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  1. Moving beyond the known: Identifying conceptual gaps, emerging threats, and novel opportunities for global pollinator conservation

    Article • Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, July 2026, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  2. Assessment of Pollination Deficit in Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima Duchesne) Farms in Machakos, Kenya

    Article • Journal of Agricultural Sciences – Sri Lanka, May 2026, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  3. A citizen science photo guide of plants and bee visitors in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot of Kenya

    Article • December 2025, openRxiv

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  4. Climate-driven specialisation in plant–pollinator networks peaks outside the tropics

    Article • October 2025, openRxiv

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Dr. Georgios Nakas

  5. Spatiotemporal variation of small hive beetle infestation levels in honeybee host colonies

    Article • Apidologie, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  6. A scientific note on flower search and floral handling pattern determining flower constancy in bumblebees

    Article • Apidologie, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  7. Climate effects on honey bees can be mitigated by beekeeping management in Kenya

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, February 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  8. Plants and Bee Visitors in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot of Kenya, East Africa

    Article • The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, December 2024, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  9. 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

  10. Black queen cell virus detected in endemic African stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponinae)

    Article • International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  11. Pollination and Pesticides in runner beans in Poland – a commentary on Kot et al. (2023) in Agriculture 13: 2138

    Article • Research Ideas and Outcomes, July 2024, Pensoft Publishers

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  12. Co-occurrence and abundance of pollinators and pests in horticultural systems in Africa using an integrated Earth observation-based approach

    Article • GIScience & Remote Sensing, May 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  13. Correction: Synergies of integrated pest and pollinator management in avocado farming in East Africa: An ex-ante economic analysis

    Article • PLOS One, May 2024, PLOS

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  14. Insects' essential role in understanding and broadening animal medication

    Article • Trends in Parasitology, March 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  15. Impact of integrating pest and pollinator management training on knowledge, perceptions, and livelihoods of avocado farmers in Kenya

    Article • Journal of Integrated Pest Management, January 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  16. A Large-Scale Survey of Colony Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa Reveals Climate Impacts on Honey Bees

    Article • January 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  17. Pollinator Diversity and Floral Calendar of Forage Resources for Pumpkin, Machakos County, Kenya

    Article • African Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, November 2023, Kenyatta University

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  18. Insect pollination and pollinator supplementation enhances fruit weight, quality, and marketability of avocado (Persea americana)

    Article • Arthropod-Plant Interactions, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  19. Impact of acute oral exposure to paraquat and glyphosate on food consumption and survival rates of the African honeybee Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

    Article • International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  20. Occurrence and distribution of Nosema ceranae in honey bee colonies in the Comoros Islands

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, June 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  21. Interactions between integrated pest management, pollinator supplementation, and normalized difference vegetation index in pumpkin, Cucurbita maxima (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae), production

    Article • Environmental Entomology, May 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  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. Group Size Buffers against Energetic Stress in Honeybee Workers (Apis mellifera)

    Article • Stresses, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  24. Population genetics of tsetse, the vector of African Trypanosomiasis, helps informing strategies for control programs

    Article • Peer Community In Zoology, March 2023, Peer Community In

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  25. Pesticide contamination and their botanical sources in pollen loads collected by honeybees in Kenya: A spatio-temporal context

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, February 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  26. Understanding climate change effects on the potential distribution of an important pollinator species, Ceratina moerenhouti (Apidae: Ceratinini), in the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot, Kenya

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C, February 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  27. The effect of annual flower strips on pollinator visitation and fruit set of avocado (Persea americana Mill.) in Kenya

    Article • Arthropod-Plant Interactions, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  28. Foraging range of an African stingless bee, Hypotrigona gribodoi (Apidae: Meliponini)

    Article • African Journal of Ecology, October 2022, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, DENNIS WAKHUNGU

  29. Pollinator efficiency of avocado ( Persea americana ) flower insect visitors

    Article • Ecological Solutions and Evidence, October 2022, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  30. Increased Stress Levels in Caged Honeybee (Apis mellifera) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Workers

    Article • Stresses, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  31. The effects of hive materials on phytochemical and biological properties of honeybee propolis

    Article • JSFA reports, September 2022, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  32. Improved population genetics parameters through control for microsatellite stuttering

    Article • Peer Community In Zoology, August 2022, Peer Community In

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  33. Synergies of integrated pest and pollinator management in avocado farming in East Africa: An ex-ante economic analysis

    Article • PLOS One, July 2022, PLOS

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  34. Phytochemical composition and bio-functional properties of Apis mellifera propolis from Kenya

    Article • Royal Society Open Science, July 2022, Royal Society Publishing

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  35. Influence of the Type of Pollen Diet on the Survival, Body Weight, and Immune Response in the African Honeybee

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Science, June 2022, De Gruyter

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  36. A fungal-based pesticide does not harm pollination service provided by the African stingless bee Meliponula ferruginea on cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

    Article • Apidologie, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  37. 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

  38. Interactions between integrated pest management, pollinator introduction, and landscape context on avocado Persea americana productivity

    Article • Entomologia Generalis, February 2022, Schweizerbart

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  39. A scientific note on in-hive positioning determines small hive beetle trap efficacy

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  40. Susceptibility of the Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera and the African Stingless Bee Meliponula ferruginea (Hymenoptera: Apidae) to the Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana

    Article • Journal of Economic Entomology, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Komivi Akutse

  41. Cuckoo bumblebee males might reduce plant fitness

    Article • Peer Community In Zoology, November 2021, Peer Community In

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  42. Author Correction: A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline

    Article • Nature Ecology & Evolution, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  43. A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline

    Article • Nature Ecology & Evolution, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  44. Pollinator supplementation mitigates pollination deficits in smallholder avocado (Persea americana Mill.) production systems in Kenya

    Article • Basic and Applied Ecology, August 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  45. Use of earth observation satellite data to guide the implementation of integrated pest and pollinator management (IPPM) technologies in an avocado production system

    Article • Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment, June 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  46. Coexistence of honeybees with distinct mitochondrial haplotypes and hybridised nuclear genomes on the Comoros Islands

    Article • The Science of Nature, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  47. Pollen diversity and protein content in differentially degraded semi-arid landscapes in Kenya

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, March 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  48. Abundance and community composition of flower visiting insects of avocado (Persea Americana Mill) in the East African region

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

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  49. Detection of the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, in continental sub-Saharan Africa

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

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  50. African honeybee royal jelly: Phytochemical contents, free radical scavenging activity, and physicochemical properties

    Article • Food Bioscience, October 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  51. Population abundance of Varroa destructor and its effects on Apis mellifera scutellata colonies in Kenya

    Article • Experimental and Applied Acarology, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  52. Evolutionary genomics at the human–environment interface in Africa

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, May 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  53. Tissue Specificity in Social Context-Dependent lysozyme Expression in Bumblebees

    Article • Antibiotics, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  54. The Invasion of the Dwarf Honeybee, Apis florea, along the River Nile in Sudan

    Article • Insects, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  55. Bioactive constituents, in vitro radical scavenging and antibacterial activities of selected Apis mellifera honey from Kenya

    Article • International Journal of Food Science & Technology, October 2019, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  56. Shared reproduction and sex ratio adjustment to clutch size in a socially polymorphic orchid bee

    Article • Ethology, October 2019, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  57. Role of Conspecifics and personal experience on Behavioural Avoidance of Contaminated Flowers by Bumblebees

    Article • Current Zoology, December 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  58. A Scientific Note of Housekeeping Genes for the Primitively Eusocial bee Euglossa viridissima Friese (Apidae: Euglossini)

    Article • Sociobiology, October 2018, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  59. Varroa-specific hygienic behavior of Apis mellifera scutellata in Kenya

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

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  60. OUP accepted manuscript

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, January 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  61. Erratum to: Unity in defence: honeybee workers exhibit conserved molecular responses to diverse pathogens

    Article • BMC Genomics, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Dr Yves Le Conte

  62. Unity in defence: honeybee workers exhibit conserved molecular responses to diverse pathogens

    Article • BMC Genomics, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Dr Yves Le Conte

  63. Comparative analyses of the major royal jelly protein gene cluster in three Apis species with long amplicon sequencing

    Article • DNA Research, February 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  64. Thelytoky in Cape honeybees (Apis mellifera capensis) is controlled by a single recessive locus

    Article • Apidologie, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  65. Evolution of anti-viral genes in bumblebees

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, August 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  66. Effective popultion size and immune gene evolution in bumblebees

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, June 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  67. Contrasting Evolutionary Rates between Social and Parasitic Bumblebees for Three Social Effect Genes

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, June 2016, Frontiers

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  68. Subfamily bias in queen honeybees

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  69. The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization

    Article • Genome Biology, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  70. A depauperate immune repertoire precedes evolution of sociality in bees

    Article • Genome Biology, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  71. Adaptive evolution of anti-viral genes in bumblebees

    Article • April 2015, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  72. Signature of selection in honeybees resistant against Varroa mites

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, April 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  73. Rapid evolution of antimicrobial peptide genes in an insect host–social parasite system

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, April 2014, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  74. Comparison of two molecular diagnostic tools for the quantification ofCrithidia bombi, a parasite of bumblebees

    Article • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, December 2013, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  75. A selective sweep in a microsporidian parasiteNosema-tolerant honeybee population,Apis mellifera

    Article • Animal Genetics, December 2013, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Dr Per Kryger, Dr Yves Le Conte

  76. Genetics of division of labor in honeybees

    Article • Trends in Genetics, November 2013, Elsevier

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  77. Four quantitative trait loci associated with low Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) spore load in the honeybee Apis mellifera

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

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Dr Per Kryger, Dr Yves Le Conte

  78. Social scent marks do not improve avoidance of parasites in foraging bumblebees

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, October 2012, The Company of Biologists

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  79. Population Structure of Crithidia bombi

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, September 2012, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  80. 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

  81. Sex, horizontal transmission, and multiple hosts prevent local adaptation ofCrithidia bombi, a parasite of bumblebees (Bombusspp.)

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, April 2012, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  82. Social context-dependent immune gene expression in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris)

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  83. Recognition and Avoidance of Contaminated Flowers by Foraging Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris)

    Article • PLOS One, October 2011, PLOS

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  84. Comparative analysis of detection limits and specificity of molecular diagnostic markers for three pathogens (Microsporidia, Nosema spp.) in the key pollinators Apis mellifera and Bombus terrestris

    Article • Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde Parasitology Research, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  85. Erratum

    Article • Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, April 2011, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  86. Dynamics of Immune System Gene Expression upon Bacterial Challenge and Wounding in a Social Insect (Bombus terrestris)

    Article • PLOS One, March 2011, PLOS

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  87. A Quantitative In Vitro Cultivation Technique to Determine Cell Number and Growth Rates in Strains of Crithidia bombi (Trypanosomatidae), a Parasite of Bumblebees

    Article • Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, December 2010, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  88. Social parasitism of queens and workers in the Cape honeybee (Apis mellifera capensis)

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  89. The degree of parasitism of the bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) by cuckoo bumblebees (Bombus (Psithyrus) vestalis)

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  90. A microsatellite DNA toolkit for studying population structure inApis mellifera

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, September 2008, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  91. The genome—it’s as simple as that!

    Article • Journal of Genetics, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  92. Recombination Rate and AT-content Show Opposite Correlations in Mammalian and Other Animal Genomes

    Article • Evolutionary Biology, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  93. The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum

    Article • Nature, March 2008, Nature

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Prof. Sergio Angeli

  94. Control of reproductive dominance by the thelytoky gene in honeybees

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 2007, Royal Society Publishing

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  95. Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

    Article • Nature, November 2006, Nature

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  96. Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

    Article • Nature, October 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Piero Carninci

  97. Caste development and reproduction: a genome-wide analysis of hallmarks of insect eusociality

    Article • Insect Molecular Biology, October 2006, Wiley

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  98. Rare royal families in honeybees, Apis melliferas

    Article • The Science of Nature, October 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  99. Rare royal families in honeybees, Apis mellifera

    Article • The Science of Nature, September 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  100. Queen developmental time and fitness consequences for queens of clonal social parasitic honeybees (A. m. capensis) and its host A. m. scutellata

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, August 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff, Dr Per Kryger

  101. Paternity skew in seven species of honeybees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apis)

    Article • Apidologie, April 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  102. A single locus determines thelytokous parthenogenesis of laying honeybee workers (Apis mellifera capensis)

    Article • Heredity, March 2005, Nature

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  103. Trapping pheromonal components with silicone rubber tubes: fatty acid secretions in honeybees ( Apis mellifera )

    Article • Chemoecology, June 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  104. Honeybee workers (Apis mellifera capensis) compete for producing queen'like pheromone signals

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, February 2004, Royal Society Publishing

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff

  105. A technical note for using microsatellite DNA analyses in haploid male DNA pools of social Hymenoptera

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

    Prof. H. Michael G. Lattorff