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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.

Migration effects on population dynamics of the honeybee-mite interactions
Link to the publication: https://www.mmnp-journal.org/articles/mmnp/abs/2017/02/mmnp2017122p84/mmnp2017122p84.html
Messan K., DeGrandi-Hoffman G., Castillo-Chavez C., Kang Y. (2017) Migration effects on population dynamics of the honeybee-mite interactions. Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena 12:84–115.

Sample preservation, transport and processing strategies for honeybee RNA extraction: Influence on RNA yield, quality, target quantification and data normalization
Link to the publication: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166093417300885
Forsgren E., Locke B., Semberg E., Laugen A.T., de Miranda J.R. (2017) Sample preservation, transport and processing strategies for honeybee RNA extraction: Influence on RNA yield, quality, target quantification and data normalization. Journal of Virological Methods 246:81–89.

The honeybee as a model insect for developmental genetics
Link to the publication: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dvg.23019/full
Cridge A.G., Lovegrove M.R., Skelly J.G., Taylor S.E., Petersen G.E.L., Cameron R.C., Dearden P.K. (2017) The honeybee as a model insect for developmental genetics. Genesis.

Return of Drones: Flight Experience Improves Returning Performance in Honeybee Drones
Link to the publication: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10905-017-9616-2
Hayashi S., Farkhary S.I., Takata M., Satoh T., Koyama S. (2017) Return of Drones: Flight Experience Improves Returning Performance in Honeybee Drones. Journal of Insect Behavior 30:237–246.

Effect of Brood Pheromone on Survival and Nutrient Intake of African Honey Bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) under Controlled Conditions
Link to the publication: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10886-017-0840-1
Démares F.J., Yusuf A.A., Nicolson S.W., Pirk C.W.W. (2017) Effect of Brood Pheromone on Survival and Nutrient Intake of African Honey Bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) under Controlled Conditions. Journal of Chemical Ecology 43:443–450.

Honey bees preferentially consume freshly-stored pollen
Link to the publication: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0175933
Carroll M.J., Brown N., Goodall C., Downs A.M., Sheenan T.H., Anderson K.E. (2017) Honey bees preferentially consume freshly-stored pollen. PloS one 12:e0175933.

High pesticide risk to honey bees despite low focal crop pollen collection during pollination of a mass blooming crop
Link to the publication: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5396195/
McArt S.H., Fersch A.A., Milano N.J., Truitt L.L., Böröczky K. (2017) High pesticide risk to honey bees despite low focal crop pollen collection during pollination of a mass blooming crop. Scientific Reports 7.

Effects of various sugar feeding choices on survival and tolerance of honey bee workers to low temperatures
Link to the publication: http://ftp.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/jear/article/view/6200
Abou-Shaara H.F. (2017) Effects of various sugar feeding choices on survival and tolerance of honey bee workers to low temperatures. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research 49.