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  1. Organic Acid Supplementation in Worker Honeybees (Apis mellifera): Impacts on Glandular Physiology and Colony Resilience

    Article • Insects, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  2. Avenues towards reconciling wild and managed bee proponents

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, January 2025, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  3. Temporal Dynamics of Scout Release-Behavior of Termitophagous Ponerine ant, Megaponera Analis

    Article • Journal of Insect Behavior, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  4. The influence of sub-lethal neonicotinoid doses and ambient temperature on individual Apis mellifera scutellata flight efficiency

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, October 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  5. Phenotypic divergence of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) populations in Zambia: Application of landmark‐based wing geometric morphometrics to discriminate population‐level variation

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, September 2024, Wiley

    Jackson Muyobela, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  6. Conference contributions by section members of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI) at international IUSSI conferences (1952–2022) are not in accordance with membership numbers

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  7. Network resilience of plant-bee interactions in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot

    Article • Ecological Indicators, September 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  8. An Overview of Tsetse Fly Repellents: Identification and Applications

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  9. Professor Sue Nicolson 1950-2023: Sweet solutions: pollinators and their physiology

    Article • Journal of Pollination Ecology, June 2024, International Commission for Plant Pollinator Relations

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  10. Managed honey bee colony losses and causes during the active beekeeping season 2022/2023 in nine Sub-Saharan African countries

    Article • May 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  11. Expression of honey bee (Apis mellifera) sterol homeostasis genes in food jelly producing glands of workers

    Article • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology, April 2024, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  12. The effect of diet on the development of pheromone signals in Apis mellifera scutellata workers

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, April 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  13. A Hitchhiker’s Ride: The Honey Bee Louse Braula Coeca (Diptera: Braulidae) Selects its Host by Eavesdropping

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, February 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  14. Best practices for colony management: a neglected aspect for improving honey bee colony health and productivity in Africa

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, February 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  15. Temporal dynamics of scout release behaviour of termitophagous ponerine ant, Megaponera analis

    Article • February 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  16. Mandibular glands secrete 24-methylenecholesterol into honey bee (Apis mellifera) food jelly

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, October 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  17. Differences in the suitability of published honey bee (Apis mellifera) reference genes between the African subspecies Apis mellifera scutellata and European derived Apis mellifera

    Article • Molecular Ecology, September 2023, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  18. Nutritive and immunological benefits derived from the honey bee gut microbiome are threatened by anthropogenic stressors

    Article • African Entomology, August 2023, Academy of Science of South Africa

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  19. Spatial distribution of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Zambia: A vehicle-mounted sticky trap survey and Maxent species distribution model

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2023, PLOS

    Jackson Muyobela, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  20. Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Ocular Patterns as a Species Identifier in the South African Endemic Trapdoor Spider Genus Stasimopus Simon, 1892 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Stasimopidae)

    Article • Evolutionary Biology, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  21. Editorial: The effects of diet on health in insects

    Article • Frontiers in Insect Science, June 2023, Frontiers

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  22. Seasonal and elevational changes of plant‐pollinator interaction networks in East African mountains

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, May 2023, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  23. Genomic signatures underlying the oogenesis of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor on its new host Apis mellifera

    Article • Journal of Advanced Research, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  24. Predicting the Habitat Suitability and Distribution of Two Species of Mound-Building Termites in Nigeria Using Bioclimatic and Vegetation Variables

    Article • Diversity, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  25. The influence of sublethal neonicotinoid doses on individual Apis mellifera scutellata thermotolerance

    Article • Apidologie, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  26. Anniversary of a beekeeper’s discovery of thelytoky in Cape honey bees

    Article • South African Journal of Science, November 2022, Academy of Science of South Africa

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  27. Aggression, Boldness, and Exploration Personality Traits in the Subterranean Naked Mole-Rat (Heterocephalus glaber) Disperser Morphs

    Article • Animals, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  28. Honey bees save energy in honey processing by dehydrating nectar before returning to the nest

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  29. Could Purposefully Engineered Native Grassland Gardens Enhance Urban Insect Biodiversity?

    Article • Land, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  30. Assessment of craniometric sexual dimorphism and ontogenetic variation in invasive Rattus norvegicus and R. rattus from urban and peri-urban areas of Gauteng Province, South Africa

    Article • Mammalia, June 2022, De Gruyter

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  31. Chemical Cues From Honeydew and Cuticular Extracts of Trialeurodes Vaporariorum Serve as Kairomones for The Parasitoid Encarsia Formosa

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  32. The Diversity Decline in Wild and Managed Honey Bee Populations Urges for an Integrated Conservation Approach

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, March 2022, Frontiers

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  33. Floral turnover and climate drive seasonal bee diversity along a tropical elevation gradient

    Article • Ecosphere, March 2022, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  34. Functional response of the hypopharyngeal glands to a social parasitism challenge in Southern African honey bee subspecies

    Article • Parasitology Research, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  35. Predicting the potential distribution of a previously undetected cryptic invasive synanthropic Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) in South Africa

    Article • Journal of Urban Ecology, January 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  36. The exceptional attachment ability of the ectoparasitic bee louse Braula coeca (Diptera, Braulidae) on the honeybee

    Article • Physiological Entomology, November 2021, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  37. Biological traits of wild-caught populations of Aedes aegypti in dengue endemic and non-endemic regions of Kenya

    Article • Journal of Vector Ecology, November 2021, Society for Vector Ecology

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  38. Efficiencies of stationary sampling tools for the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in western Kenya

    Article • Acta Tropica, November 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  39. The parasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris eavesdrops on semiochemicals from its host Tuta absoluta and tomato

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  40. Terpenes from herbivore‐induced tomato plant volatiles attract Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae), a predator of major tomato pests

    Article • Pest Management Science, August 2021, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  41. A novel vehicle-mounted sticky trap for Sampling savannah tsetse flieds

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2021, PLOS

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk, Jackson Muyobela

  42. Biological traits of wild-caught populations of Aedes aegypti in dengue endemic and non-endemic regions of Kenya

    Article • Journal of Vector Ecology, June 2021, Society for Vector Ecology

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  43. Exploring the Kairomone-Based Foraging Behaviour of Natural Enemies to Enhance Biological Control: A Review

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, April 2021, Frontiers

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  44. Exploring non‐host plant‐based management strategy with lemongrass, garlic and guava volatiles for the African citrus triozid

    Article • Journal of Applied Entomology, March 2021, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  45. Plant sugar feeding patterns of wild‐caught Aedes aegypti from dengue endemic and non‐endemic areas of Kenya

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, March 2021, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  46. Oviposition responses of Bactrocera dorsalis and Ceratitis cosyra to Dufour’s and poison gland extracts of Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Article • International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  47. Re-Analysis of Abdominal Gland Volatilome Secretions of the African Weaver Ant, Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Article • Molecules, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  48. The Biology of the Cape Honey Bee, Apis mellifera capensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae): A Review of Thelytoky and Its Influence on Social Parasitism and Worker Reproduction

    Article • Annals of the Entomological Society of America, January 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  49. The Role of Trialeurodes vaporariorum-Infested Tomato Plant Volatiles in the Attraction of Encarsia formosa (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  50. Plant nutrient quality impacts survival and reproductive fitness of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  51. Effect of zebra skin-derived compounds on field catches of the human African trypanosomiasis vector Glossina fuscipes fuscipes

    Article • Acta Tropica, January 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  52. African Honey Bees

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  53. First report of a gall midge as a parasitoid of weaver ants

    Article • Entomologia Generalis, December 2020, Schweizerbart

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  54. Refuge in architecture: mounds and diversity of termite species from a Sahel and Sudan savannah

    Article • International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  55. Odor-Mediated Group Organization and Coordination in the Termite-Raiding Ant Megaponera analis (Mayr)

    Article • Chemical Senses, September 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  56. COLOSS survey: global impact of COVID-19 on bee research

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, August 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  57. The Dance Language of Apis florea

    Article • July 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  58. Plant nutrient quality promotes survival and reproductive fitness of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti

    Article • June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  59. A review of the biology and biogeography of Mantispidae (Neuroptera)

    Article • Insect Systematics & Evolution, April 2020, Brill

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  60. Modelling the effect of temperature on the biology and demographic parameters of the African coffee white stem borer, Monochamus leuconotus (Pascoe) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

    Article • Journal of Thermal Biology, April 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  61. Relationships Between Livestock Damages and Large Carnivore Densities in Sweden

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, January 2020, Frontiers

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  62. Prisoners receive food fit for a queen: honeybees feed small hive beetles protein-rich glandular secretions through trophallaxis

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, January 2020, The Company of Biologists

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  63. African Honey Bees

    Article • December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  64. Antibiotic treatment impairs protein digestion in the honeybee, Apis mellifera

    Article • Apidologie, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  65. Local variation in recombination rates of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) genome among samples from six disparate populations

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  66. Lemon Terpenes Influence Behavior of the African Citrus Triozid Trioza erytreae (Hemiptera: Triozidae)

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  67. Hydroxylation patterns associated with pheromone synthesis and composition in two honey bee subspecies Apis mellifera scutellata and A. m. capensis laying workers

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, November 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  68. Thermal regulatory mechanisms of termites from two different savannah ecosystems

    Article • Journal of Thermal Biology, October 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  69. The Conservation of Native Honey Bees Is Crucial

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, September 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  70. Temperature-dependent development and survival of immature stages of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

    Article • Bulletin of Entomological Research, August 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  71. Non-invasive monitoring of adrenocortical activity in free-ranging Namaqua rock mice Micaelamys namaquensis from South Africa in response to anthropogenic land use and season

    Article • Wildlife Biology, July 2019, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  72. Responses of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes to visually attractive stationary devices baited with 4-methylguaiacol and certain repellent compounds in waterbuck odour

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2019, PLOS

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  73. Zebra skin odor repels the savannah tsetse fly, Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae)

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2019, PLOS

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  74. Increased response to sequential infections of honeybee, Apis mellifera scutellata, colonies by socially parasitic Cape honeybee, A. m. capensis, workers

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  75. Nest Architecture as a Tool for Species Discrimination of Hypotrigona Species (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

    Article • African Entomology, April 2019, Entomological Society of Southern Africa

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  76. Tergal gland components of reproductively dominant honey bee workers have both primer and releaser effects on subordinate workers

    Article • Apidologie, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  77. A Single SNP Turns a Social Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Worker into a Selfish Parasite

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, January 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  78. Effects of cage volume and bee density on survival and nutrient intake of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) under laboratory conditions

    Article • Apidologie, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  79. N eonicotinoids decrease sucrose responsiveness of honey bees at first contact

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, July 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  80. Prediction of insect pest distribution as influenced by elevation: Combining field observations and temperature-dependent development models for the coffee stink bug, Antestiopsis thunbergii (Gmelin)

    Article • PLOS One, June 2018, PLOS

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  81. Reproductive parasitism by worker honey bees suppressed by queens through regulation of worker mandibular secretions

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Abdullahi Yusuf, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  82. Turning workers into false queens– the role of exogenous pheromones in regulating reproduction in worker honey bees

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, May 2018, The Company of Biologists

    Abdullahi Yusuf, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  83. Sticky small target: an effective sampling tool for tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead, 1910

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  84. Low fertility, fecundity and numbers of mated female offspring explain the lower reproductive success of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor in African honeybees

    Article • Parasitology, April 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  85. Honeybee Evolution: Royal Jelly Proteins Help Queen Larvae to Stay on Top

    Article • Current Biology, April 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  86. Compounds extracted from heads of African stingless bees (Hypotrigona species) as a prospective taxonomic tool

    Article • Chemoecology, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  87. Control of mandibular gland pheromone synthesis by alternative splicing of the CP-2 transcription factor gemini in honeybees (Apis mellifera carnica)

    Article • Apidologie, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  88. The transcriptomic changes associated with the development of social parasitism in the honeybee Apis mellifera capensis

    Article • The Science of Nature, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  89. Effects of vector control on the population structure of tsetse ( Glossina fuscipes fuscipes ) in western Kenya

    Article • Acta Tropica, March 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  90. Host plant forensics and olfactory-based detection in Afro-tropical mosquito disease vectors

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, February 2018, PLOS

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  91. Resolving taxonomic ambiguity and cryptic speciation of Hypotrigona species through morphometrics and DNA barcoding

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk, Daniel Masiga

  92. Corrigendum to “Waggle Dances and Azimuthal Windows”

    Article • Psyche A Journal of Entomology, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk, Professor Sarah E Radloff

  93. Digestibility and nutritional value of fresh and stored pollen for honey bees ( Apis mellifera scutellata )

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, December 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  94. Glandular sources of pheromones used to control host workers ( Apis mellifera scutellata ) by socially parasitic workers of Apis mellifera capensis

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, October 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  95. Spatial and temporal dimensions to the taxonomic diversity of arthropods in an arid grassland savannah

    Article • Journal of Arid Environments, September 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  96. Comparative transcriptome analysis on the synthesis pathway of honey bee (Apis mellifera) mandibular gland secretions

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2017, Nature

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  97. Hygienic and grooming behaviors in African and European honeybees—New damage categories in Varroa destructor

    Article • PLOS One, June 2017, PLOS

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk, Abdullahi Yusuf

  98. Effect of Brood Pheromone on Survival and Nutrient Intake of African Honey Bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) under Controlled Conditions

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Abdullahi Yusuf, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  99. The metabolic fate of nectar nicotine in worker honey bees

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, April 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  100. Proteomic and metabolomic analysis reveals rapid and extensive nicotine detoxification ability in honey bee larvae

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  101. Small Hive Beetles (Aethina Tumida Murray) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  102. Wild and managed bees

    Article • Functional Ecology, October 2016, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  103. Effects of a neonicotinoid pesticide on thermoregulation of African honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata)

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, October 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  104. Identification of Multiple Loci Associated with Social Parasitism in Honeybees

    Article • PLoS Genetics, June 2016, PLOS

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  105. Sucrose Sensitivity of Honey Bees Is Differently Affected by Dietary Protein and a Neonicotinoid Pesticide

    Article • PLOS One, June 2016, PLOS

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  106. High Royal Jelly-Producing Honeybees (Apis mellifera ligustica) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in China

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, February 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  107. Resistance rather than tolerance explains survival of savannah honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata) to infestation by the parasitic mite Varroa destructor

    Article • Parasitology, December 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  108. Linalool oxide: generalist plant based lure for mosquito disease vectors

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  109. Hit‐and‐run trophallaxis of small hive beetles

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, November 2015, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  110. Reproductive traits and mandibular gland pheromone of anarchistic honey bee workers Apis mellifera occurring in China

    Article • Apidologie, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  111. Effects of age and Reproductive Status on Tergal Gland Secretions in Queenless Honey bee Workers, Apis mellifera scutellata and A. m. capensis

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk, Abdullahi Yusuf

  112. Performance of pairwise shape dissimilarity morphometrics on nonmammalian taxa (Insecta: Neuroptera: Mantispidae)

    Article • Journal of Morphology, September 2015, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  113. Detoxification mechanisms of honey bees (Apis mellifera) resulting in tolerance of dietary nicotine

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2015, Nature

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  114. Azimuth-dependent waggle dances; flight and foraging activities of the red dwarf honeybee,Apis floreaFabricius (1787)

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  115. An improved odor bait for monitoring populations of Aedes aegypti-vectors of dengue and chikungunya viruses in Kenya

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  116. Mandibular gland pheromone contents in workers and queens of Apis mellifera adansonii

    Article • Apidologie, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk, Abdullahi Yusuf

  117. Antioxidant supplementation can reduce the survival costs of excess amino acid intake in honeybees

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, December 2014, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  118. The Territorial Invasion of Apis florea in Africa

    Article • African Entomology, December 2014, Entomological Society of Southern Africa

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  119. Resistance of developing honeybee larvae during chronic exposure to dietary nicotine

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, October 2014, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  120. A worldwide survey of genome sequence variation provides insight into the evolutionary history of the honeybee Apis mellifera

    Article • Nature Genetics, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Nizar Jamal Haddad, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  121. Impact of Varroa destructor on honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata) colony development in South Africa

    Article • Experimental and Applied Acarology, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  122. Olfactory Detection of Prey by the Termite-Raiding AntPachycondyla analis

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, April 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Abdullahi Yusuf, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  123. Economic and ecological implications of geographic bias in pollinator ecology in the light of pollinator declines

    Article • Oikos, March 2014, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  124. Nutrition affects survival in African honeybees exposed to interacting stressors

    Article • Functional Ecology, February 2014, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  125. A survey of managed honey bee colony losses in the Republic of South Africa–2009 to 2011

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  126. Field evaluation of natural human odours and the biogent-synthetic lure in trapping Aedes aegypti, vector of dengue and chikungunya viruses in Kenya

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  127. Infestation rates of Varroa destructor and Braula coeca in the savannah honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata)

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  128. Honeybee Nests

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  129. Olfactory detection of prey by the termite-raiding ant Pachycondyla analis

    Article • Journal of Insect Science, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk, Abdullahi Yusuf

  130. Seasonal prevalence of pathogens and parasites in the savannah honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata)

    Article • Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  131. Honeybees prefer warmer nectar and less viscous nectar, regardless of sugar concentration

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, July 2013, Royal Society Publishing

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  132. Male-biased dispersal promotes large scale gene flow in a subterranean army ant, Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus

    Article • Population Ecology, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  133. Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, June 2013, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  134. Prey choice and raiding behaviour of the Ponerine antPachycondyla analis(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Article • Journal of Natural History, May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk, Abdullahi Yusuf

  135. Small Hive Beetles are Facultative Predators of Adult Honey Bees

    Article • Journal of Insect Behavior, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  136. Physical properties of honeybee silk: a review

    Article • Apidologie, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  137. An Effective Method for Maintaining the African Termite-Raiding AntPachycondyla analisin the Laboratory

    Article • African Entomology, March 2013, Entomological Society of Southern Africa

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk, Abdullahi Yusuf

  138. A new design for honey bee hoarding cages for laboratory experiments

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  139. Miscellaneous standard methods for Apis mellifera research

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  140. Standard methods for small hive beetle research

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  141. Statistical guidelines for Apis mellifera research

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  142. Temporal patterns of den use suggest polygamous mating patterns in an obligate monogamous mammal

    Article • Animal Behaviour, December 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  143. Waggle dances in absconding colonies of the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  144. Simultaneous stressors: Interactive effects of an immune challenge and dietary toxin can be detrimental to honeybees

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, July 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  145. Reproductive Biology of the Cape Honeybee: A Critique of Beekman et al.: A critique of "Asexually Produced Cape Honeybee Queens (Apis mellifera capensis) Reproduce Sexually," authors: Madeleine Beekman, Michael H. Allsopp, Julianne Lim, Frances Goudie,...

    Article • Journal of Heredity, May 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  146. Honeybees and nectar nicotine: Deterrence and reduced survival versus potential health benefits

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, February 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  147. The pheromones of laying workers in two honeybee sister species: Apis cerana and Apis mellifera

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology A, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  148. Genotypic diversity in queenless honey bee colonies reduces fitness

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, January 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  149. A scientific note on the lack of effect of mandible ablation on the synthesis of royal scent by honeybee queens

    Article • Apidologie, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  150. The Honeybee Disease American Foulbrood — An African Perspective

    Article • African Entomology, September 2011, Entomological Society of Southern Africa

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  151. Extension of the Diet of an Extreme Foraging Specialist, the Aardwolf ( Proteles cristata )

    Article • African Zoology, April 2011, African Zoology

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  152. Errors in comb building behaviour in Apis cerana cerana that result in entrapped workers

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  153. Natural and within-farmland biodiversity enhances crop productivity

    Article • Ecology Letters, January 2011, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  154. Waggle Dances and Azimuthal Windows

    Article • Psyche A Journal of Entomology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  155. Energetic Aspects of Flight

    Article • December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  156. Genetic Considerations

    Article • December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  157. Pheromones

    Article • December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  158. Economics of comb wax salvage by the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  159. Convergence of carbohydrate-biased intake targets in caged worker honeybees fed different protein sources

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, September 2010, The Company of Biologists

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  160. Pheromonal predisposition to social parasitism in the honeybee Apis mellifera capensis

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, September 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  161. The First Report of Storage Mites,Caloglyphus hughesi(Acaridae) on Laboratory-RearedAethina tumidaMurray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in South Africa

    Article • African Entomology, September 2010, Entomological Society of Southern Africa

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  162. Responses of Queenright and Queenless Workers of Apis Cerana to 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic Acid, a Pheromonal Constituent of the Mandibular Gland

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  163. Erratum to: Nestmate Recognition and the Role of Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the African Termite Raiding Ant Pachycondyla analis

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk, Abdullahi Yusuf

  164. Nestmate Recognition and the Role of Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the African Termite Raiding Ant Pachycondyla analis

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Abdullahi Yusuf, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  165. Sun angle time windows for absconding by the dwarf honeybee, Apis florea

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, November 2009, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  166. Clinal nature of the frequencies of ovarioles and spermathecae in Cape worker honeybees, Apis mellifera capensis

    Article • Apidologie, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  167. The importance of protein type and protein to carbohydrate ratio for survival and ovarian activation of caged honeybees ( Apis mellifera scutellata )

    Article • Apidologie, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  168. Hetero-specific queen retinue behavior of worker bees in mixed-species colonies ofApis ceranaandApis mellifera

    Article • Apidologie, September 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  169. Worker reproduction in mixed-species colonies of honey bees

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, July 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  170. Is there a need for conservation of honeybees in Africa?

    Article • Apidologie, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  171. Intra- and interspecific brood recognition in pure and mixed-species honeybee colonies, Apis cerana and A. mellifera

    Article • Apidologie, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  172. Maintenance and application of multiple queen colonies in commercial beekeeping

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  173. Sustainable multiple queen colonies of honey bees, Apis mellifera ligustica

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  174. Trophallactic activities in the honeybee brood nest – Heaters get supplied with high performance fuel

    Article • Zoology, October 2008, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  175. Short-sighted evolution of virulence in parasitic honeybee workers (Apis mellifera capensis Esch.)

    Article • The Science of Nature, February 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  176. Adult honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) abandon hemocytic, but not phenoloxidase-based immunity

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, February 2008, Elsevier

    PhD Martin R Schmid, Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  177. Self Assessment in Insects: Honeybee Queens Know Their Own Strength

    Article • PLOS One, January 2008, PLOS

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  178. Influence of pollen quality on ovarian development in honeybee workers (Apis mellifera scutellata)

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, July 2007, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  179. Nestmate recognition for eggs in the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  180. Pheromonal dominance and the selection of a socially parasitic honeybee worker lineage (Apis mellifera capensis Esch.)

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, May 2007, Wiley

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  181. Seasonal nestmate recognition in the ant Formica exsecta

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  182. Individual versus social pathway to honeybee worker reproduction (Apis mellifera): pollen or jelly as protein source for oogenesis?

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology A, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  183. Honeybee combs: construction through a liquid equilibrium process?

    Article • The Science of Nature, June 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  184. Egg viability and worker policing in honey bees

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2004, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  185. The behaviour of drifted Cape honeybee workers ( Apis mellifera capensis ): predisposition for social parasitism?

    Article • Apidologie, November 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  186. Cape honeybees, Apis mellifera capensis, police worker-laid eggs despite the absence of relatedness benefits

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, May 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  187. Spatial differences in worker policing facilitate social parasitism of Cape honeybee workers ( Apis mellifera capensis Esch.) in queenright host colonies

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, April 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  188. Automatic life-long monitoring of individual insect behaviour now possible

    Article • Zoology, January 2003, Elsevier

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  189. A non-policing honey bee colony ( Apis mellifera capensis )

    Article • The Science of Nature, October 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  190. Small hive beetles survive in honeybee prisons by behavioural mimicry

    Article • The Science of Nature, July 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  191. Defense posture in the dwarf honeybee, Apis florea

    Article • Apidologie, May 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  192. Egg laying and egg removal by workers are positively correlated in queenright Cape honeybee colonies ( Apis mellifera capensis )

    Article • Apidologie, March 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  193. Social encapsulation of beetle parasites by Cape honeybee colonies ( Apis mellifera capensis Esch.)

    Article • The Science of Nature, September 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  194. Social encapsulation of beetle parasites by Cape honeybee colonies ( Apis mellifera capensis Esch.)

    Article • The Science of Nature, May 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  195. Intranest relatedness and nestmate recognition in the meadow ant Formica pratensis (R.)

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, April 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  196. Behaviour of African and European Subspecies ofApis MelliferaToward the Small Hive Beetle,Aethina Tumida

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  197. Laboratory Rearing of Small Hive BeetlesAethina Tumida(Coleoptera, Nitidulidae)

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  198. Scientific note. A scientific note on the natural merger of two honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera capensis)

    Article • Apidologie, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk

  199. Article • PLOS

    Prof Christian CWW Pirk