Insectes Sociaux

Papers
(The TQCC of Insectes Sociaux is 3. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Nesting biology and social organisation of a silk wasp (Microstigmus rosae) from the North–West Ecuadorian Choco32
Rapid elimination of symbiotic intestinal protists during the neotenic differentiation in a subterranean termite, Reticulitermes speratus27
Why does resource availability matter for honeybee colonies in spring?22
ANTS by Gary J. Skinner and Andrew P. Jarman. 202517
The functional role of eversible tentacle organs in a myrmecophilous riodinid caterpillar and their impact on ant behavior15
Swarming rate and timing of unmanaged honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera carnica) in a forest environment14
Endopolyploidy and its role in shaping ant castes and colony dynamics: a study on Camponotus aff. balzani (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)12
Variable impacts of urban habitat fragmentation on ant population genetics in the Philadelphia metropolitan area11
Special Issue: Sociable arthropods: broadening conceptions about social insects11
Olfactory associative learning in the Australian stingless bee Tetragonula carbonaria11
Colony composition, phasic reproduction, caste dimorphism, and prey preferences of the oriental non-army doryline ant Yunodorylus eguchii (Borowiec, 2009) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae)11
Sociality in the North African small carpenter bee, Ceratina albosticta11
My early encounters with Ants and Hamilton’s inclusive fitness theory11
Rate of molecular evolution and life history traits of social insects10
What if you can control whom your queen mates with?10
The queens of the stingless bees: from egg to adult9
Building a polydomous colony: nest network expansion by Linepithema humile9
Seasonal nutrient fluctuations in Reticulitermes flavipes workers and soldiers9
Interactions between ants and diaspores in a Brazilian hotspot: an overview of trends and gaps in literature8
From gene regulatory networks to social networks: integrative sociogenomics from single cell to superorganism7
Behavioral interactions in two ant species in the Southeast United States and evidence for a native supercolony7
The influence of illumination regimes on the structure of ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) community composition in urban habitats7
Trophobiotic interactions between subsocial or communal treehoppers and the ant Ectatomma tuberculatum in Mexico6
Urban structures are poor stepping stones for crevice-nesting ants in fragmented landscapes6
Mutualistic interactions between fire bees and treehoppers6
Tool use in pavement battles between ants: first report of Tetramorium immigrans (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) using soil-dropping as an interference strategy6
Burying beetles as a model organism to study sex differences in parental care6
The effect of transporting hitchhikers on the stability of loaded leaf-cutting ants6
Nest-founding by red imported fire ant queens (Solenopsis invicta) is not limited by Solenopsis thief ant populations6
Ants (Lasius niger) deposit more pheromone close to food sources and further from the nest but do not attempt to update erroneous pheromone trails6
Climatological influences on flight activity of Lepidotrigona flavibasis Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Meliponini)6
Conference contributions by section members of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI) at international IUSSI conferences (1952–2022) are not in accordance with membership numb5
Respiratory metabolism and energetics of Polistes paper wasp larvae and pupae from differing climates5
Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta buren workers do not have ovaries5
Beyond busy workers: exploring the sensitivity of inactive ants to environmental cues5
Reassembly of ground-dwelling ant communities in reforestation plots in SW Costa Rica5
Temnothorax longispinosus acorn ant colonies respond to parasitic raids by emigrating5
Sociable arthropods: broadening conceptions about social insects5
Brain plasticity indicates key cognitive demands in an animal society: caste comparisons in dampwood termites4
Behavioral and morphological traits influencing variation in task performance of Camponotus vagus ants4
Correction to: Description of nest architecture and ecological notes on the bumblebee Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapponicus (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombini)4
Myrmecophily among mesostigmatid mites4
Plan Bee: genetic diversity in an Australia honey bee (Apis mellifera) breeding program4
Historical and present-day records on African termites: revisiting the diversity and distribution of Macrotermes in Namibia after six decades4
Colony life history of the tropical arboreal ant, Cephalotes goniodontus De Andrade, 19994
Under pressure: the effect of long-term fungal infection on the encapsulation response in ants4
Development of a standard medium for culturing the termite Reticulitermes speratus4
Impact of empty flowers on foraging choice and movement within floral patches by the honey bee, Apis mellifera4
The timing of rubbish removal in the red harvester ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus4
Innate visual attraction in wood ants is a hardwired behavior seen across different motivational and ecological contexts4
Diversity hidden in nests: worldwide account of nidicolous silverfish (Insecta: Zygentoma)4
Workers require more cognitive skills than soldiers, queens and kings3
Financial report: international union for the study of social insects 20233
No short-term effects of fire on termite diversity in a tropical mountain3
Busy as a bee—or not?3
Coordinated adjustment of flight fuel by nectar volume and concentration in honeybee recruitment3
Stingless bee (Apidae: Meliponini) foraging and predation at trunk resin sources: Rare observations captured with microcontroller-based camera traps in a lowland dipterocarp forest3
The temperate arboreal ant Camponotus yamaokai with intranidal mating exhibits extended mating seasons in spring and autumn3
Occupation of twigs by ants in the leaf litter: is there a relationship between the morphology of the castes and the entrance hole?3
Mutual avoidance at resources by the native winter ant and the invasive Argentine ant3
Find and then forget: the pheromone dilemma in ants3
Quit bugging me: phorid fly parasitoids affect expression of an immune gene in foraging fire ant workers3
Natural history of Camponotus renggeri and Camponotus rufipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in an Atlantic Forest reserve, Brazil3
Dumping behaviour of Australian desert ants (Melophorus bagoti) (Hymenoptera:Formicidae)3
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Nest protection and foraging behaviour in solitary and social nests of the socially polymorphic orchid bee Euglossa viridissima3
Correction: Busy as a bee—or not?3
Drivers of seed preferences and dispersal by granivorous ants in a semiarid grassland3
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Optimal fissioning strategies of social insects with respect to colony dynamics and nest founding probability3
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