The Walke Lab

Congratulations to Shelby for successfully defending her master's thesis! Shelby conducted a field experiment with honey bees and found...

I was pleased to join Dr. Michelle Taylor and present at the Western Apicultural Society mini-conference to over 400 attendees. Many...

Dr. Walke presented at the virtual Ecological Society of America conference in August 2020. She presented her research on environmental...

Congratulations to Philip for successfully defending his master's thesis today! He found that frogs infected with the chytrid fungus had...

Dr. Walke was honored to be in such great company on a panel to discuss the role of the microbiome in Bees, Guts, Soil, and Cancer at a...

Dr. Walke enjoyed engaging with the Backyard Beekeepers at their meeting in Deer Park, WA to talk about what the "little bugs" (AKA...

Walke lab graduate student presents their research on the effects of diet and nutrition on the honey bee gut microbiome, health, and...

I had a wonderful visit to Oregon to meet with collaborators and sample Taricha newts to test for Bd and Bsal. Don't forget your hard hats!

We did our spring treatment for Varroa mites at our two experimental apiaries. We used oxalic acid vapor, which involved using a car...

Some of our samples collected in Virginia, USA and Panama were incorporated into this study on global climate and amphibian skin...