Apidologie

Papers
(The median citation count of Apidologie 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.)
ArticleCitations
Gene flow among populations of Xylocopa frontalis (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopini) of islands and continent: is the sea a geographical barrier?42
Accessibility and resource quality drive flower visitation patterns among native perennial species34
Orally administered lactic-acid bacteria provide protection against cypermethrin in the honey bee, Apis mellifera, and the stingless bee, Scaptotrigona mexicana20
The high Wolbachia infection does not drive Tetrapedia diversipes (Hymenoptera: Apidae) sex bias and population genetic structure18
The time of day matters when it comes to yellowjackets’ attacks on honey bees and lavender essential oil can deter wasps from hives17
Curative effects of gallic acid in honey bees (Apis mellifera) infected with Nosema ceranae15
Molecular examination of nosemosis and foulbrood pathogens in honey bee populations from southeastern Morocco15
Immediate and long-term effects of induced brood interruptions on the reproductive success of Varroa destructor15
Copper-accelerated pupation in larvae of the buff-tailed bumble bee15
Biting behavior against Varroa mites in honey bees is associated with changes in mandibles, with tracking by a new mobile application for mite damage identification14
Wild and managed bee communities in canola respond to landscape context and farm management14
No influence of male origin on mating characteristics and queen survival in Bombus terrestris14
Embryogenesis and apoptosis appears as key molecular pathways involved in Varroa destructor reproduction13
Monitoring of hive weight changes in various landscapes13
Glyphosate-based herbicide increases the number of foraging trips but does not affect the homing of Bombus terrestris13
Lack of evidence for chemical integration of the cuckoo-bee Stelis nasuta (Latreille, 1809) and Coelioxys aurolimbata (Förster, 1853) with their main host Megachile parietina (Geoffroy, 1785)12
Endochitinase from the Microsporidia Nosema ceranae facilitates infection in the honey bee Apis mellifera12
Foraging behavior and the nest architecture of a high-Andean stingless bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) revealed by X-ray computerized tomography11
Scientific note: First report of small hive beetle in South Asia and their potential invasive pathway11
Nesting biology of two species of oil-collecting bees of the genus Paratetrapedia s.l. (Apidae: Tapinotaspidini) in Argentina11
Effect of bisphenol A on the ovarian expressions of estrogen-related receptor gene and protein in queen honey bee (Apis mellifera)11
Discovery of the Himalayan giant honey bee, Apis laboriosa, in Thailand: a major range extension10
Genetic diversity and population structure of Apis cerana complementary sex determiner (csd) genes in China10
Unraveling the species complex of the fire bee Oxytrigona tataira (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): an integrative approach10
Current genetic diversity of managed and commercially produced Apis mellifera colonies in Argentina inferred by wing geometric morphometrics and COI-COII mtDNA locus10
Shorter, better, faster, stronger? Comparing the identification performance of full-length and mini-DNA barcodes for apid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)10
Proteomic characterisation of the summer–winter transition in Apis mellifera9
Long-lived winter honey bees show unexpectedly high levels of flight activity compared to short-lived summer bees9
Identification of gallic acid in Trapa bispinosa as an effective inhibitor of the vegetative growth and spore germination of Paenibacillus larvae9
Global and regional prevalence of Nosema ceranae infections in colonies and apiaries of European honeybee Apis mellifera: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
The ground-nesting bee Anthophora plumipes as a model species for assessing effects of soil-mediated pesticide exposure8
A non-destructive approach to assess the gut microbiome of honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens using fecal samples8
The heat is on: impact of heat waves on critical thermal maxima in larvae and adults of solitary bee Osmia bicornis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)8
An improved method and apparatus for assessing bee foraging preferences8
Mitochondrial genome heteroplasmy and phylogenomics of the stingless bee Tetragonula laeviceps (Apidae, Apinae, Meliponini)7
Main causes of producing honey bee colony losses in southwestern Spain: a novel machine learning-based approach7
Sublethal exposure to imidacloprid in commercial Apis mellifera colonies in early spring: performance of honey bees and insecticide transference between in-hive products7
The post-capping period of the tropical honey bee subspecies Apis mellifera unicolor in La Réuion7
Bacterial microbiota associated with the reproductive tissue of stingless bees7
Honey bees collecting pollen from the body surface of foraging bumble bees: a recurring behaviour7
Reproductive potential shapes the expression of nurse-to-forager transition genes in the workers of stingless bees (Meliponini)7
Cytogenetic characterization of Austroplebeia australis: evolutionary hints from a stingless bee outside the Neotropical region7
Heteroplasmy, inverted repeats, and genetic differentiation of the stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) mitochondrial genome7
Genetic diversity of Apis mellifera complementary sex determiner (csd) in four Australian breeding populations6
Under the radar: the kleptoparasite Pseudohypocera kerteszi evades meliponine bee defense without cuticular hydrocarbon mimicry or camouflage6
Morphological and molecular evidence for considering Xylocopa nigrocincta as the senior synonym of Xylocopa suspecta (Apidae: Xylocopini)6
Pesticides put our food security at risk by reducing bee survival almost five times6
Nutritional profiling of common eastern North American pollen species with implications for bee diet and pollinator health6
Comparison of stress protein (HSP70) levels in the brain and hypopharyngeal glands, morphology of Malpighian tubules, and behavioral traits in honeybees fed on different patties6
Pollinators’ contribution to seed yield in two self-fertile almond varieties role of bees for self-fertile almonds6
Higher early than late-season residue load of pesticides in honey bee bread in Slovakia6
Antennal sensilla pattern distribution and odor detection in Bombus pauloensis foragers (Hymenoptera: Apidae)6
The role of botanical treatments used in apiculture to control arthropod pests6
Postdiapause mating in bumblebee queens (Bombus terrestris): a novel strategy for conservation and laboratory breeding6
First report of phoresy by silken fungus beetles on Bombus funebris (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombini) in the Southern Andes of Ecuador6
Why bumblebees have become model species in apidology: A brief history and perspectives6
A scientific note on the strategy of wax collection as rare behavior of Apis mellifera6
The cuckoo bumble bee, Bombus chinensis, has a fragmented habitat, as revealed using the maximum entropy approach (Hymenoptera: Apidae)6
Pollen columns and a wax canopy in a first nest description of Bombus (Cullumanobombus) morrisoni (Apidae)6
Effectiveness of an ethanol extract of jet black ant nests for combatting nosemosis in apiary honey bees6
Effect of land-use intensity and adjacent semi-natural habitats on wild and honey bees of meadows6
Insights into nesting behavior of red dwarf honeybee (Apis florea) in tropical thorn forest of central Sindh, Pakistan5
Continuous hive monitoring reveals colony growth and activity differences among mite-resistant and Italian honey bee stocks5
Lithium chloride leads to concentration dependent brood damages in honey bee hives (Apis mellifera) during control of the mite Varroa destructor5
The stingless bee Trigona fulviventris prefers sweet and salty over savory nectar5
Crushing corn pollen grains increased diet digestibility and hemolymph protein content while decreasing honey bee consumption5
The effects of instrumental insemination on selected and unselected breeding characteristics in honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)5
Bombus-plant interactions defined by bipartite network analysis in an underexplored Mediterranean island (Sicily)5
The condition of the bee colony (Apis mellifera) after exposure to pesticide and their mixtures5
Sex and caste effects on the vibrational sensitivity in honey bees (Apis mellifera)5
Genetic parameters, trends, and inbreeding in a honeybee breeding program for royal jelly production and behavioral traits5
Effects of queen excluders on the colony dynamics of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) under biodynamic management5
Effects of coumaphos on locomotor activities of different honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) subspecies and ecotypes5
Proline and β-alanine influence bumblebee nectar consumption without affecting survival5
Resistance to Varroa destructor is a trait mainly transmitted by the queen and not via worker learning5
Conditioning honeybees to a specific mimic odor increases foraging activity on a self-compatible almond variety5
Dynamics of honey bee colony death and its implications for Varroa destructor mite transmission using observation hives5
Macroalgal extracts as an alternative for the control of Paenibacillus larvae5
Effects of imidacloprid on survival and nest development in the neo-tropical bumblebee Bombus ephippiatus5
A scientific note on Bombus haemorrhoidalis: a long-tongued pocket-maker species5
The effect of forager loss on honeybee workers temporal polyethism and social network structure5
Toxicity of imidacloprid for stingless bees of the genus Tetragonisca (Meliponini)5
The development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay to detect American foulbrood in managed honey bee populations5
The impact of agricultural intensification on bee health and abundance4
The effect of major abiotic stressors on honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens and potential impact on their progeny4
Nearly half of spring-flying male Andrena bees consume pollen, but less than female conspecifics4
Metapodal shields: standardizing the morphometric study of Varroa destructor4
Colonization dynamics of the gut flora in western honey bee workers within 7-day post-emergence4
Spatiotemporal variation of small hive beetle infestation levels in honeybee host colonies4
Deconstructing and contextualizing foraging behavior in bumble bees and other central place foragers4
Correction to: Apis laboriosa confirmed by morphometric and genetic analyses of giant honey bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from sites of sympatry in Arunachal Pradesh, North East India4
The missing queen: a non-invasive method to identify queenless stingless bee hives4
Body size and age of drone honeybees (Apis mellifera) affect the structure and characteristics of mating congregations via dispersal4
Landscape influences genetic diversity but does not limit gene flow in a Neotropical pollinator4
Effects of two chordotonal-organ-targeting insecticides on survival and locomotion of Melipona beecheii and Nannotrigona perilampoides (Apidae: Meliponini)4
Fatty acids profile in the honeybee: metabolic pathways, stressor interactions, and analytical approaches4
Parasitoid flies associated with bumble bees (Bombus spp.) in Argentina4
Short-term heat exposure at sublethal temperatures reduces sperm quality in males of a solitary bee species, Osmia cornifrons4
Spatio-temporal patterns of Varroa destructor prevalence in Germany inferred from 10-year survey data explain geographic and annual variance in winter colony loss rates of honeybees4
Correction to: Higher early than late-season residue load of pesticides in honey bee bread in slovakia4
The reliability of honey bee density estimates from trapped drones4
Nesting behavior of the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae)4
Reproductive quality in drones bred from Caucasian (A. m. caucasica) and Italian (A. m. ligustica) honey bee colonies4
Dietary supplements with antioxidants: curcumin, coenzyme Q10, caffeine and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), influence lifespan, hypopharyngeal gland size, macronutrients, and antioxidants in caged ho4
Color choice and preference in the tropical orchid bee Euglossa dilemma4
Mitigating the impacts of nutritional stress on honey bee colonies located in monoculture Eucalyptus plantations4
New highly discordant chromosome number and cytogenetic characterization in Trigona (Apidae, Meliponini)4
Octopamine affects gustatory responsiveness and may enhance learning in bumble bees4
A scientific note on the differential handling behaviour of two large carpenter bees on an inverted keel flower3
A scientific note on flower search and floral handling pattern determining flower constancy in bumblebees3
Commercial honey bee keeping compromises wild bee conservation in Mediterranean nature reserves3
Impact of Cannabis sativa (L.) inflorescences on the control of artificial Nosema (= Vairimorpha) ceranae infection in honey bees Apis mellifera ligustica (Spinola, 1806)3
Pollen transport by male stingless bees3
The significance of Apis cerana cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae) gnawing off the old brood cells3
Nutritional landscape of managed honey bee colonies in Mexico3
Nesting biology of Tetrapedia amplitarsis (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Tetrapediini)3
Haplotype diversity and Varroa destructor infestation patterns in commercial beekeeping operations across Southwestern Saudi Arabia3
Correction to: Resistance to Varroa destructor is a trait mainly transmitted by the queen and not via worker learning3
Nutritional, foraging, and nesting preferences of three species of solitary bees, Megachile rotundata, Megachile pugnata, and Megachile sculpturalis3
Deformed wing virus–induced changes in honey bee reception and preference for pollen scents3
Age-performance and intensity of grooming behavior toward Varroa destructor in resistant and susceptible Apis mellifera colonies3
Nesting biology of Centris aethyctera (Centridini, Apidae) in an estuarine environment3
Eggs of the bee Osmia lignaria endure weeks of prolonged cold weather3
Sublethal effects of herbicides clethodim, haloxyfop-P-methyl, and their mixture on honey bee health3
Varroa destructor infestation levels in Africanized honey bee colonies in Brazil from 1977 when first detected to 20203
Impact of exposure of larvae to boscalid at field concentrations on gene expression in honey bees3
A filmed copulation of Ctenoplectra (Ctenoplectrini, Apidae) bees suggests that males may chemically mark females3
Edge effects on the cavity-nesting hymenopteran communities and their natural enemies within fragmented landscapes3
Characteristics of black woodpecker cavities chosen and not chosen by honeybee swarms3
Disparate continental scale patterns in floral host breadth of Australian colletid bees (Colletidae: Hymenoptera)3
Fuel provisioning for pollen collection by solitary bee, Andrena taraxaci orienticola3
Past, present, and future of SSR molecular markers in bee studies3
Scientific note: Phoretic interaction between Antherophagus (Coleoptera) and Bombus funebris (Hymenoptera), using Chuquiraga jussieui (Asteraceae) as transfer stations in the páramos3
Timing of drone flights and observations of other colony behaviors of Apis laboriosa in northern Vietnam3
Acute fipronil toxicity induces high mortality rate for honeybees and stingless bees, with the latter facing heightened risk3
Estuarine floodplains harbor greater diversity of orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) than mangroves in coastal Amazonia3
Oxalic acid in cellulose strips: towards an efficient and sustainable approach for the control of Varroa destructor3
The invasion of the red dwarf honey bee (Apis florea) in Egypt: morphometric assessment and nesting preferences in urban environments3
Non-lethal genotyping of honey bee queens and drones prior to artificial insemination for targeted mating2
Thermal preferences of honey bee drones at different ages, depending on the rearing temperature2
Comparison of two methods for decoding honeybee waggle dances2
Seasonal variations of the five main honey bee viruses in a three-year longitudinal survey2
The effects of anthropogenic toxins on honey bee learning: Research trends and significance2
Differential gene expression responsible for caste determination at both larval and adult stages of Bombus terrestris2
Current status of the small hive beetle Aethina tumida in Latin America2
Short-term storage at 16ºC of semen from Africanized honeybee drones using different extenders2
Oxidative stress and apoptosis in Asian honey bees (A. cerana) exposed to multiple pesticides in intensive agricultural landscape2
A scientific note on pollinators’ ability to overcome exploitation barriers: deep hummingbird-evolved corollas and small-sized bees2
Correction to: Toxicity of imidacloprid for stingless bees of the genus Tetragonisca (Meliponini)2
Trophic strategies of Epanthidium tigrinum (Schrottky, 1905) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), a multivoltine Neotropical bee species2
Impact of different constant temperatures on the survival of honey bee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)2
Assessment of habitat suitability and viability of the stingless bee Scaptotrigona depilis (Moure, 1942) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in the Neotropical region2
Study of honey bee (Apis mellifera) water preferences: do bees really like dirty water?2
Inter-colony fights in Tetragonula stingless bees result in temporary mixed-species worker cohorts2
Trace element levels in Italian honeybees and wild plants: which factors matter?2
The severe invasion of Sosnowsky’s hogweed Heracleum sosnowskyi favours European honeybees Apis mellifera over other pollinators2
Chronic in-hive exposure to a field-relevant concentration of Closer™ SC (24% sulfoxaflor) insecticide altered immunological and physiological markers of honey bee foragers (Apis mellifera)2
Likelihood of same diapause fate for nest-adjacent siblings of alfalfa leafcutting bees (Megachile rotundata, Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)2
Evidence of introgression in Cyprian honey bees (Apis mellifera cypria) through geometric morphometrics analysis2
A scientific note on neotropical bumblebees Bombus (Thoracobombus) excellens2
The botanical origin of cerumen and propolis of Indian stingless bees (Tetragonula iridipennis Smith): pollen spectrum does not accurately indicate latex and resin sources2
Leafcutter bee preference of plant saplings in plant nurseries: context for future research and conservation2
Development, behaviour, productivity, and health status of the native honey bee Apis mellifera ruttneri vs. the introduced A. m. ligustica in Malta2
First evaluation of genetic diversity among honeybee populations in Kazakhstan2
De novo genome assembly and annotations of Bombus lapidarius and Bombus niveatus provide insights into the environmental adaptability2
One for the road: bumble bees consume pollen at flowers2
Foraging behavior by bees in relation to other foraging bees: a meta-analysis and vote count of local enhancement versus local inhibition2
First evidence of large hive beetle (Oplostomus fuligineus) invasion in the Arabian region: a survey-based study of spread and future management2
Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices2
Long-term Vespa velutina nigrithorax pressure: Honey bee risk survival to alien invasion2
Comparative cytogenetic analysis reveals chromosomal variability in five stingless bees of the genus Trigona (Apidae, Apinae, Meliponini)2
Prairie and edge habitats provide valuable nesting resources for bumble bees (Bombus) in the midwestern U.S.2
Honey bees in Chile: a national survey of ancestry and admixture2
The role of native and exotic bees in Cucurbita maxima var. zapallito pollination: the effects of pollination intensity and visits on commercial fruits2
A thirty-two-year (1984–2015) longitudinal analysis of honey bee disease and pathogen prevalence in the USA2
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