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Heather R Mattila

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Horticultural crop improvement (incl. selection and breeding)Invertebrate biologyNanoelectromechanical systemsAnimal protection (incl. pests and pathogens)

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|Sep 26, 2025

Predatory behavior, nesting habits, and impacts on honey bees (Apis mellifera) of an invasive hornet (Vespa tropica) on the island of Guam.

Christopher A Rosario, Gard W Otis, Ross H Miller

|Mar 17, 2022

Linking the Morphology of Sternal Glands to Rubbing Behavior by <i>Vespa soror</i> (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Workers During Recruitment for Group Predation.

Heather R Mattila, Satoshi Shimano, Gard W Otis

|Feb 25, 2022

Comparison of the External Morphology of the Sternal Glands for Hornets in the Genus <i>Vespa</i>.

Heather R Mattila, Gard W Otis, Johan Billen

|Nov 22, 2021

Giant hornet (<i>Vespa soror</i>) attacks trigger frenetic antipredator signalling in honeybee (<i>Apis cerana</i>) colonies.

Heather R Mattila, Hannah G Kernen, Gard W Otis

|Dec 09, 2020

Honey bees (Apis cerana) use animal feces as a tool to defend colonies against group attack by giant hornets (Vespa soror).

Heather R Mattila, Gard W Otis, Lien T P Nguyen

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