Brandon Shannon

Brandon Shannon is a postdoctoral researcher in the Johnson Honey Bee Lab at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on reducing risks to honey bees from pesticides and the ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor. Brandon completed graduate school at OSU, graduating with a master’s degree in environmental science in 2023 and a PhD in environmental science with a minor in entomology in 2025. Prior to grad school, he attended the University of Central Florida to earn bachelor's degree in chemistry in 2018 and worked for 3 years performing regulatory testing of gaseous emissions from industrial sources. After his postdoc, Brandon aims to continue his career in academia to improve honey bee health and grow the beekeeping community.

Recent Publications:
Shannon, B., Zhang, R., Marsh, L., & Johnson, R. M. (2025). Adjuvants to improve efficacy of miticides in managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies to control Varroa destructor (p. 2025.02.14.638256). bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.14.638256

Shannon B, Jeon H, Johnson RM. 2023. Review: the risks of spray adjuvants to honey bees. Journal of Insect Science. 23(6):20. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iead100.

Shannon B, Walker E, Johnson RM. 2023. Toxicity of spray adjuvants and tank mix combinations used in almond orchards to adult honey bees (Apis mellifera). Journal of Economic Entomology. 116(5):1467–1480. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad161.