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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

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Effects of proline on survival, locomotion and amino acid haemolymph composition of Osmia cornuta (Latreille, 1805)	23
Thin‐film iridescence in the eggshell of a stick insect (Myronides glaucus)	19
Harnessing immune priming: A double‐edged defence mechanism in insects	18
The effects of sleep deprivation on susceptibility to parasitic infection in Drosophila nigrospiracula	17
H7 modulation of the L3 auditory neuron and phonotaxis in the cricket Acheta domesticus	12
Stages of aestivation as a physiological state and the related biochemical composition in the grain chinch bug (Macchiademus diplopterus)	10
Immune function does not trade‐off with reproductive effort in a semelparous wolf spider with parental care	10
Effects of neuropeptide F2 on female reproduction in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	10
The exceptional attachment ability of the ectoparasitic bee louse Braula coeca (Diptera, Braulidae) on the honeybee	9
A knockdown in the expression of a male‐specific aminopeptidase impedes the male reproductive success of the mosquito Culex pipiens	8
Effects of vector‐borne plant pathogen on the interactions between Diaphorina citri and its natural enemy, Harmonia axyridis	8
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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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Oxidative stress, DNA damage, and histological alterations in Bombyx mori exposed orally to pesticide dimethoate	5
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Diversity, domain duplication, birth‐and‐death and adaptive evolution of fatty acyl‐CoA reductase genes in Hemiptera	5
Functional characterization of two odorant‐binding proteins to sex pheromones in Spodoptera frugiperda	5
The physiological changes and the impact of rapid cold hardening on the survival ability of Dastarcus helophoroides (Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Bothrideridae) under cold stress	5
No increase in alcohol dehydrogenase levels following repeated ethanol exposure in young honeybee workers	4
Responses of continuous cadmium exposure on some biological and physiological performance of cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera	4
Laboratory investigation of pheromone pre‐exposure in Lobesia botrana males indicates minor role of desensitization in the field	4
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Adult host‐plant preference and larval performance in an oligophagous insect (Chnootriba elaterii)	3
Metabolic and transcriptional responses to starvation are regulated by FOXO in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	3
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Comparative study on biochemical responses to imidacloprid and clothianidin in cockroaches (Blattella germanica)	3
Walking and foraging activity of Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) at different temperatures	3
Comparison of life‐history traits and oviposition preferences of Tuta absoluta for 12 common tomato varieties in Burkina Faso	3
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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
Diet‐dependent reproductive investment in gumleaf skeletonizer moths, Uraba lugens	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
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Submergence tolerance in immature stages of the stalk‐eyed fly Sphyracephala detrahens (Diptera: Diopsidae)	2
Plant silicon defence disrupts cryptic colouration in an insect herbivore by restricting carotenoid sequestration into the haemolymph	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
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Physiological evaluation of newly invasive jorō spiders (Trichonephila clavata) in the southeastern USA compared to their naturalized cousin, Trichonephila clavipes	1
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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
Evaluation of Apis mellifera brain morphophysiology in response to titanium dioxide nanoparticles and deltamethrin co‐exposure	1
Efficacy of sugar‐protein non‐membranous dietary system for diapause egg production in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes under short‐day conditions	1
How insects work—Linking genotype to phenotype	1
Feed particle size matters for the larval growth of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) but not for Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)	1
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Investigation of the effect of temperature and colonial air on the ontogeny of circadian rhythms in young worker honey bees Apis mellifera	1
Bacterial microbiota associated with the leaf‐cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae): Dynamics during development and potential role in defence	1
Imidacloprid‐associated toxicity in the midgut of Sarcophaga ruficornis: Exploring histopathological, ultrastructural and biochemical alterations	1
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Comparison of antennal responses of Ovalisia festiva and Phloeosinus aubei to volatile compounds of their common host, Thuja occidentalis	1
Ageing and mating status affect food utilization efficiencies and assimilation of macronutrients in adults of Parthenium beetle, Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister	1
Surface wettability affects attachment of male bed bugs Cimex lectularius to rough Perspex substrates	1
Acetylcholinesterase activity in forager honey bees of Nepal	1
Use of essential versus nonessential fatty acids during flight in monarch butterflies: Implications for the importance of nectaring during migration	1
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Key questions for future research in Physiological Entomology	0
Silkworm Bombyx mori as a model organism: A review	0
Mechanical properties and cuticle organisation in mandibles are related to the task specialisation in leafcutter ants (Atta laevigata, Attini, Formicidae)	0
Sample size assessments for thermal physiology studies: An R package and R Shiny application	0
The transition from diet to blood: Exploring homeostasis in the insect haemolymph nutrient pool	0
Differential expression of vitellogenin in the brain of Solenopsis invicta workers based on social and nutritional context	0
Chemical screening, insecticidal and reprotoxic activities of Tecoma stans ethanolic leaf extract against the vector mosquito Culex pipiens	0
Thiacloprid + deltamethrin against the cotton aphid and the parasitoid wasp Aphidius colemani: From lethal to sublethal population effects	0
Chilling induces prompt and synchronised hatching after obligatory diapause in the subtropical cricket Cardiodactylus guttulus	0
Oviposition site selection and attachment ability of Propylea quatuordecimpunctata and Harmonia axyridis from the egg to the adult stage	0

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Learning and memory in the cricketGryllus bimaculatus	0
Species differences in reproductive timing and egg load in two fly species adapted to different host plants	0
Age‐dependent changes in reproductive allocation in a facultative ectoparasite, the blowfly Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Calliphoridae)	0
Population profile of haemocytes in the subcastes of the leaf‐cutter ant Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) unveiled by flow cytometry	0
Eco‐evolutionary implications for a possible contribution of cuticle hardening system in insect evolution and terrestrialisation	0
Macronutrient composition of spermatophores of Cryptolaemus montrouzieri varies depending on male feeding?	0
Nutribloods: Novel synthetic lepidopteran haemolymphs for understanding insect–microbe nutritional interactions in vitro	0
Effects of adult diet on the longevity, fecundity and ovarian development of the rice leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis	0
In‐flight force estimation by flight mill calibration	0
Developmental diet, life stage and thermal acclimation affect thermal tolerance of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda	0
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Negative immune regulation contributes to disease tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster	0
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Olfactory receptors in Bactrocera species for sustainable fruit fly management: A review and future perspectives	0
Apoptotic arms races in insect‐baculovirus coevolution	0
Transcriptomic analysis of the mandibular gland genes associated with reproductive dominance in Apis mellifera capensis Esch. parasitic workers	0
Evaluating thermal niche overlap of a predator–prey system: Do spiders choose suboptimal temperatures in pursuit of prey?	0
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The peritrophic matrix delays Nosema ceranae infection in the honey bee Apis mellifera midgut	0
Thermal stress exposure of pupal oriental fruit fly has strong and trait‐specific consequences in adult flies	0
Sexual behaviour of Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) (Diptera: Tephritidae): Do laboratory domestication conditions influence male courtship behaviour?	0
Streptozotocin induced hyperglycaemia in the invertebrate diabetic model Bombyx mori	0
Effects of floor pattern on flight behaviour of the smaller tea tortrix, Adoxophyes honmai, during orientation flight in a sex pheromone plume	0
Identification and characterization of zero population growth (zpg) gene in Plutella xylostella	0
Adult dietary experience influences mortality of the pest melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae), to an ingested toxin	0
Acoustic communication in bark beetles (Scolytinae): 150 years of research	0
Between‐partner concordance of vertically transmitted gut microbiota diminishes reproductive output in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus	0
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Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of Liothrips jatrophae (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) to conspecific extracts and some of its identified compounds	0
Heat stress reduced survival but sped up development in Heliconius erato butterflies	0
Quantifying innate immune response of an insect host challenged by non‐replicative immune inducers	0
How to give a spider a heart attack: Evaluating cardiac stress reactions of Trichonephila and Argiope spiders	0
The effect of size on mate selection, fecundity and survival in Culex pipiens mosquitoes	0
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Different fates of metabolites and small variation in chemical composition characterise frass chemistry in a specialist caterpillar	0
Antenna development, function and its direct or indirect impact on physiology and behaviour of Drosophila melanogaster	0
The effect of diet and temperature on life‐history traits and sexual size dimorphism in a capital‐breeding moth	0
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Overwintering features of Drosophila parasitoids (Hymenoptera) in a temperate region of Japan	0
Neotropical maize genotypes with different levels of benzoxazinoids affect fall armyworm development	0
Circulating triacylglycerides influence egg‐to‐adult viability in Drosophila melanogaster	0
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Quantitative analysis of wing interference patterns in Drosophila spp. using hyperspectral images	0
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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Trait‐dependent plasticity erodes rapidly with repeated intergenerational acclimation in an invasive agricultural pest	0
Reduction of larval resistance and adult reproductive capacity in Spodoptera littoralis at different degrees of superparasitization by Microplitis rufiventris	0
Insecticide resistance in field populations of the pear psyllids Cacopsylla permixta and Cacopsylla bidens in Iran	0
The interaction between Onthophagus binodis and cattle dung pH: Impacts on reproduction and offspring phenology	0
Transgenerational cross‐susceptibility to heat stress following cold and desiccation acclimation in the Angoumois grain moth	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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Female delayed mating has a limited impact on the reproductive output of Cerambyx welensii, a synovigenic longhorn beetle	0
The respiratory metabolism of overwintering paper wasp gynes (Polistes dominula and Polistes gallicus)	0
Improvement of starvation resistance via periodic fasting is genetically variable in Drosophila melanogaster	0
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Identification of compounds produced by male hairpencil glands of corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea and their role in male autodetection and female mate acceptance	0
Life‐history trade‐offs and stress resistance in Drosophila melanogaster populations adapted to pathogenic bacterial infection	0
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Nesidiocoris tenuis in Burkina Faso: Distribution, predatory capacity and insecticide sensibility	0
Impact of short‐ and long‐duration thermal stress on antioxidant enzyme activity in Parthenium beetles	0
Geometric analysis of macronutrient selection and balancing in the superworm, Zophobas atratus	0
Response of fruit fly (Drosophila pseudoobscura) to diet manipulation of nutrient density	0
Differential expression of hemolymph proteins in wild bumblebees provides insights into species‐specific impacts of heat stress	0
Conserved cold tolerance of Rhagoletis species from different host fruits and elevations in Colorado, USA	0