell, R.; Horn, D. J.;
Needham, G. R.; and Welbourn, W. C. (eds), Acarology IX: Proceedings
of the IX International Congress of Acarology. Ohio: 139-142.
58. Oldroyd, B. P.; Smolenski, A. J.; Cornuet, J.-M.; Wongsiri, S.; Estoup, A.; Rinderer, T.
R.; and Crozier, R. H. 1996. Levels of polyandry and intracolonial genetic
relationships in Apis dorsata (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am.
89(2): 276-283.
59. Rinderer, T. E.; Wongsiri, S.; Kuang, B.; Liu, J.; Oldroyd, B. P.; Sylvester, H. A.; and
De Guzman, L. I. 1996. Comparative nest architecture of the dwarf honey bees.
J. of Apic. Res. 35(1): 19-26.
1997
60. Wongsiri, S., and Thapa, R. 1997. Toxicity of Azadirachtin derivatives and synthetic
pyrethroids on oilseed rape to Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae). In
Biopesticides: Toxicity, Safety, Development and Proper. Proceedings First
International Symposium on Biopesticides. Chulalongkorn University Press,
Bangkok, pp. 82-86.
61. Oldroyd, B. P.; Cliflon, M. J.; Wongsiri, S.; Rinderer, T. E.; Sylvester, H. A.; and
Crozier, R. H. 1997. Polyandry in the genus Apis, particularly Apis
andreniformis. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 40: 17-26.
62. Thapa, R., and Wongsiri, S. 1997. Eupatorium odoratum: a honey plant for beekeepers in Thailand. Bee World 78(4): 175-178.
1998
63. Wongsiri, S.; Thapa, R.; and Kongpitak, P. 1998. Longan: a major honey plant in
Thailand. Bee World 79(1): 23-28.
64. Chen, P.; Wongsiri, S.; Jamyanya, T.; Rinderer, T. E.; Vongsamanode, S.; Matsuka, M.;
Sylvester, H. A.; and Oldroyd, B. P. 1998. Honey bees and other edible insects
used as human food in Thailand. American Entomologist 44(1): 24-29.
65. Oldroyd, B. P.; Clifton, M. J.; Parker, K.; Wongsiri, S.; Rinderer, T. E.; and Crozier, H.
1998. Evolution of mating behavior in the genus Apis and an estimate of mating
frequency in Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 91
(5): 700-709.
66. Sylvester, H. A.; Limbipichai, K.; Wongsiri, S.; Rinderer, T. E.; and Mardan, M. 1998.
Morphometric studies of Apis cerana in Thailand and the Malaysian peninsula. J.
Apicultural Research 37(3): 137-145.
1999
67. Wongsiri, S., and Deowanish, S. 1999. Bees and beekeeping in Thailand. Honeybee
Science 20(3): 135-137.
68. Wongsiri, S., and Matsuka, M. 1999. Tropical apiculture and organizations. Farming
Japan 33(3): 28-31.
69. Wongsiri, S.; Pyramarn, K.; Leepitakrat, S.; and Aemprapa, S. 1999. Rubber: a
potential major honey plant in Thailand. Bee World 80(4): 187-190.
70. Rasmidatta, A.; Suwannapong, G.; and Wongsiri, S. 1999. Ultrastructure of the
compound eye of the giant honey bee, Apis dorsata. Asian Bee J. 1(1): 60-63.
71. Suwannapong, G., and Wongsiri, S. 1999. Ultrastructure of the compound eyes of the
giant honey bee queens, Apis dorsata. J. of STREC 7(1-2): 60-66.
2000
72. Wongsiri, S.; Chanchao, C.; Deowanish, S.; Aemprapa, S.; Chaiyawong, T.; Petersen, S.;
and Leepitakrat, S. 2000. Honey bee diversity and beekeeping in Thailand. Bee
World 81(1): 20-29.
73. Chanchao, C.; Deowanish, S.; and Wongsiri, S. 2000. Apis cerana queen breeding, the
unique Thai technique for the unique traditional culture. Journal of
Multidisciplinary Research 13(2): 28-33.
74. Thapa, R.; Wongsiri, S.; Oldroyd, B. P.; and Prawan, S. 2000. Migration of Apis
dorsata in Northern Thailand. In M. Matsuka et al. (eds.), Proceedings of Fourth
Asian Apicultural Association International Conference, Kathmandu, March 23-
28, 1998, pp. 39-43. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing.
2001
75. Wongsiri, S. 2001. Honey bee diversity and management in the new millennium in
Thailand. In Wongsiri, S. (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International
Conference on Tropical Bees: Management and Diversity & Fifth Asian Apicultural
Association Conference 19-25 March, 2000, pp. 9-14. Thailand.
76. Chaiyawong, T.; Jayasvasti, S.; Suwannapong, G.; and Wongsiri, S. 2001. Scanning
electron microscopic analysis of honey bees, Apis nigrocincta, A. cerana,
A. koschevnikovi and A. mellifera stings. In Wongsiri, S. (ed.), Proceedings of
the Seventh International Conference on Tropical Bees: Management and
Diversity & Fifth Asian Apicultural Association Conference 19-25 March, 2000,
pp. 121-128. Thailand.
77. Deowanish, S.; Wattanachaiyingcharoen, W.; Wongsiri, S.; Oldroyd, B. P.; Leepitakrat, S.;
Rinderer, T. E.; and Sylvester, H. A. 2001. Biodiversity of dwarf honey bee in
Thailand. In Wongsiri, S. (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International
Conference on Tropical Bees: Management and Diversity & Fifth Asian Apicultural
Association Conference 19-25 March, 2000, pp. 97-104. Thailand.
78. Halling, L. A.; Oldroyd, B. P.; Wattanachaiyingcharoen, W.; Barron, A. B.; Nanork, P.;
and Wongsiri, S. 2001. Wosker poticing in the bee Apis florea. Behav. Ecol.
Sociobiol. 49(6): 509-513.
79. Nanork, P.; Deowanish, S.; and Wongsiri, S. 2001. Mitochondrial DNA variability of
dwarf honey bee Apis florea Fabricius, 1787 in Thailand by using PCR-RFLP
technique. In Wongsiri, S. (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International
Conference on Tropical Bees: Management and Diversity & Fifth Asian Apicultural
Association Conference 19-25 March, 2000, pp. 341-346. Thailand.
80. Oldroyd, B. P.; Halling, L. A.; Good, G.; Wattanachaiyingcharoen, W.; Barron, A. B.; Nanork, P.; Wongsiri, S.; and Ratnieks, F. L. W. 2001. Worker policing and worker reproduction in Apis cerana. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 50(4): 371-377.
81. Otis, G. W.; Koeniger, N.; Rinderer, T. E.; Hadisoesilo, T.; Yoshida, T.; Tingek, S.;
Wongsiri, S.; and Mardan, M. 2001. Comparative mating flight times of Asian
honey bees. In Wongsiri, S. (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International
Conference on Tropical Bees: Management and Diversity & Fifth Asian Apicultural
Association Conference 19-25 March, 2000, pp. 137-142. Thailand.
82. Sittipraneed, S.; Laoaroon, S.; Klinbunga, S.; and Wongsiri, S. 2001 Genetic
differentiation of the honey bee (Apis cerana) in Thailand: evidence from microsatellite polymorphism. Journal of Apicultural Research 40 (1): 9-16.
83. Thapa, R.; Wongsiri, S.; and Manandhar, D. N. 2001. Current status of predators and
diseases of honey bees in Nepal. In Wongsiri, S. (ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh
International Conference on Tropical Bees: Management and Diversity & Fifth
Asian Apicultural Association Conference 19-25 March, 2000, pp. 221-226.
Thailand.
2002
84. Wattanachaiyingcharoen, W.; Oldroyd, B. P.; Good, G.; Halling L.; Ratnieks, F. L. W.;
and Wongsiri, S. 2002. Lack of worker reproduction in the giant honey bee Apis
dorsata Fabricius. Insectes Sociaux 49(1): 80-85.
85. Rinderer, T. E.; Oldroyd, B. P.; de Guzman, L. I.; Wattanachaiyingchareon, W.; and
Wongsiri, S. 2002. Spatial distribution of the dwarf honey bees in an
agroecosystem in southeastern Thailand. Apidologie 33(6): 539-544.
2003
86. Chanchao, C.; Amano, K.; and Wongsiri, S. 2003. The detection of DNA variation in
mutant “sting-broken honeybees (Apis mellifera)” induced by gamma radiation.
Journal of KMITL 4(1): 74-80.
87. Chanchao, C.; Srimawong, P.; and Wongsiri, S. 2003. Alpha-glucosidase gene in Apis
cerana: cDNA sequence and enzyme activity. Proceedings of the XXXVIIIth
Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 477: 1-9.
88. Chanchao, C.; Suppasat, T.; and Wongsiri, S. 2003. Alkaline phosphatase in
developmental stages of Apis mellifera. Proceedings of the XXXVIIIth
Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 475: 1-11.
89. Kavinseksan, B.; Wongsiri, S.; De Guzman, L. I.; and Rinderer, T. E. 2003. Absence
of Tropilaelaps infestation from recent swarms of Apis dorsata in Thailand. J.
Apicult. Res. 42(3): 49-50.
90. Srisuparbh, D.; Klinbunga, S.; Wongsiri, S.; and Sittipraneed, S. 2003. Isolation and
characterization of major royal jelly cDNAs and proteins of the honey bee (Apis
cerana). Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 36(6): 572-579.
91. Thapa, R. and Wongsiri, S. 2003. Flying predators of the giant honey bees; Apis dorsata
and Apis laboriosa in Nepal. American Bee Journal 143(7): 540-542.
92. Wattanachaiyingcharoen, W.; Oldroyd, B. P.; Wongsiri, S.; Palmer, K.; and Paar, J.
2003. A scientific note on the mating frequency of Apis dorsata. Apidologie
34: 85-86.
93. Woyke, J.; Chanchao, C.; Wongsiri, S.; Wilde, J.; and Wilde, M. 2003. Size of eggs
from queens of three Asian Apis species and laying workers of Apis cerana.
Journal of Apicultural Science 47(2): 39-52.
2004
94. Chantawannakul, P.; Petersen, S.; and Wongsiri, S. 2004. Conservation of honey bee
species in South East Asia: Apis mellifera or native bees? Biodiversity 5(2): 25-
28.
95. Kavinseksan, B.; Wongsiri, S.; Rinderdr, T.E..; and G.T. de Guzman. 2004. Comparison
of the hygienic behavior of ARS Russian and commercial honey bees in Thailand.
American Bee Journal 144: 870-872.
96. Phiancharoen, M.; Wongsiri, S.; Koeniger, N.; and Koeniger, G. 2004. Instrumental
insemination of Apis mellifera queens with hetero-and conspecific spermatozoa
results in different sperm survival. Apidologie 35: 1-9.
97. Chaiyawong, T.; Deowanish, S.; Wongsiri, S.; Sylvester, H. A.; Rinderer, T. E.; and De
Guzman L. I. 2004. Multivariate morphometric study of Apis florea in Thailand.
J. Apicult. Res. 43(3): 123-127.
98. Kavinseksan, B.; Wongsiri, S.; Rinderer, T. E.; and de Guzman, L. I. 2004. Comparison
of the hygienic behavior of ARS Russian and commercial honey bees in Thailand.
American Bee Journal 144: 870-872.
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