Intra-dance variation among waggle runs and the design of efficient protocols for honey bee dance decoding

The first and last waggle runs within a waggle dance bout are significantly more variable than the middle runs [1].

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Factors affecting ovary activation in honey bee workers: a meta-analysis

Ovary activation in workers is more affected by environmental factors than genetic factors [2].

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Next-generation small RNA sequencing for microRNAs profiling in Apis mellifera: comparison between nurses and foragers

MicroRNA differs between nurses and foragers [3].

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“Beetrack”: a software for 2D open field locomotion analysis in honey bees

Computer software can be used to monitor movement of four honey bees moving in petri dishes [4].

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Circadian changes in susceptibility of young honeybee workers to intoxication by pyrethroid, carbamate, organophosphorus, benzoyl urea and pyridine derivative insecticides

Some insecticides are most toxic to honey bee workers at mid day [5].

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A common pesticide decreases foraging success and survival in honey bees

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Swarming generates rebel workers in honeybees

Workers which develop in a temporarily queenless colony, for example during swarming, have more ovarioles, less developed hypopharyngeal glands and more developed mandibular glands. This can be explained by reduced relatedness of the workers to the new queen produced during swarming [7].

See also:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982212002758

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Dynamics of sensory processing in the dual olfactory pathway of the honeybee

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Acute contact toxicity test of insecticides (Cipermetrina 25, Lorsban 48E, Thionex 35) on honeybees in the southwestern zone of Uruguay

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Parasite-insecticide interactions: a case study of Nosema ceranae and fipronil synergy on honeybee

Workers exposed to sublethal dose of insecticide and infected with Nosema ceranae suffer disproportionally high mortality [8].

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