Adrian Fisher
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Mail code: 4501Campus: Tempe
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Adrian Fisher is an assistant professor in the School of Life Sciences, where he investigates environmental stressors affecting insect pollinator health. He is particularly interested in the role of agricultural pesticides and climate change in ongoing pollinator decline, and in employing solutions-based research to help efforts in pollinator protection and food security.
PhD Texas A&M University
Pollinators, ecotoxicology, insect physiology, animal behavior
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. DOI: 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. DOI: 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. DOI: 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. DOI: 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.
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 182 | General Biology II |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 182 | General Biology II |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 360 | Animal Physiology |