Kirsty Stainton

Author

Kirsty Stainton is a science writer and beekeeper. She worked at Fera Science from 2016 to 2020 where she performed research for the National Bee Unit that included molecular detection of the invasive pests, Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Asian hornet) and Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle), molecular analysis of the Asian hornet diet and research into the use of antivirals to treat honey bees.

Kirsty then spent 2 years working on honey bee virus research before deciding to move into science communication. She writes lectures and articles about bee diseases and recently published her book - 'A practical guide to Varroa management'.