Winston, Mark L.
WINSTON, Mark L.
WINSTON, Mark L. American, b. 1950. Genres: Biology. Career: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, research assistant in chemotaxis, 1972-73; U.S. Department of Agriculture, research assistant in Gypsy Moth Section, 1973; consultant in Africanized bee management to the ministries of agriculture of Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama, 1977-80; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, assistant professor, 1980-84, associate professor, 1984-88, professor of biological sciences, 1988-, university research professor, 1990-91. Visiting professor and lecturer at colleges and universities worldwide. Patented a pheromone composition for use in controlling honey bee colonies, 1990. Member of advisory committees and boards of directors. Creator of Apiculture: An Introduction to Bees and Beekeeping, TV series, 1983. Publications: The Biology of the Honey Bee, 1987; Killer Bees: The Africanized Honey Bee in the Americas, 1992; Nature Wars, 1997; From Where I Sit, 1998; Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone, 2002. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to scientific journals and beekeeping magazines. Address: Department of Biological Sciences, Rm B8276, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6. Online address: [email protected]