Ecological Entomology

Papers
(The median citation count of Ecological Entomology 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Attenuation of ultraviolet (UV) radiation does not impede host location in egg parasitoids with positive UV phototaxis118
The role of host plant usage and the accumulation of toxic secondary chemical compounds across the life cycle of a passion vine specialist butterfly21
Comments on Lawson et al., 2021 “The puzzle of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and their association with plants containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids”20
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Carry‐over effects of larval food stress on adult energetics and life history in a nectar‐feeding butterfly16
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Strong differences in egg heat tolerance between closely related lowland and alpine butterfly species13
Host plant selection by Cerambycidae in two different strata in association with seasonality and physical wood characteristics in a tropical dry forest13
Specialisation in frog‐biting midges (Diptera: Corethrellidae): A landscape perspective12
Dung or carrion? Sex and age determine resource attraction in dung beetles11
Background substrate and nest semiochemicals mediate ant aggression towards a parasitic beetle11
Plant silicon defences reduce the performance of a chewing insect herbivore which benefits a contemporaneous sap‐feeding insect11
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Plant‐mediated facilitation to conspecifics and heterospecifics by two phloem‐feeding maize pests: The influence of insect identity and order of arrival11
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Suboptimal macronutrient ratios promote cannibalism in a generalist herbivore (Trichoplusia ni)10
Butterfly species vary in sex‐specific sodium accumulation from larval diets10
Early social experience, rather than kinship affecting aggression in an egg parasitoid wasp, Anastatus disparis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), that exhibits extreme male–male combat behaviour10
Contrasting patterns of host selection and performance of insect seed predators on three sympatric host plant species10
Pollen analysis of cavity‐nesting bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) and their food webs in a city10
Wariness to colour patterns: birds versus European red‐and‐black insects10
Reproductive phenology and female mating frequency of the praying mantidTenodera angustipennisin western Japan10
Predator densities alter the influence of non‐consumptive effects on the population dynamics of an agricultural pest10
Sown wildflower meadows: Can they replace natural meadows in urban spaces for bees, butterflies and hoverflies?9
Invasive intraguild predators: Evidence of their effects, not assumptions9
High plasticity in diapause responses benefits bark beetles in a changing climate8
Changes in pollinators' flower visits and activities potentially drive a diurnal turnover of plant‐pollinator interactions8
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What determines the antipredator strategy in antlion larvae? Burrowing ability decreases the duration of post‐contact immobility8
Asymmetric oviposition behaviour between Drosophila suzukii and Drosophila subpulchrella suggests competition for the shared niche in their native range8
Interspecific competition leads to more long‐winged morphs in two sympatric cricket species8
Hurricane‐induced changes in mayfly assemblage structure, production and emergence in a tropical island stream8
Assessing how changes in temporal resource quality influence the reproductive performance of the dung beetleOnthophagus binodis8
Exploring the factors influencing the first singing date of a cicada, Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: How will it be affected by climate change?7
The quantity of deposited environmental DNA in plant–arthropod interactions depends on taxon, abundance and interaction time7
Carrion type and extent of breeding success together influence subsequent carrion choice by adult burying beetles7
In plateaus, land cover replaced climate as the vital environmental factor on the spatial composition of bumblebees with the altitude rising7
Microclimate in hollow trees and how it affects an inhabiting beetle species,Osmoderma eremita7
Host condition and pathogen identity influence bacterial infection survival in the common eastern firefly,Photinus pyralis7
Using stable isotopes (δ2H, δ13C) to identify natal origins and larval host plant use by western bean cutworm, Striacosta albicosta (Le7
Ecosystem functions and functional traits for the study of phytophagous scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)7
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The effect of fly exclusion on scavenger community and carrion decomposition varies with carrion type in a Tibetan alpine meadow7
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Mechanisms of succession between two Silphidae, Necrophila japonica and Nicrophorus concolor on small vertebrate carcasses7
Landscape effects on dispersal‐related traits in a sedentary butterfly in agricultural landscapes7
Massive spider web aggregations in South American grasslands after flooding7
Correction to A complex landscape favours the abundance and species richness of syrphids (Diptera: Syrphidae) in olive groves7
Lessons from long‐term research: Diptera species turnover and dominance shifts with respect to climate‐driven changes7
Movement of nest‐searching bumblebee queens reflects nesting habitat quality6
Effect of the host plant on the life history, behaviour and fungal community of a fungus‐farming ambrosia beetle6
Correction to: Spatial distribution, sampling efficiency and Taylor's power law6
Winter moth populations are isolated on co‐occurring tree species with contrasting budburst‐phenology6
Digging out intersexual and meteorological effects on cicada emergence using 10‐year citizen monitoring6
Changes in a bumblebee alpine pollinator network over 40 years6
Phoretic mites do not affect burying beetle reproductive success, despite eliminating fly competitors6
Heatwaves increase larval mortality and delay development of a solitary bee6
Correlates of Odonata species composition in Amazonian streams depend on dissimilarity coefficient and oviposition strategy6
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Oviposition fluids from adult wasps mediate interspecific competition between parasitoid larvae6
A tale of long tails: Evolution of host specialization in non‐pollinating fig wasps6
Variability in activity differs between castes in the ant Linepithema humile6
Microclimate and season affect flight initiation in the alfalfa leafcutting bee5
Interspecific competition drives gall‐inducing insect species distribution on leaves of Matayba guianensis Aubl. (Sapindaceae)5
Detection of extra‐pair maternity in a carrion beetle under natural conditions5
Identifying environmental factors affecting the production of pea aphid dispersal morphs in field populations5
Dynamic distribution modelling of the swamp tigertail dragonflySynthemis eustalacta(Odonata: Anisoptera: Synthemistidae) over a 20‐year bushfire regime5
Description of the herbivore and natural enemy community associated with the seeds of an invasive plant in Brazil5
Correction to ‘Effect of the host plant on the life history, behaviour and fungal community of a fungus‐farming ambrosia beetle’5
Longer daylengths associated with poleward range shifts accelerate aphid extinction by parasitoid wasps5
Stable‐ and radio‐isotopes and a bait‐choice experiment reveal changes in feeding habits of the ant community during primary succession5
Aggregative oviposition varies with density in processionary moths—Implications for insect outbreak propensity5
Pollen specialisation is associated with later phenology in Osmia bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)5
Impact of temperature and season on ant foraging activity of two invasive species in a Mediterranean urban area5
The relationship between body size and diet breadth in non‐web building spiders5
Free ride without raising a thumb: A citizen science project reveals the pattern of active ant hitchhiking on vehicles and its ecological implications5
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Divergent effects of leaf‐cutting ant herbivory and soil engineering on the reproductive success of plants in a Caatinga dry forest5
Benefit of actively mixing prey in a plant‐inhabiting predatory mite5
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Distinct diurnal and nocturnal flower visitor communities provide pollination services in urban gardens4
Wildfires induce a reduction in body size and morphological variation of an insular endemic insect4
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The response to fire by two eusocial bee species4
Phenotypic plasticity in Acanthoscelides quadridentatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and its effect on the seed fate of Mimosa setosa (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae)4
Patch exploitation behaviour by a parasitoid of a forest pest: The influence of host cues and intra‐ and interspecific interactions4
Social but not solitary bee abundance tracks pollen protein accumulation in forest canopy gaps4
Quantifying the post‐fire recovery of taxonomic and functional diversity of dung beetles in the Brazilian Pantanal4
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Warming promotes non‐native invasive ants while inhibiting native ant communities4
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Multifactorial structuring in a local guild of coprophilic scarab beetles from theMexicantransition zone: Analyses of ecological hypotheses4
The introduced oak Quercus rubra and acorn‐associated arthropods in Europe: An opportunity for both carpophagous insects and their ant predators4
Forest and grassland habitats support pollinator diversity more than wildflowers and sunflower monoculture4
Psyllid honeydew as a Bombus food source in the boreal landscape4
Variation in contact chemical cues may mediate differential predator response in the colour polymorphic tortoise beetle,Chelymorpha alternans4
Why do we find dead bumblebees under linden trees?4
Assessing the existence of pantropical butterflies: A review of accurate taxonomy, biogeography and life history traits4
Florivory is an alternative but suboptimal diet for an invasive leaf‐feeding beetle4
Dung beetles as hydrological engineers: effects of tunnelling on soil infiltration4
Insect extinction: introduction to special issue4
Dominance of a highly invasive ant is limited to the nesting territory of its supercolony3
Plant‐caterpillar food web: Integrating leaf stoichiometry and phylogeny3
Bee‐associated fungi mediate effects of fungicides on bumble bees3
Effects of oviposition in a non‐host species on foraging behaviour of the parasitoid Cotesia glomerata3
Ant attendance does not necessarily imply protection of aphids from their arthropod natural enemies3
Exploring the power of moth samples to reveal community patterns along shallow ecological gradients3
The impact of wildfire and mammal carcasses on beetle emergence from heathland soils3
Body size, metabolic rate and diapause in the oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis), in two extreme climatic regions3
Local factors and bionomic characteristics determining the occurrence of semiaquatic bugs in streams of Central Amazonia3
Territorial ants delay carrion decomposition by depressing Diptera larvae in a Tibetan alpine meadow3
Mistletoes benefit from initiating cascading effects in a cactus–stem borers–arthropods system: A positive feedback3
Exploring spatial and temporal patterns of viral infection across populations of the Melissa blue butterfly3
Previous infestation by conspecifics leads to a transient increase of the performance of Sitobion avenae aphids on wheat leaves3
Determination of the functional response in the orb‐weaving spider Araneus diadematus (Araneae: Araneidae) according to insecticide type3
Atta mexicanawaste dumps are hot spots of soil nutrients in an urbanNeotropicalcloud forest environment3
Why are antlion larvae rare under the leaf litter? Testing the hypothesis of improper trap maintenance3
Light alters activity but does not disturb tandem coordination of termite mating pairs3
Testing the migration syndrome: Comparative fecundity of migratory and non‐migratory nymphaline butterflies3
Differential survival and dispersal of avian feather mites with contrasting host specificities3
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Seeds go up and down: The role of dung beetles in soil seed movement in the Southern Atlantic Forest of Argentina3
Nitrogen overfertilization: Impact on ecological interactions and floral morphology in a peri‐urban environment3
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Symbiont infection and psyllid haplotype influence phenotypic plasticity during host switching events3
Stridulation is unimportant for effective parental care in two species of burying beetle3
Aridity could have driven the local extinction of a common and multivoltine butterfly3
Urbanisation drivers and underlying mechanisms of terrestrial insect diversity loss in cities3
Successful gall induction on wild roses by gall wasps under lab conditions3
Gregarious caterpillars shorten their larval development time in response to simulated predation threat3
Environmental and evolutionary factors favouring the coexistence of sarcosaprophagous Calliphoridae species competing for animal necromass3
Fire ants mediate competition between scale insects and fruit flies3
Mound architecture and season affect concentrations of CO2, CH4 and N2O in nests of African fungus‐growing termites2
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Carabid adaptation to a collembolan diet: hunting efficiency and nutritional value2
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Induced drought in an Amazonian forest affects diversity but not foraging distance of generalist ants2
Population responses to temperature in 12‐year insect time series2
Non‐native stinging ant interactions with native anurans2
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Nutrients and drought alter tri‐trophic interactions in cool‐temperate forests2
Can pollinators track plant expansions? A case study on the genetic structure of a host‐dependent pollinating wasp2
Propagule pressure rather than population growth determines colonisation ability: a case study using two phytophagous mite species differing in their invasive potential2
Differential ecophysiological syndromes explain the partition of the thermal niche resource in coexisting Eucraniini dung beetles2
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A citizen science project reveals contrasting latitudinal gradients of wing deformity and parasite infection of monarch butterflies in New Zealand2
Quantification of invertebrates on fungal fruit bodies by the use of time‐lapse cameras2
Soil disturbance impacts on ant‐diaspore multilayer networks in a tropical savanna2
More than meets the eye: decrypting diversity reveals hidden interaction specificity between frogs and frog‐biting midges2
Not dear neighbours: Antennation and jerking, but not aggression, correlate with genetic relatedness and spatial distance in the ant Lasius niger2
Entomologists' knowledge of, and attitudes towards, insect welfare in research and education2
Caste composition contributes to improve the social immunity in a nasute termite species exposed to entomopathogenic fungus2
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Micro‐climate correlations and conserved sexual dimorphism of cuticular hydrocarbons in European populations of the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis2
Temperature and host plant species affect the performance and immunocompetence of an outbreak defoliator in northwestern Patagonia2
The missing links: Bee and non‐bee alpine visitor observation networks differ to pollen transport networks2
Estimating biocontrol agent spread: A case study using introduced dung beetles2
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Chronic sublethal pesticide exposure affects brood production, morphology and endosymbionts, but not immunity in the ant, Cardiocondyla obscurior2
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Contrasting responses to microhabitat and temperature determine breeding habitat differentiation between two Viola‐feeding butterflies2
Host preferences of an invasive specialist herbivore and native predators on chemically defended plants2
The population dynamics of the yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on a tropical island in Malaysia2
The thermal ecology of burying beetles: temperature influences reproduction and daily activity in Nicrophorus marginatus2
Season‐driven climatic variables influence the temporal patterns of functional diversity and taxonomic dissimilarity of dung beetles in introduced Brazilian pasture ecosystem2
A comprehensive review of long‐distance hover fly migration (Diptera: Syrphidae)1
Adaptations to water gradient in three Rorippa plant species correspond with plant resistance against insect herbivory under drought and waterlogged conditions1
Suspended resting of caterpillars as an anti‐predator strategy1
Parasitoids affect plant responses through their host Pieris brassicae, but not for the benefit of their own performance1
Soil conditions and the emergence phenology and survival of a solitary, ground‐nesting bee in a coastal dune environment1
Diet C:N ratio and temperature influence the performance and colouration of tobacco hornworms1
The effect of urbanisation and seasonality on wild bee abundance, body size and foraging efforts1
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Contrasting effects of nitrogen fertiliser application on the performance of closely related grasshoppers through changes in plant nutrient concentrations1
Using network ecology to understand and mitigate long‐term insect declines1
Species‐specific responses to warming alter community composition1
Consistent shift in nutritional ecology of ants reveals trophic flexibility across alpine tree‐line ecotones1
Does fat identity matter? The effect of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids on bumble bee consumption and fitness1
Testing competing hypotheses about the behaviour of floral visitors in mixed‐flower stands1
Spatial and temporal patterns in Arctic mosquito abundance1
Spatio‐temporal species aggregations do not rule out interspecific competition in tree hollow spider assemblages1
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Increasing stability of northern Austrian Lepidoptera populations over three decades1
Proboscis curling in a pollinator causes extensive pollen movement and loss1
Predation of the white‐lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) is dependent upon time of day but not human disturbance1
Exploring the males' terminal investment strategy: Impact of the dose of stress and the time lapse between stress and mating1
Body size mediates the role of insect seed predators as ecosystem engineers for arthropod communities1
Female moths call in vain: Streetlights diminish the promise of mating1
Diverging effects of geographic distance and local habitat quality on the genetic characteristics of three butterfly species1
Synthesis and perspectives on the study of ant‐plant interaction networks: A global overview1
Large‐scale bioacoustic monitoring to elucidate the distribution of a non‐native katydid1
How does the solitary beeCentris(Heterocentris)analis(Fabricius) find its nest?1
The effect of habitat amount on flight‐related traits in the butterflyHamadryas februais sex‐dependent1
Size and location of host‐plant shape the spatial pattern of forest insect1
Complementary effects of two plant defence traits on behaviour and performance of monarch butterfly caterpillars1
Multilevel climatic responses in migratory insects1
Microclimatic edge effects in a fragmented forest: disentangling the drivers of ecological processes in plant‐leafminer‐parasitoid food webs1
A complex landscape favours the abundance and species richness of syrphids (Diptera: Syrphidae) in olive groves1
A simple technique to assess resource use in dung beetle breeding studies1
Reduced size in a montane butterfly at its warm range boundaries1
Bottom‐up effects shift top‐down community structure of the parasitoid guild that attacks Asphondylia borrichiae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Borrichia frutescens (Asteraceae)1
The temporal distribution of endophytic and exophytic insect guilds responds to host plant phenology in the Brazilian Savannah1
Phenological imbalance in the supply and demand of floral resources: Half the pollen and nectar produced by the main autumn food source, Hedera helix, is uncollected by insects1
DNA metabarcoding of light trap samples vs. morphological species identification1
Species associations in arthropod ectoparasite infracommunities are spatially and temporally variable and affected by environmental factors1
Centris pallida(Hymenoptera: Apidae) male body size decreases across five decades1
On the influence of environmental factors on the oviposition activity of necrophagous flies1
Ant nest distribution and richness have opposite effects on a Neotropical plant with extrafloral nectaries1
Unilateral exclusion of three leaf beetle species due to resource competition for oviposition sites1
Strong influence of leaf tie formation and corresponding weak effect of leaf quality on herbivory in eight species of Quercus1
Variations in calling behaviour of wing dimorphic male crickets1
Female mate choice is affected by male condition but not female condition in an assassin bug1
How does ageing affect life history traits and cold tolerance in summer‐versus winter‐acclimated fruit flies?1
Cuticular hydrocarbon variation among Rhagoletis fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): implications for premating reproductive isolation and ecological speciation1
Genetic mixing facilitates adaptation to a novel environmental constraint1
Macronutrient regulation in adult spotted‐wing Drosophila and nutritional impacts on susceptibility to three commonly‐used insecticides1
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