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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Accessibility and resource quality drive flower visitation patterns among native perennial species49
The high Wolbachia infection does not drive Tetrapedia diversipes (Hymenoptera: Apidae) sex bias and population genetic structure35
Orally administered lactic-acid bacteria provide protection against cypermethrin in the honey bee, Apis mellifera, and the stingless bee, Scaptotrigona mexicana22
The time of day matters when it comes to yellowjackets’ attacks on honey bees and lavender essential oil can deter wasps from hives20
Curative effects of gallic acid in honey bees (Apis mellifera) infected with Nosema ceranae19
Immediate and long-term effects of induced brood interruptions on the reproductive success of Varroa destructor17
Gene flow among populations of Xylocopa frontalis (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopini) of islands and continent: is the sea a geographical barrier?17
Molecular examination of nosemosis and foulbrood pathogens in honey bee populations from southeastern Morocco16
No influence of male origin on mating characteristics and queen survival in Bombus terrestris16
Copper-accelerated pupation in larvae of the buff-tailed bumble bee15
Embryogenesis and apoptosis appears as key molecular pathways involved in Varroa destructor reproduction14
Glyphosate-based herbicide increases the number of foraging trips but does not affect the homing of Bombus terrestris14
Toxicity of neonicotinoid insecticides to honey bees: a network meta-analysis14
Mitogenomic analysis of Slovak Carniolan honey bees reveals C-lineage affiliation and regional mitochondrial variation13
Biting behavior against Varroa mites in honey bees is associated with changes in mandibles, with tracking by a new mobile application for mite damage identification13
Monitoring of hive weight changes in various landscapes12
Wild and managed bee communities in canola respond to landscape context and farm management12
Endochitinase from the Microsporidia Nosema ceranae facilitates infection in the honey bee Apis mellifera11
Shorter, better, faster, stronger? Comparing the identification performance of full-length and mini-DNA barcodes for apid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)10
Current genetic diversity of managed and commercially produced Apis mellifera colonies in Argentina inferred by wing geometric morphometrics and COI-COII mtDNA locus10
Foraging behavior and the nest architecture of a high-Andean stingless bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) revealed by X-ray computerized tomography10
Scientific note: First report of small hive beetle in South Asia and their potential invasive pathway10
Sublethal chronic exposure and lethal acute exposure to indoxacarb-based insecticide cause histopathological and cytopathological changes in the midgut of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)10
Discovery of the Himalayan giant honey bee, Apis laboriosa, in Thailand: a major range extension9
Effect of bisphenol A on the ovarian expressions of estrogen-related receptor gene and protein in queen honey bee (Apis mellifera)9
Nesting biology of two species of oil-collecting bees of the genus Paratetrapedia s.l. (Apidae: Tapinotaspidini) in Argentina9
First evidence of kleptoparasitism by Cissites maculata (Coleoptera: Meloidae) on Xylocopa lachnea (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Central Ecuador9
Global and regional prevalence of Nosema ceranae infections in colonies and apiaries of European honeybee Apis mellifera: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
Unraveling the species complex of the fire bee Oxytrigona tataira (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): an integrative approach9
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)9
Genetic diversity and population structure of Apis cerana complementary sex determiner (csd) genes in China9
A non-destructive approach to assess the gut microbiome of honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens using fecal samples8
Long-lived winter honey bees show unexpectedly high levels of flight activity compared to short-lived summer bees8
The ground-nesting bee Anthophora plumipes as a model species for assessing effects of soil-mediated pesticide exposure8
Sublethal exposure to imidacloprid in commercial Apis mellifera colonies in early spring: performance of honey bees and insecticide transference between in-hive products8
Heteroplasmy, inverted repeats, and genetic differentiation of the stingless bee Heterotrigona itama (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) mitochondrial genome8
Mitochondrial genome heteroplasmy and phylogenomics of the stingless bee Tetragonula laeviceps (Apidae, Apinae, Meliponini)8
Honey bees collecting pollen from the body surface of foraging bumble bees: a recurring behaviour7
Evaluation of protein and amino acid composition of pollen and its use by domestic honey bees (Apis mellifera)7
The post-capping period of the tropical honey bee subspecies Apis mellifera unicolor in La Réuion7
Under the radar: the kleptoparasite Pseudohypocera kerteszi evades meliponine bee defense without cuticular hydrocarbon mimicry or camouflage7
Proteomic characterisation of the summer–winter transition in Apis mellifera7
Effects of queen cell cup sizes on royal jelly production and queen quality in Apis mellifera7
Bacterial microbiota associated with the reproductive tissue of stingless bees7
Cytogenetic characterization of Austroplebeia australis: evolutionary hints from a stingless bee outside the Neotropical region7
The heat is on: impact of heat waves on critical thermal maxima in larvae and adults of solitary bee Osmia bicornis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)7
Reproductive potential shapes the expression of nurse-to-forager transition genes in the workers of stingless bees (Meliponini)7
An improved method and apparatus for assessing bee foraging preferences7
A scientific note on the strategy of wax collection as rare behavior of Apis mellifera7
Main causes of producing honey bee colony losses in southwestern Spain: a novel machine learning-based approach7
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
Higher early than late-season residue load of pesticides in honey bee bread in Slovakia6
Pollinators’ contribution to seed yield in two self-fertile almond varieties role of bees for self-fertile almonds6
Pesticides put our food security at risk by reducing bee survival almost five times6
Effects of coumaphos on locomotor activities of different honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) subspecies and ecotypes6
Morphological and molecular evidence for considering Xylocopa nigrocincta as the senior synonym of Xylocopa suspecta (Apidae: Xylocopini)6
Evaluating gut microbial community dynamics in Bombus terrestris queens during diapause: a comparison of relative and absolute quantification methods6
Genetic diversity of Apis mellifera complementary sex determiner (csd) in four Australian breeding populations6
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
Resistance to Varroa destructor is a trait mainly transmitted by the queen and not via worker learning6
Why bumblebees have become model species in apidology: A brief history and perspectives6
Antennal sensilla pattern distribution and odor detection in Bombus pauloensis foragers (Hymenoptera: Apidae)6
Effectiveness of an ethanol extract of jet black ant nests for combatting nosemosis in apiary honey bees6
Bombus-plant interactions defined by bipartite network analysis in an underexplored Mediterranean island (Sicily)6
The effect of forager loss on honeybee workers temporal polyethism and social network structure6
Nutritional profiling of common eastern North American pollen species with implications for bee diet and pollinator health5
Proline and β-alanine influence bumblebee nectar consumption without affecting survival5
The reliability of honey bee density estimates from trapped drones5
Metapodal shields: standardizing the morphometric study of Varroa destructor5
Fatty acids profile in the honeybee: metabolic pathways, stressor interactions, and analytical approaches5
The condition of the bee colony (Apis mellifera) after exposure to pesticide and their mixtures5
Toxicity of imidacloprid for stingless bees of the genus Tetragonisca (Meliponini)5
A scientific note on Bombus haemorrhoidalis: a long-tongued pocket-maker species5
The stingless bee Trigona fulviventris prefers sweet and salty over savory nectar5
Dynamics of honey bee colony death and its implications for Varroa destructor mite transmission using observation hives5
Parasitoid flies associated with bumble bees (Bombus spp.) in Argentina5
Temperature-driven influence on overwintering performance of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in South Korea5
Conditioning honeybees to a specific mimic odor increases foraging activity on a self-compatible almond variety5
Insights into nesting behavior of red dwarf honeybee (Apis florea) in tropical thorn forest of central Sindh, Pakistan5
Effect of land-use intensity and adjacent semi-natural habitats on wild and honey bees of meadows5
Crushing corn pollen grains increased diet digestibility and hemolymph protein content while decreasing honey bee consumption5
Genetic parameters, trends, and inbreeding in a honeybee breeding program for royal jelly production and behavioral traits5
Continuous hive monitoring reveals colony growth and activity differences among mite-resistant and Italian honey bee stocks5
Reproductive quality in drones bred from Caucasian (A. m. caucasica) and Italian (A. m. ligustica) honey bee colonies5
Sex and caste effects on the vibrational sensitivity in honey bees (Apis mellifera)5
Color choice and preference in the tropical orchid bee Euglossa dilemma5
Effects of queen excluders on the colony dynamics of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) under biodynamic management5
Macroalgal extracts as an alternative for the control of Paenibacillus larvae5
The development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay to detect American foulbrood in managed honey bee populations5
Short-term heat exposure at sublethal temperatures reduces sperm quality in males of a solitary bee species, Osmia cornifrons4
The impact of agricultural intensification on bee health and abundance4
Spatiotemporal variation of small hive beetle infestation levels in honeybee host colonies4
Nearly half of spring-flying male Andrena bees consume pollen, but less than female conspecifics4
Colonization dynamics of the gut flora in western honey bee workers within 7-day post-emergence4
Impact of exposure of larvae to boscalid at field concentrations on gene expression in honey bees4
The missing queen: a non-invasive method to identify queenless stingless bee hives4
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
The effect of major abiotic stressors on honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens and potential impact on their progeny4
Body size and age of drone honeybees (Apis mellifera) affect the structure and characteristics of mating congregations via dispersal4
New highly discordant chromosome number and cytogenetic characterization in Trigona (Apidae, Meliponini)4
Effects of two chordotonal-organ-targeting insecticides on survival and locomotion of Melipona beecheii and Nannotrigona perilampoides (Apidae: Meliponini)4
Nesting biology of Tetrapedia amplitarsis (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Tetrapediini)4
The significance of Apis cerana cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae) gnawing off the old brood cells4
Correction to: Higher early than late-season residue load of pesticides in honey bee bread in slovakia4
Mitigating the impacts of nutritional stress on honey bee colonies located in monoculture Eucalyptus plantations4
Landscape influences genetic diversity but does not limit gene flow in a Neotropical pollinator4
Nesting behavior of the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae)4
Octopamine affects gustatory responsiveness and may enhance learning in bumble bees4
Dietary supplements with antioxidants: curcumin, coenzyme Q10, caffeine and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), influence lifespan, hypopharyngeal gland size, macronutrients, and antioxidants in caged ho4
Estuarine floodplains harbor greater diversity of orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) than mangroves in coastal Amazonia4
Timing of drone flights and observations of other colony behaviors of Apis laboriosa in northern Vietnam4
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
Nutritional, foraging, and nesting preferences of three species of solitary bees, Megachile rotundata, Megachile pugnata, and Megachile sculpturalis3
Scientific note: Phoretic interaction between Antherophagus (Coleoptera) and Bombus funebris (Hymenoptera), using Chuquiraga jussieui (Asteraceae) as transfer stations in the páramos3
Edge effects on the cavity-nesting hymenopteran communities and their natural enemies within fragmented landscapes3
Fuel provisioning for pollen collection by solitary bee, Andrena taraxaci orienticola3
A scientific note on the differential handling behaviour of two large carpenter bees on an inverted keel flower3
Correction to: Resistance to Varroa destructor is a trait mainly transmitted by the queen and not via worker learning3
Deformed wing virus–induced changes in honey bee reception and preference for pollen scents3
Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices3
Nesting biology of Centris aethyctera (Centridini, Apidae) in an estuarine environment3
Haplotype diversity and Varroa destructor infestation patterns in commercial beekeeping operations across Southwestern Saudi Arabia3
The invasion of the red dwarf honey bee (Apis florea) in Egypt: morphometric assessment and nesting preferences in urban environments3
Oxalic acid in cellulose strips: towards an efficient and sustainable approach for the control of Varroa destructor3
Varroa destructor infestation levels in Africanized honey bee colonies in Brazil from 1977 when first detected to 20203
Sublethal effects of herbicides clethodim, haloxyfop-P-methyl, and their mixture on honey bee health3
Acute fipronil toxicity induces high mortality rate for honeybees and stingless bees, with the latter facing heightened risk3
A scientific note on pollinators’ ability to overcome exploitation barriers: deep hummingbird-evolved corollas and small-sized bees3
A filmed copulation of Ctenoplectra (Ctenoplectrini, Apidae) bees suggests that males may chemically mark females3
Impact of Cannabis sativa (L.) inflorescences on the control of artificial Nosema (= Vairimorpha) ceranae infection in honey bees Apis mellifera ligustica (Spinola, 1806)3
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
Past, present, and future of SSR molecular markers in bee studies3
Areas of endemism of orchid bees (Euglossini) in the Neotropical region3
Pollen transport by male stingless bees3
Nutritional landscape of managed honey bee colonies in Mexico3
Age-performance and intensity of grooming behavior toward Varroa destructor in resistant and susceptible Apis mellifera colonies3
A scientific note on neotropical bumblebees Bombus (Thoracobombus) excellens3
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
Eggs of the bee Osmia lignaria endure weeks of prolonged cold weather3
Correction to: Toxicity of imidacloprid for stingless bees of the genus Tetragonisca (Meliponini)2
Short-term storage at 16ºC of semen from Africanized honeybee drones using different extenders2
Likelihood of same diapause fate for nest-adjacent siblings of alfalfa leafcutting bees (Megachile rotundata, Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)2
Current status of the small hive beetle Aethina tumida in Latin America2
Foraging behavior by bees in relation to other foraging bees: a meta-analysis and vote count of local enhancement versus local inhibition2
The effects of anthropogenic toxins on honey bee learning: Research trends and significance2
De novo genome assembly and annotations of Bombus lapidarius and Bombus niveatus provide insights into the environmental adaptability2
Non-lethal genotyping of honey bee queens and drones prior to artificial insemination for targeted mating2
Comparison of two methods for decoding honeybee waggle dances2
First evidence of large hive beetle (Oplostomus fuligineus) invasion in the Arabian region: a survey-based study of spread and future management2
Thermal preferences of honey bee drones at different ages, depending on the rearing temperature2
Seasonal variations of the five main honey bee viruses in a three-year longitudinal survey2
The severe invasion of Sosnowsky’s hogweed Heracleum sosnowskyi favours European honeybees Apis mellifera over other pollinators2
The botanical origin of cerumen and propolis of Indian stingless bees (Tetragonula iridipennis Smith): pollen spectrum does not accurately indicate latex and resin sources2
Evidence of introgression in Cyprian honey bees (Apis mellifera cypria) through geometric morphometrics analysis2
Honey bees in Chile: a national survey of ancestry and admixture2
One for the road: bumble bees consume pollen at flowers2
Geographical expansion of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida Murray) on Apis spp. in India2
First evaluation of genetic diversity among honeybee populations in Kazakhstan2
Assessment of habitat suitability and viability of the stingless bee Scaptotrigona depilis (Moure, 1942) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in the Neotropical region2
Pests and pathogens of honey bees in Latin America: brief historical revision, current status, and remaining challenges2
Trace element levels in Italian honeybees and wild plants: which factors matter?2
The role of native and exotic bees in Cucurbita maxima var. zapallito pollination: the effects of pollination intensity and visits on commercial fruits2
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
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
Leafcutter bee preference of plant saplings in plant nurseries: context for future research and conservation2
Study of honey bee (Apis mellifera) water preferences: do bees really like dirty water?2
A thirty-two-year (1984–2015) longitudinal analysis of honey bee disease and pathogen prevalence in the USA2
Prison or self-protection? The role of cerumen chamber construction for young queens in the stingless bee Plebeia flavocincta2
Impact of different constant temperatures on the survival of honey bee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)2
Differential gene expression responsible for caste determination at both larval and adult stages of Bombus terrestris2
Long-term Vespa velutina nigrithorax pressure: Honey bee risk survival to alien invasion2
Trophic strategies of Epanthidium tigrinum (Schrottky, 1905) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), a multivoltine Neotropical bee species2
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