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Post-embryonic changes in the hindgut of honeybee Apis mellifera workers: Morphology, cuticle deposition, apoptosis, and cell proliferation
Link to the publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.09.020
Gonçalves W.G., Fernandes K.M., Santana W.C., Martins G.F., Zanuncio J.C., Serrão J.E. (2017) Post-embryonic changes in the hindgut of honeybee Apis mellifera workers: Morphology, cuticle deposition, apoptosis, and cell proliferation. Developmental biology 431:194–204.

Conservation of the dark bee (Apis mellifera mellifera): Estimating C-lineage introgression in Nordic breeding stocks
Link to the publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/09064702.2020.1770327
Groeneveld L.F., Kirkerud L.A., Dahle B., Sunding M., Flobakk M., Kjos M., Henriques D., Pinto M.A., Berg P. (2020) Conservation of the dark bee (Apis mellifera mellifera): Estimating C-lineage introgression in Nordic breeding stocks. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A—Animal Science.

Low temperature exposure (20° C) during the sealed brood stage induces abnormal venation of honey bee wings
Zhu X., Xu X., Zhou S., Wang Q., Chen L., Hao Z., Zhou B. (2018) Low temperature exposure (20° C) during the sealed brood stage induces abnormal venation of honey bee wings. Journal of Apicultural Research 57:458–465.

Industrial bees: The impact of apicultural intensification on local disease prevalence
Bartlett L.J., Rozins C., Brosi B.J., Delaplane K.S., de Roode J.C., White A., Wilfert L., Boots M. (2019) Industrial bees: The impact of apicultural intensification on local disease prevalence. Journal of Applied Ecology.

Pitting wild bees against managed honey bees in their native range, a losing strategy for the conservation of honey bee biodiversity
Alaux C., Le Conte Y., Decourtye A. (2019) Pitting wild bees against managed honey bees in their native range, a losing strategy for the conservation of honey bee biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7.

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.