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  1. Avenues towards reconciling wild and managed bee proponents
  2. Temporal Dynamics of Scout Release-Behavior of Termitophagous Ponerine ant, Megaponera Analis
  3. The influence of sub-lethal neonicotinoid doses and ambient temperature on individual Apis mellifera scutellata flight efficiency
  4. Phenotypic divergence of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) populations in Zambia: Application of landmark‐based wing geometric morphometrics to discriminate population‐level variation
  5. 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
  6. Network resilience of plant-bee interactions in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot
  7. An Overview of Tsetse Fly Repellents: Identification and Applications
  8. Professor Sue Nicolson 1950-2023: Sweet solutions: pollinators and their physiology
  9. Managed honey bee colony losses and causes during the active beekeeping season 2022/2023 in nine Sub-Saharan African countries
  10. Expression of honey bee (Apis mellifera) sterol homeostasis genes in food jelly producing glands of workers
  11. The effect of diet on the development of pheromone signals in Apis mellifera scutellata workers
  12. A Hitchhiker’s Ride: The Honey Bee Louse Braula Coeca (Diptera: Braulidae) Selects its Host by Eavesdropping
  13. Best practices for colony management: a neglected aspect for improving honey bee colony health and productivity in Africa
  14. Temporal dynamics of scout release behaviour of termitophagous ponerine ant, Megaponera analis
  15. Mandibular glands secrete 24-methylenecholesterol into honey bee (Apis mellifera) food jelly
  16. Differences in the suitability of published honey bee (Apis mellifera) reference genes between the African subspecies Apis mellifera scutellata and European derived Apis mellifera
  17. Nutritive and immunological benefits derived from the honey bee gut microbiome are threatened by anthropogenic stressors
  18. Spatial distribution of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Zambia: A vehicle-mounted sticky trap survey and Maxent species distribution model
  19. Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Ocular Patterns as a Species Identifier in the South African Endemic Trapdoor Spider Genus Stasimopus Simon, 1892 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Stasimopidae)
  20. Editorial: The effects of diet on health in insects
  21. Seasonal and elevational changes of plant‐pollinator interaction networks in East African mountains
  22. Genomic signatures underlying the oogenesis of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor on its new host Apis mellifera
  23. Predicting the Habitat Suitability and Distribution of Two Species of Mound-Building Termites in Nigeria Using Bioclimatic and Vegetation Variables
  24. The influence of sublethal neonicotinoid doses on individual Apis mellifera scutellata thermotolerance
  25. Anniversary of a beekeeper’s discovery of thelytoky in Cape honey bees
  26. Aggression, Boldness, and Exploration Personality Traits in the Subterranean Naked Mole-Rat (Heterocephalus glaber) Disperser Morphs
  27. Honey bees save energy in honey processing by dehydrating nectar before returning to the nest
  28. Could Purposefully Engineered Native Grassland Gardens Enhance Urban Insect Biodiversity?
  29. 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
  30. Chemical Cues From Honeydew and Cuticular Extracts of Trialeurodes Vaporariorum Serve as Kairomones for The Parasitoid Encarsia Formosa
  31. The Diversity Decline in Wild and Managed Honey Bee Populations Urges for an Integrated Conservation Approach
  32. Floral turnover and climate drive seasonal bee diversity along a tropical elevation gradient
  33. Functional response of the hypopharyngeal glands to a social parasitism challenge in Southern African honey bee subspecies
  34. Predicting the potential distribution of a previously undetected cryptic invasive synanthropic Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) in South Africa
  35. The exceptional attachment ability of the ectoparasitic bee louse Braula coeca (Diptera, Braulidae) on the honeybee
  36. Biological traits of wild-caught populations of Aedes aegypti in dengue endemic and non-endemic regions of Kenya
  37. Efficiencies of stationary sampling tools for the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in western Kenya
  38. The parasitoid Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris eavesdrops on semiochemicals from its host Tuta absoluta and tomato
  39. Terpenes from herbivore‐induced tomato plant volatiles attract Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae), a predator of major tomato pests
  40. A novel vehicle-mounted sticky trap for Sampling savannah tsetse flieds
  41. Biological traits of wild-caught populations of Aedes aegypti in dengue endemic and non-endemic regions of Kenya
  42. Exploring the Kairomone-Based Foraging Behaviour of Natural Enemies to Enhance Biological Control: A Review
  43. Exploring non‐host plant‐based management strategy with lemongrass, garlic and guava volatiles for the African citrus triozid
  44. Plant sugar feeding patterns of wild‐caught Aedes aegypti from dengue endemic and non‐endemic areas of Kenya
  45. Oviposition responses of Bactrocera dorsalis and Ceratitis cosyra to Dufour’s and poison gland extracts of Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
  46. Re-Analysis of Abdominal Gland Volatilome Secretions of the African Weaver Ant, Oecophylla longinoda (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
  47. 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
  48. The Role of Trialeurodes vaporariorum-Infested Tomato Plant Volatiles in the Attraction of Encarsia formosa (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)
  49. Plant nutrient quality impacts survival and reproductive fitness of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti
  50. Effect of zebra skin-derived compounds on field catches of the human African trypanosomiasis vector Glossina fuscipes fuscipes
  51. African Honey Bees
  52. First report of a gall midge as a parasitoid of weaver ants
  53. Refuge in architecture: mounds and diversity of termite species from a Sahel and Sudan savannah
  54. Odor-Mediated Group Organization and Coordination in the Termite-Raiding Ant Megaponera analis (Mayr)
  55. COLOSS survey: global impact of COVID-19 on bee research
  56. The Dance Language of Apis florea
  57. Plant nutrient quality promotes survival and reproductive fitness of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti
  58. A review of the biology and biogeography of Mantispidae (Neuroptera)
  59. Modelling the effect of temperature on the biology and demographic parameters of the African coffee white stem borer, Monochamus leuconotus (Pascoe) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
  60. Relationships Between Livestock Damages and Large Carnivore Densities in Sweden
  61. Prisoners receive food fit for a queen: honeybees feed small hive beetles protein-rich glandular secretions through trophallaxis
  62. African Honey Bees
  63. Antibiotic treatment impairs protein digestion in the honeybee, Apis mellifera
  64. Local variation in recombination rates of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) genome among samples from six disparate populations
  65. Lemon Terpenes Influence Behavior of the African Citrus Triozid Trioza erytreae (Hemiptera: Triozidae)
  66. Hydroxylation patterns associated with pheromone synthesis and composition in two honey bee subspecies Apis mellifera scutellata and A. m. capensis laying workers
  67. Thermal regulatory mechanisms of termites from two different savannah ecosystems
  68. The Conservation of Native Honey Bees Is Crucial
  69. Temperature-dependent development and survival of immature stages of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
  70. 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
  71. Responses of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes to visually attractive stationary devices baited with 4-methylguaiacol and certain repellent compounds in waterbuck odour
  72. Zebra skin odor repels the savannah tsetse fly, Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae)
  73. Increased response to sequential infections of honeybee, Apis mellifera scutellata, colonies by socially parasitic Cape honeybee, A. m. capensis, workers
  74. Nest Architecture as a Tool for Species Discrimination of Hypotrigona Species (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)
  75. Tergal gland components of reproductively dominant honey bee workers have both primer and releaser effects on subordinate workers
  76. A Single SNP Turns a Social Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Worker into a Selfish Parasite
  77. Effects of cage volume and bee density on survival and nutrient intake of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) under laboratory conditions
  78. N eonicotinoids decrease sucrose responsiveness of honey bees at first contact
  79. 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)
  80. Reproductive parasitism by worker honey bees suppressed by queens through regulation of worker mandibular secretions
  81. Turning workers into false queens– the role of exogenous pheromones in regulating reproduction in worker honey bees
  82. Sticky small target: an effective sampling tool for tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead, 1910
  83. Low fertility, fecundity and numbers of mated female offspring explain the lower reproductive success of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor in African honeybees
  84. Honeybee Evolution: Royal Jelly Proteins Help Queen Larvae to Stay on Top
  85. Compounds extracted from heads of African stingless bees (Hypotrigona species) as a prospective taxonomic tool
  86. Control of mandibular gland pheromone synthesis by alternative splicing of the CP-2 transcription factor gemini in honeybees (Apis mellifera carnica)
  87. The transcriptomic changes associated with the development of social parasitism in the honeybee Apis mellifera capensis
  88. Effects of vector control on the population structure of tsetse ( Glossina fuscipes fuscipes ) in western Kenya
  89. Host plant forensics and olfactory-based detection in Afro-tropical mosquito disease vectors
  90. Resolving taxonomic ambiguity and cryptic speciation of Hypotrigona species through morphometrics and DNA barcoding
  91. Corrigendum to “Waggle Dances and Azimuthal Windows”
  92. Digestibility and nutritional value of fresh and stored pollen for honey bees ( Apis mellifera scutellata )
  93. Glandular sources of pheromones used to control host workers ( Apis mellifera scutellata ) by socially parasitic workers of Apis mellifera capensis
  94. Spatial and temporal dimensions to the taxonomic diversity of arthropods in an arid grassland savannah
  95. Comparative transcriptome analysis on the synthesis pathway of honey bee (Apis mellifera) mandibular gland secretions
  96. Hygienic and grooming behaviors in African and European honeybees—New damage categories in Varroa destructor
  97. Effect of Brood Pheromone on Survival and Nutrient Intake of African Honey Bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) under Controlled Conditions
  98. The metabolic fate of nectar nicotine in worker honey bees
  99. Proteomic and metabolomic analysis reveals rapid and extensive nicotine detoxification ability in honey bee larvae
  100. Small Hive Beetles (Aethina Tumida Murray) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
  101. Wild and managed bees
  102. Effects of a neonicotinoid pesticide on thermoregulation of African honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata)
  103. Identification of Multiple Loci Associated with Social Parasitism in Honeybees
  104. Sucrose Sensitivity of Honey Bees Is Differently Affected by Dietary Protein and a Neonicotinoid Pesticide
  105. High Royal Jelly-Producing Honeybees (Apis mellifera ligustica) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in China
  106. Resistance rather than tolerance explains survival of savannah honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata) to infestation by the parasitic mite Varroa destructor
  107. Linalool oxide: generalist plant based lure for mosquito disease vectors
  108. Hit‐and‐run trophallaxis of small hive beetles
  109. Reproductive traits and mandibular gland pheromone of anarchistic honey bee workers Apis mellifera occurring in China
  110. Effects of age and Reproductive Status on Tergal Gland Secretions in Queenless Honey bee Workers, Apis mellifera scutellata and A. m. capensis
  111. Performance of pairwise shape dissimilarity morphometrics on nonmammalian taxa (Insecta: Neuroptera: Mantispidae)
  112. Detoxification mechanisms of honey bees (Apis mellifera) resulting in tolerance of dietary nicotine
  113. Azimuth-dependent waggle dances; flight and foraging activities of the red dwarf honeybee,Apis floreaFabricius (1787)
  114. An improved odor bait for monitoring populations of Aedes aegypti-vectors of dengue and chikungunya viruses in Kenya
  115. Mandibular gland pheromone contents in workers and queens of Apis mellifera adansonii
  116. Antioxidant supplementation can reduce the survival costs of excess amino acid intake in honeybees
  117. The Territorial Invasion of Apis florea in Africa
  118. Resistance of developing honeybee larvae during chronic exposure to dietary nicotine
  119. A worldwide survey of genome sequence variation provides insight into the evolutionary history of the honeybee Apis mellifera
  120. Impact of Varroa destructor on honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata) colony development in South Africa
  121. Olfactory Detection of Prey by the Termite-Raiding AntPachycondyla analis
  122. Economic and ecological implications of geographic bias in pollinator ecology in the light of pollinator declines
  123. Nutrition affects survival in African honeybees exposed to interacting stressors
  124. A survey of managed honey bee colony losses in the Republic of South Africa–2009 to 2011
  125. Field evaluation of natural human odours and the biogent-synthetic lure in trapping Aedes aegypti, vector of dengue and chikungunya viruses in Kenya
  126. Infestation rates of Varroa destructor and Braula coeca in the savannah honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata)
  127. Honeybee Nests
  128. Olfactory detection of prey by the termite-raiding ant Pachycondyla analis
  129. Seasonal prevalence of pathogens and parasites in the savannah honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata)
  130. Honeybees prefer warmer nectar and less viscous nectar, regardless of sugar concentration
  131. Male-biased dispersal promotes large scale gene flow in a subterranean army ant, Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus
  132. Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators
  133. Prey choice and raiding behaviour of the Ponerine antPachycondyla analis(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
  134. Small Hive Beetles are Facultative Predators of Adult Honey Bees
  135. Physical properties of honeybee silk: a review
  136. An Effective Method for Maintaining the African Termite-Raiding AntPachycondyla analisin the Laboratory
  137. A new design for honey bee hoarding cages for laboratory experiments
  138. Miscellaneous standard methods for Apis mellifera research
  139. Standard methods for small hive beetle research
  140. Statistical guidelines for Apis mellifera research
  141. Temporal patterns of den use suggest polygamous mating patterns in an obligate monogamous mammal
  142. Waggle dances in absconding colonies of the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea
  143. Simultaneous stressors: Interactive effects of an immune challenge and dietary toxin can be detrimental to honeybees
  144. 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,...
  145. Honeybees and nectar nicotine: Deterrence and reduced survival versus potential health benefits
  146. The pheromones of laying workers in two honeybee sister species: Apis cerana and Apis mellifera
  147. Genotypic diversity in queenless honey bee colonies reduces fitness
  148. A scientific note on the lack of effect of mandible ablation on the synthesis of royal scent by honeybee queens
  149. The Honeybee Disease American Foulbrood — An African Perspective
  150. Extension of the Diet of an Extreme Foraging Specialist, the Aardwolf ( Proteles cristata )
  151. Errors in comb building behaviour in Apis cerana cerana that result in entrapped workers
  152. Natural and within-farmland biodiversity enhances crop productivity
  153. Waggle Dances and Azimuthal Windows
  154. Energetic Aspects of Flight
  155. Genetic Considerations
  156. Pheromones
  157. Economics of comb wax salvage by the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea
  158. Convergence of carbohydrate-biased intake targets in caged worker honeybees fed different protein sources
  159. Pheromonal predisposition to social parasitism in the honeybee Apis mellifera capensis
  160. The First Report of Storage Mites,Caloglyphus hughesi(Acaridae) on Laboratory-RearedAethina tumidaMurray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) in South Africa
  161. Responses of Queenright and Queenless Workers of Apis Cerana to 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic Acid, a Pheromonal Constituent of the Mandibular Gland
  162. Erratum to: Nestmate Recognition and the Role of Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the African Termite Raiding Ant Pachycondyla analis
  163. Nestmate Recognition and the Role of Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the African Termite Raiding Ant Pachycondyla analis
  164. Sun angle time windows for absconding by the dwarf honeybee, Apis florea
  165. Clinal nature of the frequencies of ovarioles and spermathecae in Cape worker honeybees, Apis mellifera capensis
  166. The importance of protein type and protein to carbohydrate ratio for survival and ovarian activation of caged honeybees ( Apis mellifera scutellata )
  167. Hetero-specific queen retinue behavior of worker bees in mixed-species colonies ofApis ceranaandApis mellifera
  168. Worker reproduction in mixed-species colonies of honey bees
  169. Is there a need for conservation of honeybees in Africa?
  170. Intra- and interspecific brood recognition in pure and mixed-species honeybee colonies, Apis cerana and A. mellifera
  171. Maintenance and application of multiple queen colonies in commercial beekeeping
  172. Sustainable multiple queen colonies of honey bees, Apis mellifera ligustica
  173. Trophallactic activities in the honeybee brood nest – Heaters get supplied with high performance fuel
  174. Short-sighted evolution of virulence in parasitic honeybee workers (Apis mellifera capensis Esch.)
  175. Adult honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) abandon hemocytic, but not phenoloxidase-based immunity
  176. Self Assessment in Insects: Honeybee Queens Know Their Own Strength
  177. Influence of pollen quality on ovarian development in honeybee workers (Apis mellifera scutellata)
  178. Nestmate recognition for eggs in the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)
  179. Pheromonal dominance and the selection of a socially parasitic honeybee worker lineage (Apis mellifera capensis Esch.)
  180. Seasonal nestmate recognition in the ant Formica exsecta
  181. Individual versus social pathway to honeybee worker reproduction (Apis mellifera): pollen or jelly as protein source for oogenesis?
  182. Honeybee combs: construction through a liquid equilibrium process?
  183. Egg viability and worker policing in honey bees
  184. The behaviour of drifted Cape honeybee workers ( Apis mellifera capensis ): predisposition for social parasitism?
  185. Cape honeybees, Apis mellifera capensis, police worker-laid eggs despite the absence of relatedness benefits
  186. Spatial differences in worker policing facilitate social parasitism of Cape honeybee workers ( Apis mellifera capensis Esch.) in queenright host colonies
  187. Automatic life-long monitoring of individual insect behaviour now possible
  188. A non-policing honey bee colony ( Apis mellifera capensis )
  189. Small hive beetles survive in honeybee prisons by behavioural mimicry
  190. Defense posture in the dwarf honeybee, Apis florea
  191. Egg laying and egg removal by workers are positively correlated in queenright Cape honeybee colonies ( Apis mellifera capensis )
  192. Social encapsulation of beetle parasites by Cape honeybee colonies ( Apis mellifera capensis Esch.)
  193. Social encapsulation of beetle parasites by Cape honeybee colonies ( Apis mellifera capensis Esch.)
  194. Intranest relatedness and nestmate recognition in the meadow ant Formica pratensis (R.)
  195. Behaviour of African and European Subspecies ofApis MelliferaToward the Small Hive Beetle,Aethina Tumida
  196. Laboratory Rearing of Small Hive BeetlesAethina Tumida(Coleoptera, Nitidulidae)
  197. Scientific note. A scientific note on the natural merger of two honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera capensis)