OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Canadian Entomologist is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Physiological responses of Parthenium beetles, Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), to fluctuating temperature stress	20
Capture of the oak ambrosia beetle within the host tree canopy	14
New records and range extensions of Carabidae of Ontario’s boreal forest – CORRIGENDUM	12
A new species of Cinara (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from Japan, and concomitant specimen data publication	10
Pest characteristics of Trigonorhinus sp. (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) and the developmental process of its galls in Caragana liouana Zhao Y. Chang and Yakovlev	10
Forest tent caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) across Canada, 1938–2001: I. Periodic outbreaks; episodic impacts	8
Rice root aphids, Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale, and cannabis aphids, Phorodon cannabis (Hemiptera: Aphididae), are parasitised by Aphelinus varipes (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)	7
Dynamic changes in the physiological characteristics of Coridius chinensis (Hemiptera: Dinidoridae) between diapause and post-diapause development periods	7
Fitness consequences of feeding-by-remating interactions in female Cerambyx welensii (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae)	7
The effects of host and habitat preferences in mate location of Monochamus maculosus , Monochamus notatus	6
Nunavik Sentinels: documenting northern insect biodiversity and supporting Indigenous youth leadership through participatory research and education	6
Responses of Megacyllene andesiana and Oreodera bituberculata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) to anti-2,3-hexanediol, fuscumol, and fuscumol acetate in Peru	6
New Canadian records and range expansion for Pterallastes thoracicus Loew (Diptera: Syrphidae)	5
Trapping studies reveal phenology and reproductive behaviour in two solitary sweat bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)	5
Harnischia complex (Diptera, Chironomidae): systematic notes featuring a new species and two new records from India	5
New Eocene giant lacewings with once-banded wings (Neuroptera: Polystoechotidae) of the Okanagan Highlands at McAbee, Canada, and Republic, United States of America	5
Relative effects of black, purple, and green multiple-funnel traps on catches of arboreal and saproxylic beetles in forest understoreys	4
New record of Calliphora stelviana (Diptera: Calliphoridae) at low elevation in southern Canada	4
Partial exploitation of host egg patches resulting from a high rejection rate of healthy hosts cautions the mechanistic use of functional response models	4
Using 3D printing as a tool to study nesting behaviours of paracoprid dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)	4
First records of Otiorhynchus (Podoropelmus) albidus Stierlin, 1861 (Coleoptera: curculionidae) in North America	3
North American hymenopteran parasitoids of emerald ash borer larvae: seasonal abundance and interaction with introduced Asian parasitoids	3
Patterns of diversity in stream macroinvertebrate communities in a low-gradient agricultural stream (Sydenham River, Ontario, Canada) were driven by surficial geology and catchment position	3
Ospriocerus robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) in Canada	3
First report of the sucking louse, Solenopotes burmeisteri (Psocodea: Linognathidae), infesting elk (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) in Canada	3

Automatic counting and identification of two Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae) morphs with image-recognition artificial intelligence	3
Developing monitoring protocols for Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): influence of trapping intensity and lure type	3
Mantid expansion into North American salt marshes	3
Insights into dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) distribution along an elevational gradient in a tepui table-top mountain in the Brazilian Amazon	3
Evidence for multiple mating by female eastern carpenter bees, Xylocopa virginica (Hymenoptera: Apidae)	2
Species composition and seasonal abundance of synanthropic flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the Winnipeg area, Manitoba, Canada, 1978–1980	2
Bright ideas: comparison of LED and black-light fluorescent light performance on the capture of macromoth assemblages in western Newfoundland’s boreal forest, Canada	2
The cold tolerance of an adult winter-active stonefly: how Allocapnia pygmaea (Plecoptera: Capniidae) avoids freezing in winter in Nova Scotia, Canada	2
The establishment of the association between the Japanese beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and the parasitoid Istocheta aldrichi (Diptera: Tachinidae) in Québec, Canada	2
The French connection: DNA barcodes reveal the geographic origin of introduced populations of Mantis religiosa (Mantodea: Mantidae) in southern Quebec an	2
The distribution of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in Canada	2
Distribution and diversity of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Canada, including new records and a species checklist	2
Variation in ground-dwelling arthropod communities across differently managed infiltration basins	2
Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): an exotic biocontrol agent of the noxious weed, Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae)	2
The influence of nonnative earthworms (Annelida: Crassiclitellata: Lumbricidae) on oribatid mite communities in a boreal forest stand	2
Coleoptera associated with intermittent streams and their riparian zones in south coastal British Columbia – CORRIGENDUM	2
First report of Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera: coreidae) feeding on Rubus (Rosaceae) fruit	2
Coleoptera associated with intermittent streams and their riparian zones in south coastal British Columbia	2
A binomial sampling method for estimating the density of blueberry aphid, Ericaphis fimbriata (Hemiptera: Aphididae), in commercial highbush blueberry	2
Eocene giant ants, Arctic intercontinental dispersal, and hyperthermals revisited: discovery of fossil Titanomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formiciinae) in the cool uplands of British Columbia	2
Generalist predators, increased plant density, and lower temperature reduce flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) damage to canola (Brassicaceae) stems and cotyledons	2