OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Physiological Entomology is 0. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Thin‐film iridescence in the eggshell of a stick insect (Myronides glaucus)	18
Effects of proline on survival, locomotion and amino acid haemolymph composition of Osmia cornuta (Latreille, 1805)	18
Harnessing immune priming: A double‐edged defence mechanism in insects	17
The effects of sleep deprivation on susceptibility to parasitic infection in Drosophila nigrospiracula	12
Stages of aestivation as a physiological state and the related biochemical composition in the grain chinch bug (Macchiademus diplopterus)	10
Effects of neuropeptide F2 on female reproduction in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	10
Effects of vector‐borne plant pathogen on the interactions between Diaphorina citri and its natural enemy, Harmonia axyridis	10
H7 modulation of the L3 auditory neuron and phonotaxis in the cricket Acheta domesticus	10
Temperature modulates feeding attributes, biochemical assimilation of macronutrients and rate of development in larvae of Parthenium beetles	9
The exceptional attachment ability of the ectoparasitic bee louse Braula coeca (Diptera, Braulidae) on the honeybee	9
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A knockdown in the expression of a male‐specific aminopeptidase impedes the male reproductive success of the mosquito Culex pipiens	7
Adult food and species type influence the nutritional physiology and tolerance of two flour beetles to the extract of Dennettia tripetala (G. Baker)	7
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Dietary levamisole induces DNA damage in the haemolymph of Galleria mellonella	6
No increase in alcohol dehydrogenase levels following repeated ethanol exposure in young honeybee workers	5
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Functional characterization of two odorant‐binding proteins to sex pheromones in Spodoptera frugiperda	5
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Diversity, domain duplication, birth‐and‐death and adaptive evolution of fatty acyl‐CoA reductase genes in Hemiptera	5
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Laboratory investigation of pheromone pre‐exposure in Lobesia botrana males indicates minor role of desensitization in the field	4
The physiological changes and the impact of rapid cold hardening on the survival ability of Dastarcus helophoroides (Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Bothrideridae) under cold stress	4
Responses of continuous cadmium exposure on some biological and physiological performance of cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera	4
Walking and foraging activity of Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) at different temperatures	4

Oxidative stress, DNA damage, and histological alterations in Bombyx mori exposed orally to pesticide dimethoate	4
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Metabolic and transcriptional responses to starvation are regulated by FOXO in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	3
Comparison of life‐history traits and oviposition preferences of Tuta absoluta for 12 common tomato varieties in Burkina Faso	3
Comparative effects of two different aluminium nanoparticle formulations on the histological and physiological aspects of Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae) as a model	3
Adult host‐plant preference and larval performance in an oligophagous insect (Chnootriba elaterii)	3
Submergence tolerance in immature stages of the stalk‐eyed fly Sphyracephala detrahens (Diptera: Diopsidae)	2
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Effects of microplastics on the physiology of living organisms on the example of laboratory reared bloodsucking mosquitoes Aedes aegypti L.	2
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Efficacy of sugar‐protein non‐membranous dietary system for diapause egg production in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes under short‐day conditions	2
Retrogressive moulting in khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)	2
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Larval instar‐dependent hemocytes in specialist herbivore Cydalima perspectalis fed on Buxus hyrcana and Buxus microphylla	2
Plant silicon defence disrupts cryptic colouration in an insect herbivore by restricting carotenoid sequestration into the haemolymph	2
Lateralized courtship behaviours and mating success in Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): A population‐level study on maize plants under greenhouse conditions	2
Zinc methionine or zinc sulphate supplementation modulate the development of the hypopharyngeal gland and expression of major royal jelly protein genes in Apis mellifera L. bees	2
Comparative study on biochemical responses to imidacloprid and clothianidin in cockroaches (Blattella germanica)	2
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Diet‐dependent reproductive investment in gumleaf skeletonizer moths, Uraba lugens	2
How insects work—Linking genotype to phenotype	2
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Bacterial microbiota associated with the leaf‐cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae): Dynamics during development and potential role in defence	1
Surface wettability affects attachment of male bed bugs Cimex lectularius to rough Perspex substrates	1
Investigation of the effect of temperature and colonial air on the ontogeny of circadian rhythms in young worker honey bees Apis mellifera	1
Evaluation of Apis mellifera brain morphophysiology in response to titanium dioxide nanoparticles and deltamethrin co‐exposure	1
Physiological evaluation of newly invasive jorō spiders (Trichonephila clavata) in the southeastern USA compared to their naturalized cousin, Trichonephila clavipes	1
Imidacloprid‐associated toxicity in the midgut of Sarcophaga ruficornis: Exploring histopathological, ultrastructural and biochemical alterations	1
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Negative immune regulation contributes to disease tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster	1
Long‐term effects of elevated CO₂ on the nutrition provided to parasitoids by their herbivorous hosts	1
The trade‐off between immunity and product quality of Opisthoplatia orientalis (Blattodea: Blaberidae) under low temperatures	1
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Use of essential versus nonessential fatty acids during flight in monarch butterflies: Implications for the importance of nectaring during migration	1
Acetylcholinesterase activity in forager honey bees of Nepal	1
Ageing and mating status affect food utilization efficiencies and assimilation of macronutrients in adults of Parthenium beetle, Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister	1
Comparison of antennal responses of Ovalisia festiva and Phloeosinus aubei to volatile compounds of their common host, Thuja occidentalis	1
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Feed particle size matters for the larval growth of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) but not for Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)	1
Insecticide resistance in field populations of the pear psyllids Cacopsylla permixta and Cacopsylla bidens in Iran	0
Age‐dependent changes in reproductive allocation in a facultative ectoparasite, the blowfly Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Calliphoridae)	0
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Thiacloprid + deltamethrin against the cotton aphid and the parasitoid wasp Aphidius colemani: From lethal to sublethal population effects	0
The peritrophic matrix delays Nosema ceranae infection in the honey bee Apis mellifera midgut	0
Life‐history trade‐offs and stress resistance in Drosophila melanogaster populations adapted to pathogenic bacterial infection	0

Chemical screening, insecticidal and reprotoxic activities of Tecoma stans ethanolic leaf extract against the vector mosquito Culex pipiens	0
Geometric analysis of macronutrient selection and balancing in the superworm, Zophobas atratus	0
Nutribloods: Novel synthetic lepidopteran haemolymphs for understanding insect–microbe nutritional interactions in vitro	0
Population profile of haemocytes in the subcastes of the leaf‐cutter ant Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) unveiled by flow cytometry	0
Quantitative analysis of wing interference patterns in Drosophila spp. using hyperspectral images	0
Species differences in reproductive timing and egg load in two fly species adapted to different host plants	0
Trait‐dependent plasticity erodes rapidly with repeated intergenerational acclimation in an invasive agricultural pest	0
Influence of larval and adult diets on the maturation of male and female reproductive organs of the avian vampire fly, Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae)	0
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Acoustic communication in bark beetles (Scolytinae): 150 years of research	0
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How to give a spider a heart attack: Evaluating cardiac stress reactions of Trichonephila and Argiope spiders	0
Impact of short‐ and long‐duration thermal stress on antioxidant enzyme activity in Parthenium beetles	0
Effects of additional nutrients on the physiological parameters of Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)	0
Effects of adult diet on the longevity, fecundity and ovarian development of the rice leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis	0
Learning and memory in the cricketGryllus bimaculatus	0
Differential expression of hemolymph proteins in wild bumblebees provides insights into species‐specific impacts of heat stress	0
Different fates of metabolites and small variation in chemical composition characterise frass chemistry in a specialist caterpillar	0
Conserved cold tolerance of Rhagoletis species from different host fruits and elevations in Colorado, USA	0
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Key questions for future research in Physiological Entomology	0
Thermal stress exposure of pupal oriental fruit fly has strong and trait‐specific consequences in adult flies	0
Sample size assessments for thermal physiology studies: An R package and R Shiny application	0
Quantifying innate immune response of an insect host challenged by non‐replicative immune inducers	0
Silkworm Bombyx mori as a model organism: A review	0
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Eco‐evolutionary implications for a possible contribution of cuticle hardening system in insect evolution and terrestrialisation	0
The interaction between Onthophagus binodis and cattle dung pH: Impacts on reproduction and offspring phenology	0
Circulating triacylglycerides influence egg‐to‐adult viability in Drosophila melanogaster	0
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Heat stress reduced survival but sped up development in Heliconius erato butterflies	0
Transgenerational cross‐susceptibility to heat stress following cold and desiccation acclimation in the Angoumois grain moth	0
Response of fruit fly (Drosophila pseudoobscura) to diet manipulation of nutrient density	0
Between‐partner concordance of vertically transmitted gut microbiota diminishes reproductive output in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus	0
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Developmental diet, life stage and thermal acclimation affect thermal tolerance of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda	0
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Antenna development, function and its direct or indirect impact on physiology and behaviour of Drosophila melanogaster	0
In‐flight force estimation by flight mill calibration	0
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Dietary sugars and amino acids increase longevity and enhance reproductive parameters of Bracon cephi and B. lissogaster, two parasitoids that specialise on wheat stem sawfly	0
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Effects of floor pattern on flight behaviour of the smaller tea tortrix, Adoxophyes honmai, during orientation flight in a sex pheromone plume	0
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Neotropical maize genotypes with different levels of benzoxazinoids affect fall armyworm development	0
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Effects of the alarm pheromone on Triatoma pallidipennis behaviour	0
Defensive compounds of Blissus pulchellus (Hemiptera: Blissidae) as a barrier against infection by entomopathogenic fungi	0
Reduction of larval resistance and adult reproductive capacity in Spodoptera littoralis at different degrees of superparasitization by Microplitis rufiventris	0
Transcriptomic analysis of the mandibular gland genes associated with reproductive dominance in Apis mellifera capensis Esch. parasitic workers	0
Overwintering features of Drosophila parasitoids (Hymenoptera) in a temperate region of Japan	0
Streptozotocin induced hyperglycaemia in the invertebrate diabetic model Bombyx mori	0
Sexual behaviour of Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) (Diptera: Tephritidae): Do laboratory domestication conditions influence male courtship behaviour?	0
Improvement of starvation resistance via periodic fasting is genetically variable in Drosophila melanogaster	0
Adult dietary experience influences mortality of the pest melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae), to an ingested toxin	0
Differential expression of vitellogenin in the brain of Solenopsis invicta workers based on social and nutritional context	0
Nesidiocoris tenuis in Burkina Faso: Distribution, predatory capacity and insecticide sensibility	0
Identification of compounds produced by male hairpencil glands of corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea and their role in male autodetection and female mate acceptance	0
Identification and characterization of zero population growth (zpg) gene in Plutella xylostella	0
The effect of size on mate selection, fecundity and survival in Culex pipiens mosquitoes	0
Female delayed mating has a limited impact on the reproductive output of Cerambyx welensii, a synovigenic longhorn beetle	0
The effect of inactivated bacteria on the redox status of larvae of the wax moth Galleria mellonella	0
The respiratory metabolism of overwintering paper wasp gynes (Polistes dominula and Polistes gallicus)	0
The transition from diet to blood: Exploring homeostasis in the insect haemolymph nutrient pool	0
Chilling induces prompt and synchronised hatching after obligatory diapause in the subtropical cricket Cardiodactylus guttulus	0
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Macronutrient composition of spermatophores of Cryptolaemus montrouzieri varies depending on male feeding?	0
The effect of diet and temperature on life‐history traits and sexual size dimorphism in a capital‐breeding moth	0
Evaluating thermal niche overlap of a predator–prey system: Do spiders choose suboptimal temperatures in pursuit of prey?	0
Mechanical properties and cuticle organisation in mandibles are related to the task specialisation in leafcutter ants (Atta laevigata, Attini, Formicidae)	0
Olfactory receptors in Bactrocera species for sustainable fruit fly management: A review and future perspectives	0