Adrian Fisher

Harrison, J.F., Chen, J., Glass, J.R., Ozturk, C., Smith, B.H., Fewell, J.H., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Kang, Y., Sorensen, B., Rothweil, D., DesJardins, N.S., Fisher II, A. 2026. Limits and mechanisms of honey bee colonial thermoregulation in the heat. Journal of Experimental Biology, jeb.252357. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.252357. 

Chen, J., Fisher II, A., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Ozturk, C., Smith, B.H., Fewell, J.H., Kang, Y., Maxwell, K., Overcash, K., Chahal, K., Harrison, J.F. 2026. Negative effects of excessive heat on colony thermoregulation and population dynamics in honey bees. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology 99: 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1086/739493.

Chen, J., Fisher II, A., Harrison, J.F., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Fewell, J.H., Kang, Y. 2025. Modeling pesticide impacts on honey bee dynamics from mathematical and experimental integration. Journal of Theoretical Biology 611: 112167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2025.112167. 

Fisher II, A., Chahal, K., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Smith, B.H., Fewell, J.H., Harrison, J.F. 2025. Exposure to a widely used mito-toxic fungicide negatively affects hemolymph protein and vitellogenin levels in honey bees (Apis mellifera). Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 115: 104676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2025.104676.

Fisher II, A., Tadei, R., Berenbaum, M., Nieh, J., Siviter, H., Crall, J., Glass, J., Muth, F., Liao, L.H., DesJardins, N., Traynor, K., Nocelli, R., Simon-Delso, N., and Harrison, J. 2024. A call for clarity: Embracing the debate on pesticide regulation to protect pollinators. BioScience. biae009. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae009. 

Fisher II, A., Tadei, R., Berenbaum, M., Nieh, J., Siviter, H., Crall, J., Glass, J., Muth, F., Liao, L.H., DesJardins, N., Traynor, K., Nocelli, R., Simon-Delso, N., and Harrison, J. 2023. Breaking the cycle: Reforming pesticide regulation to protect pollinators. BioScience. 10.1093/biosci/biad088. 

Fisher II, A., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Liao, L.H., Tadei, R., Harrison, J.F. 2023. The challenge of balancing fungicide use and pollinator health. Advances in Insect Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aiip.2023.01.002. 

Siviter, H., Fisher II, A., B. Baer, B., Brown, M.J.F., Camargo, I.F., Cole, J., Le Conte, Y., Dorin, B., Evans, J.D., Farina, W., Fine, J., Fischer, L.R., Garratt, M.P.D., Giannini, T.C., Giray, T., Li-Byarlay, H., López-Uribe, M.M., Nieh, J.C., Przybyla, K., Raine, N.E., Ray, A.M., Singh, G., Spivak, M., Traynor, K., Kapheim, K.M., Harrison, J.F. 2023. Protecting pollinators and our food supply: understanding and managing threats to pollinator health. Insectes Sociaux 70: 281–282. 

Fisher II, A., Glass, J.R., Ozturk, C., DesJardins, N., Raka, Y., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Smith, B.H., Fewell, J.F., and Harrison, J.H. 2022. Seasonal variability in physiology and behavior affects the impact of fungicide exposure on honey bee (Apis mellifera) health. Environmental Pollution 311: 120010. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120010.

Fisher II, A., Cogley, T., Ozturk, C., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Smith, B.H., Kaftanoglu, O., Fewell, J.F., and Harrison, J.H. 2021. The active ingredients of a mitotoxic fungicide negatively affect pollen consumption and worker survival in laboratory-reared honey bees (Apis mellifera). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 226: 112841. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112841. 

DesJardins, N., Fisher II, A., Ozturk, C., Fewell, J.H., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Harrison, J.F., and Smith, B. 2021. A common fungicide, Pristine®, impairs olfactory associative learning performance in honey bees (Apis mellifera). Environmental Pollution 288: 117720. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117720.

Fisher II, A., Berenbaum, M., Crall, J., DesJardins, N., *Glass, J., Liao, L.H., Muth, F., Nieh, J., Nocelli, R., Simon-Delso, N., Siviter, H., Tadei, R., Traynor, K., and Harrison, J. 2021. Reform pesticide regulations to protect pollinators. Nature Communications 595: 172. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01818-x.

Fisher II, A., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Smith, B.H., Ozturk, C., Kaftanoglu, O., Fewell, J.F., and Harrison, J.H. 2021. Field cross-fostering and in vitro rearing demonstrate negative effects of both larval and adult exposure to a widely used fungicide in honey bees (Apis mellifera). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 217: 112251. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112251. 

Glass, J.R., Fisher II, A., Fewell, J.H., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Ozturk, C., and Harrison, J.F. Consumption of a widely used mito-toxic fungicide reduces thorax mass and negatively impacts maximal flight capacities of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). 2021. Environmental Pollution 274: 116533. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116533. 

Fisher II, A., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Smith, B.H., Johnson, M., Kaftanoglu, O., Cogley, T., Fewell J.H., and Harrison, J.F. 2020. Colony field test reveals dramatically higher toxicity of a widely-used mito-toxic fungicide on honey bees (Apis mellifera). Environmental Pollution 269: 115964. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115964.