Roger A. Morse, Ph.D. (July 5, 1927 - May 12, 2000) was an American bee biologist who, through his research and publications, taught the rudiments and finer practices of beekeeping. Morse was involved in research on honeybee parasites, acarine mite, varroa mite, and African small hive beetle which were introduced to the United States during his career. He also provided guidance to the beekeeping industry on the Africanized honeybee and Pesticide misuse.
Education and career
Morse was born in Saugerties, New York, and join the U.S. Army at age seventeen and served from 1944 to 1947. He received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1950, his masters in 1953 and his doctorate in 1955, and did postgraduate work with the State Plant Board in Gainesville, Florida. After a brief stint as assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, he returned to Cornell University where he remained until retirement. Morse taught an introductory course on beekeeping, which was available to students as an elective. He was made chairman of the entomology department in 1986, until 1989.