Journal of Insect Conservation

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Insect Conservation is 1. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Sown mini-meadows increase pollinator diversity in gardens30
‘First Known Photographs of Living Specimens’: the power of iNaturalist for recording rare tropical butterflies25
Land use changes disrupt streams and affect the functional feeding groups of aquatic insects in the Amazon22
Can cattle grazing benefit grassland butterflies?22
Long-term effects of abandonment and restoration of Mediterranean meadows on butterfly-plant interactions18
For the love of insects: gardening grows positive emotions (biophilia) towards invertebrates18
The impact of reduced tillage and distance to field margin on predator functional diversity18
Tolerant semiaquatic bugs species (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) are associated to pasture and conventional logging in the Eastern Amazon15
Conservation of a strongly declining butterfly species depends on traditionally managed grasslands14
Quantifying the entrapment effect of anthropogenic beach litter on sand‐dwelling beetles according to the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive14
White LED light intensity, but not colour temperature, interferes with mate‐finding by glow‐worm (Lampyris noctiluca L.) males14
Clover in agriculture: combined benefits for bees, environment, and farmer13
Drastic loss of insects (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in urban landscapes in a tropical biodiversity hotspot13
Calculating population reductions of invertebrate species for IUCN Red List assessments13
An assessment of the invasive alien tree, Robinia pseudoacacia canopy traits and its effect on grassland microclimates and subsequent arthropod assemblages12
Partial mowing of urban lawns supports higher abundances and diversities of insects12
Rainfall seasonality drives the spatiotemporal patterns of dung beetles in Amazonian forests in the arc of deforestation12
“Farming with Alternative Pollinators” approach increases pollinator abundance and diversity in faba bean fields12
The role of adult noctuid moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and their food plants in a nocturnal pollen-transport network on a Mediterranean island11
Sublethal doses of glyphosate impair olfactory memory retention, but not learning in the honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata)11
Agricultural land use affects the heterogeneity of Odonata communities in the Brazilian Pampa11
Lost and found: 160 years of Lepidoptera observations in Wuppertal (Germany)11
Forest-pasture shifting alters the assemblages of seed-removing ants in southwestern Brazilian Amazon10
Macrohabitat associations and phenology of carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae, Leiodidae: Cholevinae)10
Understanding the effects of human disturbance on scorpion diversity in Brazilian tropical forests10
Threatened endemic water beetles from Morocco10
Gene-flow within a butterfly metapopulation: the marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia in western Bohemia (Czech Republic)10
Canopy arthropod diversity associated with Quercus laurina: importance of an oak species diversity gradient on abundance, species richness and guild composition10
Comparing three collection methods for pollinating insects within electric transmission rights-of-ways10
Effects of mining and reduced turnover of Ephemeroptera (Insecta) in streams of the Eastern Brazilian Amazon10
Changes in phenology and abundance of an at-risk butterfly10
Between perfect habitat and ecological trap: even wildflower strips mulched annually increase pollinating insect numbers in intensively used agricultural landscapes9
Relationship between moth (night active Lepidoptera) diversity and vegetation characteristics in southern Sweden9
Residential sites increase species loss and cause high temporal changes in functional diversity of dung beetles in an urbanized Brazilian Cerrado landscape9
Population dynamics of an alpine grasshopper (Orthoptera) community over 30 years and the effects of climate warming and grazing9
Effects of the loss of forest cover on odonate communities in eastern Amazonia8
Sown wildflower strips offer promising long term results for butterfly conservation8
Habitat type and altitude work in tandem to drive the community structure of dung beetles in Afromontane forest8
Impacts of the invasive hornet Vespa velutina on native wasp species: a first effort to understand population-level effects in an invaded area of Europe8
Effects of experimental rewilding on butterflies, bumblebees and grasshoppers8
Does climate change influence the current and future projected distribution of an endangered species? The case of the southernmost bumblebee in the world8
An overview of Neotropical arthropod conservation efforts using risk assessment lists8
Farmland biodiversity: wildflower-sown islands within arable fields and grassy field margins both promote spider diversity8
Positive shifts in species richness and abundance of moths over five decades coincide with community-wide phenotypic trait homogenisation8
Abandonment of cultural landscapes: butterfly communities track the advance of forest over grasslands8
Two common bee-sampling methods reflect different assemblages of the bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) community in mixed-grass prairie systems and are dependent on surrounding floral resource availability8
Flower plantings promote insect pollinator abundance and wild bee richness in Canadian agricultural landscapes7
Climate change may cause the extinction of the butterfly Lasiommata petropolitana in the Apennines7
How data curation and new geographical records can change the conservation status of threatened brazilian butterflies7
Combining modelling, field data and genetic variation to understand the post-reintroduction population genetics of the Marsh Fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia)7
Increased arthropod biomass, abundance and species richness in an agricultural landscape after 32 years7
Moth species richness and diversity decline in a 30-year time series in Norway, irrespective of species’ latitudinal range extent and habitat7
Small-scale traditional maize farming fosters greater arthropod diversity value than conventional maize farming7
The use of tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in adapting hotspot conservation to global, regional, and local scales7
Structure and diversity of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in northwestern Colombian Paramos: towards the identification of bioindicator species in the Tropical Andes6
Necrophagous flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae) as indicators of the conservation or anthropization of environments in eastern Amazonia, Brazil6
Predicting climate effects on aquatic true bugs in a tropical biodiversity hotspot6
Using the ecological relationships of Odonata with a habitat integrity index to test the biodiversity ecosystem function framework6
Synergistic effects of climate and human-induced landscape changes on the spatial distribution of an endangered dung beetle6
Current and future distributions of a native Andean bumble bee6
Plant-herbivore networks composed by adult and immature insects have distinct responses to habitat modification in Brazilian savannas6
Sheep herding in small grasslands promotes dung beetle diversity in a mountain forest landscape6
Scale-dependent effects of landscape context on urban bee diversity6
Seasonal variation of ground and arboreal ants in forest fragments in the highly-threatened Cerrado-Amazon transition6
Ecological monitoring and indicator taxa: butterfly communities in heterogeneous landscapes of the Western Ghats and Malabar coast, India6
What do monarchs feed on in winter? Nectar sources at hibernation sites6
Extent of Dakota skipper, Hesperia dacotae, distribution in Southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada5
Diversity of mosquitoes from Porto Alegre region, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: ecological and public health perspectives5
Aridity, but not disturbance, reduces the specialization and modularity of plant–insect herbivore interaction networks in Caatinga dry forest5
Preserving Colias myrmidone in European cultural landscapes: requirements for the successful development from egg to higher larval stages at a Natura 2000 site in Romania5
Impact of “non-lethal” tarsal clipping on bumble bees (Bombus vosnesenskii) may depend on queen stage and worker size5
First field-based estimates of bumblebee diapause survival rates showcase high survivorship in the wild5
Landscape characteristics predict body sizes in wild bees: implications for pollination services and foraging range5
A demographic and ecological study of an Italian population of Polyommatus ripartii: the ESU Polyommatus exuberans5
DNA barcoding of exuviae for species identification of Central European damselflies and dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata)5
Forecasts of butterfly future richness change in the southwest Mediterranean. The role of sampling effort and non-climatic variables5
Squeeze it or leave it? An ecological-economic assessment of the impact of mower conditioners on arthropod populations in grassland5
Lower food intake due to domestic grazing reduces colony size and worsens the body condition of reproductive females of harvester ants5
Dragonflies within and outside a protected area: a comparison revealing the role of well-preserved atlantic forests in the preservation of critically endangered, phytotelmatous species5
Effects of chronic anthropogenic disturbances on flesh fly (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) assemblages in areas of seasonally dry tropical forest5
Proposed Multipurpose Project at Pancheshwar in the Western Himalaya affects rich butterfly diversity: a conservation concern5
Insects from the southwest Australia biodiversity hotspot: a barometer of diversity and threat status of nine host-dependent families across three orders5
Within-habitat vegetation structure and adult activity patterns of the declining butterfly Euphydryas aurinia5
Relict of primeval forests in an intensively farmed landscape: what affects the survival of the hermit beetle (Osmoderma barnabita) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in pollard willows?4
Insect diversity across an afro-tropical forest biodiversity hotspot4
Detecting declines of West African Goliath beetle populations based on interviews4
Effects of temperature and plant diversity on orthopterans and leafhoppers in calcareous dry grasslands4
Development of two common dragonfly species with diverging occupancy trends4
What are the main factors limiting the distribution of Bembix rostrata (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) at early-succession sites?4
Species richness and network topology patterns in Neotropical plant-galling communities changes along an urbanization gradient4
Effect of dramatic alteration of landscape structure on the Orthoptera assemblages of Transcarpathian lowland meadows (West Ukraine)4
Livestock systems preserving natural grasslands are biodiversity reservoirs that promote spiders’ conservation4
To graze or to mow? The influence of grassland management on grasshoppers (Orthoptera) on a flood protection embankment in the Donau-Auen National Park (Austria)4
Power line corridors in conifer plantations as important habitats for butterflies4
Habitat quality, not patch isolation, drives distribution and abundance of two light-demanding butterflies in fragmented coppice landscapes4
The small range and the great threat: extinction risk assessment of the narrow endemism Carabus cychroides under climate change4
Eucorna sanarita (Schaus) (Riodinidae: Riodininae): Distribution, systematic position, and conservation of a threatened brazilian butterfly in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot4
Saproxylic Hymenoptera in dead wood retained on clear cuts, relation to wood parameters and their degree of specialisation4
Biodiversity and community composition of native bee populations vary among human-dominated land uses within the seasonally dry tropics4
Effects of dispersed and aggregated retention-cuttings and differently sized clear-cuttings in conifer plantations on necrophagous silphid and dung beetle assemblages4
The potential for parasite spill-back from commercial bumblebee colonies: a neglected threat to wild bees?4
Floral enhancement of arable field margins increases moth abundance and diversity4
Metals could challenge pollinator conservation in legacy cities4
Transfer of invertebrates with hay during restoration operations of extensively managed grasslands in Switzerland4
Current distribution, microhabitat requirements and vulnerability of the Keeled Plump Bush-cricket (Isophya costata) at the north-western periphery of its range4
Pitfall trapping outperforms other methods for surveying ground-dwelling large-bodied alpine invertebrates4
Mud-puddling on roadsides: a potential ecological trap for butterflies4
How to estimate carabid biomass?—an evaluation of size-weight models for ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and perspectives for further improvement3
Differential response to fire in ground vs. vegetation arthropod communities3
Land-use changes in a neotropical biodiversity hotspot and its effects on Euglossini bees3
Intensification of the rice cultivation cycle reduces the diversity of aquatic insect communities in southern Brazilian irrigated rice fields3
Attractivity of various artificial light sources to caddisfly (Trichoptera) species and its importance in their sampling and conservation3
Effects of mowing on Isophya costata, Natura 2000 species (Orthoptera), by direct mortality and management history3
Phylogenetic beta diversity of Odonata assemblages in the extreme condition of Central Iran3
Artificial habitat – a chance for survival of a rare montane dragonfly (Odonata): case study on an alpine emerald (Somatochlora alpestris)3
Response of bee and hoverfly populations to a land-use gradient in a Quebec floodplain3
How can an intensively used agricultural landscape preserve diversity of Orthoptera assemblages?3
Fecal matters: implementing classical Coleoptera species lists with metabarcoding data from passerine bird feces3
Low extinction risk in the flower fly fauna of northeastern North America3
Arthropods of Australia’s subtropical and tropical rainforests: rich and unique hotspots of biological diversity?3
Initial assessment to understand the effect of air temperature on bees as floral visitors in urban orchards3
Identification of source populations for reintroduction in extinct populations based on genome-wide SNPs and mtDNA sequence: a case study of the endangered subalpine grassland butterfly Aporia hippia 3
Predicting negative Effects of Climate Change on Taiwan’s endemic Bumblebee Bombus formosellus3
New insights into the geographic patterns of functional role and taxonomic richness of ants from Mexico3
The encounter of distinct Morimus asper (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) phylogeographic lineages on the Balkan Peninsula: conservation implications3
Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn) overgrowth on dry Alpine grassland impedes Red List Orthoptera but supports local orthopteran beta diversity3
How do adults of the critically endangered hermit butterfly (Chazara briseis) utilise their habitat? (Lepidoptera, Satyrinae)3
Monitoring butterfly assemblages in southern California to assess the impact of habitat and climate modifications3
Investigating the ecology of the Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) within the wider bumblebee community in North-West Ireland3
Ancient, veteran and other listed trees as nest sites for wild-living honey bee, Apis mellifera, colonies3
Using structured decision making to guide habitat restoration for butterflies: a case study of Oregon silverspots3
Factors driving larval abundance and adult size of the threatened Lestes macrostigma (Odonata): keys for water management and habitat restoration3
Oviposition behaviour and emergence through time of the small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus) in a nature reserve in Bedfordshire, UK3
Can protected areas and habitats preserve the vulnerable predatory bush cricket Saga pedo?3
Use of the single rope access technique reveals habitat use patterns for the elusive Erebia christi (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)2
Effects of landscape composition on hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in mass-flowering crop fields within forest-dominated landscapes2
Long droughts decrease tiger- and ground-beetle’ beta diversity and community body size in savannas of the Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique)2
Staying on the current niche: consensus model reveals the habitat loss of a critically endangered dragonfly Libellula angelina under climate changes2
The influence of biodiversity-friendly ranching practices on dung beetle diversity in a Mexican mountainous tropical landscape2
Climate warming threatens critically endangered wingless stonefly Riekoperla darlingtoni (Illies, 1968) (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae)2
Does specialisation affect genetic diversity in (pre-)Alpine populations of four species of Copper butterflies?2
Colonisation of secondary habitats in mining sites by Labidura riparia (Dermaptera: Labiduridae) from multiple natural source populations2
Dung beetle morphological traits show intraspecific differences among four land uses in the Cerrado biome2
Major land use and vegetation influences on potential pollinator communities in the High Plains of Texas2
Dominant parasitoid species diminishes food web structural complexity and function2
Plant-pollinator interactions in the neotropics are affected by urbanization and the invasive bee Apis mellifera2
Habitat of two threatened short-tailed whip-scorpions (Arachnida: Schizomida) in the tropical Andes of Northern South America2
Can species distribution models using remotely sensed variables inform reintroductions? Trialling methods with Carterocephalus palaemon the Chequered Skipper Butterfly2
Spearhead blues: How threats to the damselfly Coenagrion hastulatum changed over time2
A novel trap design for non-lethal monitoring of dung beetles using eDNA metabarcoding2
Non-target effects of herbicides on the Zerene silverspot butterfly, a surrogate subspecies for the threatened Oregon silverspot butterfly2
Factors associated with occurrence, potential distribution and conservation of Polyphylla ragusae, an endemic Scarabaeidae (Melolonthinae) from Sicily2
Spatial and temporal variation of floral visitors and their visitation pattern on Acanthus ilicifolius L.: a case study from the mangrove ecosystem of Indian Sundarbans2
A general lack of complete inventories for aquatic beetles in Morocco2
The diversity of moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) from threatened mountain cloud forests in the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot2
Distribution of the Odonata assemblages along an environmental gradient in the streams of the legal Amazonia region in western Maranhão (Brazil)2
Climate-driven change and conservation of threatened satyrine butterflies in cloud forests of southern Mexico2
Plant abandonment behavior and fitness of monarch larvae (Danaus plexippus) is not influenced by an intraspecific competitor2
Suitable climate space and genetic diversity of the mountain-affiliated moth Cosmosoma maishei (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini: Euchromiina) in cloud forests of Chiapas, Mexico2
Survival of eggs to third instar of late-summer and fall-breeding monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and queen butterflies (Danaus gilippus) in north Texas2
Population ecology and behaviour of two Afrotropical forest butterflies2
Differential responses of Orthoptera in vineyards to organic farming, pesticide reduction, and landscape heterogeneity2
Resilient fruit-feeding butterfly assemblages across a Caatinga dry forest chronosequence submitted to chronic anthropogenic disturbance2
Higher richness and abundance of flower-visiting insects close to natural vegetation provide contrasting effects on mustard yields2
Soil arthropod assemblages reflect both coarse- and fine-scale differences among biotopes in a biodiversity hotspot2
Movement patterns of the endemic flightless bush-cricket, Isophya beybienkoi2
Special issue on insect conservation in biodiversity hotspots2
Landscape conservation and local interactions with non-crop plants aid in structuring bee assemblages in organic tropical agroecosystems2
Habitat types in the Atlantic Forest differently influence community structure and species interaction of cavity-nesting Hymenoptera and their natural enemies2
Genetics and extreme confinement of three overlooked butterfly species in Romania call for immediate conservation actions2
Sphagnum cultivation sites as habitat for beetles (Coleoptera) and the effect of vegetation structure on species occurrence and abundance2
A strong decline of the endangered Apollo butterfly over 20 years in the archipelago of southern Finland2
Buffer zones maximize invertebrate conservation in a Biosphere Reserve2
Nesting preferences of native and non-native mud dauber wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Sceliphron) do not completely overlap2
Urbanization effect of homogenization on ground-dwelling arachnids’ diversity in natural forest and peatland remnants1
Evidence of range contraction and increased metapopulation patchiness of the rare eastern Nearctic Karst Snowfly Allocapnia cunninghami Ross & Ricker, 19711
Warming experiments test the temperature sensitivity of an endangered butterfly across life history stages1
Quantifying ant diversity and community in a subalpine forest mosaic: a comparison of two methods1
Carabus clatratus (Coleoptera: Carabidae): study case of mass rearing and release of a threatened species with new details on its life history1
Diversity, distribution patterns and preliminary conservation assessment of the Paraguayan hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)1
Deforestation narrows pollen diet diversity of generalist orchid bees1
Ant diversity along elevational gradients in the European Alps: insights for conservation under a changing climate1
Free-living colonies of native honey bees (Apis mellifera mellifera) in 19th and early 20th century Sweden1
Grasslands of cleared woodlands have lower invertebrate diversity and different assemblages to remnant woodlands in grazed landscapes of eastern Australia1
Habitat preferences and phenology of carrot wasps (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae, Gasteruption) in Central Europe1
Indigenous forest edges increase habitat complexity and refuge opportunities for grassland butterflies1
Journal of Insect Conservation’s special issue on insect diversity in Agriculture1
Across the firefly-verse: comparison of niche suitability of an exotic firefly in its native and colonized range1
Syrphid fly response to urban heat islands varies with functional traits1
The importance of national parks in maintaining the habitat integrity and diversity of Odonata species in Amazonian streams1
Strands of connection: unraveling livestock grazing effects on orb-weaver spiders1
More insect species are supported by green roofs near public gardens1
Local variability, human factor or vague procedure? Searching for the reasons of excessive mortality in free living aquatic insects, resulting from biological monitoring1
Evaluating the use of UV photoluminescence for surveying the immature stages of rare butterflies: a case study using the Black Hairstreak (Satyrium pruni)1
Correction to: Tolerant semiaquatic bugs species (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) are associated to pasture and conventional logging in the Eastern Amazon1
Is body condition of Mexican rubyspot (Odonata:Zygoptera) associated with urbanization?1
Responses of necrophilous beetles to animal mass mortality in the Australian Alps1
Concern for cuckoo bumblebees (Bombus subgenus Psithyrus): addressing our lack of knowledge1
Caterpillars of the marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia can extend their life-cycle in Scotland1
Landscape composition shapes biomass, taxonomic and functional diversity of dung beetles within human-modified tropical rainforests1
Changes in the wild bee community (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) over 100 years in relation to land use: a case study in a protected steppe habitat in Eastern Austria1
Relationships between environmental conditions and macroalgae structure on the benthic macroinvertebrate establishment: diversity and conservation in rivers of central Spain and Mexico1
Cryptic survival and an unexpected recovery of the long-tailed mayfly Palingenia longicauda (Olivier, 1791) (Ephemeroptera: Palingeniidae) in Southeastern Europe1
Post-mining areas as the last area for the expansion of the declining Siberian Winter damselfly (Odonata: Lestidae)1
Changes to butterfly phenology versus elevation range after four decades of warming in the mountains of central Spain1
Leucas aspera (Willd.) A potential refuge for pollinators1
Functional reorganization of dung beetle assemblages in forest-replacing sugarcane plantations1
A molecular genetic method for estimating nest density in bumblebee populations without explicit definition of habitat area1
Grass and ground dwelling beetle community responses to holistic and wildlife grazing management using a cross-fence comparison in Western Kalahari rangeland, Namibia1
Timing and mulching frequency affected the number of nests of cavity-nesting wasps that hunt for aphids in forest meadows1
Moths are less attracted to light traps than they used to be1
A Red List of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Flanders (northern Belgium) and its implications for conservation1
Effects of environmental factors and ecological integrity on semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) diversity in Cerrado streams1
Paleomodeling reveals priority areas for conservation of stingless bees from the Caatinga region, a neotropical dry forest1
Is invertebrate conservation in Great Britain best achieved by policies that increase species protection?1
Consistent oviposition preferences of the Duke of Burgundy butterfly over 14 years on a chalk grassland reserve in Bedfordshire, UK1
Is deliberate pesticide poisoning of wildlife impacting local insect communities? Wildlife and environmental forensic investigations in southern Spain present an opportunity for collaborative entomolo1
Pattern and drivers of danaine butterfly migration in Southern India: implications for conservation1
Parasites in peril: abundance of batflies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) declines along an urbanisation gradient1
Alcon Blues: recent shifts in limiting habitat factors challenge the persistence of an endangered butterfly1
Does resilience to fire confer resilience to grazing in savanna ant communities of Northern Australia?1
The oases of Baja California Peninsula: overlooked hotspots for wild bees1
An experimental translocation of the imperiled frosted elfin (Callophrys irus)1
Cavity-nesting bees and wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) of xerothermic habitats are unable to use cavities in reed galls1
Current potential geographic distribution of an extremely rare and threatened orchid bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from eastern Brazil, including a new geographic record1
New opportunities for conservation of a rare tiger beetle on developed barrier island beaches1
The last of the maculineans: can we save the emblematic Alcon Blue butterfly Phengaris alcon under climate change when its habitat continues to deteriorate?1
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