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Are Dispersal Mechanisms Changing the Host–Parasite Relationship and Increasing the Virulence of Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Managed Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies?

Link to the publication: https://academic.oup.com/ee/article-abstract/3745306/Are-Dispersal-Mechanisms-Changing-the-Host

DeGrandi-Hoffman G., Ahumada F., Graham H. (2017) Are Dispersal Mechanisms Changing the Host–Parasite Relationship and Increasing the Virulence of Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Managed Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies? Environmental Entomology.

Acute toxicity of five pesticides to Apis mellifera larvae reared in vitro

Link to the publication: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.4608/full

Dai P., Jack C.J., Mortensen A.N., Ellis J.D. (2017) Acute toxicity of five pesticides to Apis mellifera larvae reared in vitro. Pest Management Science.

African “Killer Bees” in the Americas

Link to the publication: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-55396-2_17

Jernelöv A. (2017) African “Killer Bees” in the Americas. in: Jernelöv A. (Ed.), The Long-Term Fate of Invasive Species. Springer, pp. 251–260.

Queen Quality and the Impact of Honey Bee Diseases on Queen Health: Potential for Interactions between Two Major Threats to Colony Health

Link to the publication: http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/8/2/48/htm

Amiri E., Strand M.K., Rueppell O., Tarpy D.R. (2017) Queen Quality and the Impact of Honey Bee Diseases on Queen Health: Potential for Interactions between Two Major Threats to Colony Health. Insects 8:48.

The cues of colony size: how honey bees sense that their colony is large enough to begin to invest in reproduction

Link to the publication: http://jeb.biologists.org/content/220/9/1597

Smith M.L., Koenig P.A., Peters J.M. (2017) The cues of colony size: how honey bees sense that their colony is large enough to begin to invest in reproduction. Journal of Experimental Biology 220:1597–1605.

Risk factors associated with honey bee colony loss in apiaries in Galicia, NW Spain

Link to the publication: http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/9652/3267

Meana A., Llorens-Picher M., Euba A., Bernal J.L., Bernal J., Garcia-Chao M., Dagnac T., Castro-Hermida J.A., Gonzalez-Porto A.V., Higes M. et al. (2017) Risk factors associated with honey bee colony loss in apiaries in Galicia, NW Spain. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 15:0501.

Synergistic toxicity and physiological impact of imidacloprid alone and binary mixtures with seven representative pesticides on honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Link to the publication: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0176837

Zhu Y.C., Yao J., Adamczyk J., Luttrell R. (2017) Synergistic toxicity and physiological impact of imidacloprid alone and binary mixtures with seven representative pesticides on honey bee (Apis mellifera). PloS one 12:e0176837.

The Role of Propolis in Oxidative Stress and Lipid Metabolism: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Link to the publication: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2017/4272940/abs/

Mujica V., Orrego R., Pérez J., Romero P., Ovalle P., Zúñiga-Hernández J., Arredondo M., Leiva E. (2017) The Role of Propolis in Oxidative Stress and Lipid Metabolism: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017.

Washboarding in Feral Honey Bees, Apis mellifera: Observations at Natural Hives

Link to the publication: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1660/062.120.0104

Taulman J.F. (2017) Washboarding in Feral Honey Bees, Apis mellifera: Observations at Natural Hives. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 120:31–38.

Propolis counteracts some threats to honey bee health

Link to the publication: http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/8/2/46/htm

Simone-Finstrom M., Borba R.S., Wilson M., Spivak M. (2017) Propolis counteracts some threats to honey bee health. Insects 8:46.