Dennis vanEngelsdorp

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Dennis vanEngelsdorp
EducationDoctor of Philosophy
Alma mater Pennsylvania State University University of Guelph
Known for Colony collapse disorder | Honey bee | Varroa destructor
Scientific career
Institutions University of Maryland

Dennis vanEngelsdorp is an associate professor [1] of entomology at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the Chief Scientist for the Bee Informed Partnership and has been involved in a number of studies aimed at understanding colony collapse disorder. [2] [3] [4] VanEngelsdorp was formerly the chief apiarist for Pennsylvania. [5] He was married to H. G. Carrillo, a professor of English at George Washington University, until Carrillo's death of COVID-19 in April 2020. [6] [7]

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