Articles

1. The original histological sections of myrmecophilous and termitophilous beetles of Erich Wasmann (1859–1931)

   • J. Billen
   • T. Parmentier

   Review Article 25 April 2024

   

2. Emergence of keystone individuals in the social networks of the ant Camponotus fellah

   • B. Kovács
   • F. Jordán

   Research Article Open access 24 April 2024

   

3. Do diesel exhaust particles in pollen affect colony founding in the bumble bee Bombus terrestris?

   • D. Seidenath
   • A. Mittereder
   • H. Feldhaar

   Short Communication 17 April 2024

   

4. Optimal fissioning strategies of social insects with respect to colony dynamics and nest founding probability

   • T. Hovestadt
   • P. Kohl
   • O. Mitesser

   Research Article Open access 14 April 2024

   

5. Brood thermogenesis effects on the thermal dynamics in stingless bee nests (Melipona scutellaris)

   • Y. S. Roldão-Sbordoni
   • M. Hrncir
   • F. S. Nascimento

   Research Article 11 April 2024

   

6. Temnothorax longispinosus acorn ant colonies respond to parasitic raids by emigrating

   • P. A. Koenig
   • C. S. Moreau

   Short Communication 06 April 2024

   

7. Beyond busy workers: exploring the sensitivity of inactive ants to environmental cues

   • O. Vaes
   • Q. Avanzi
   • C. Detrain

   Research Article 06 April 2024

   

8. Facultative commensalism of gastropods (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Neoponera verenae Forel, 1922 (Formicidae: Ponerinae) nests

   • M. Dias-Soares
   • I. M. Correia
   • C. S. F. Mariano

   Research Article 02 April 2024

   

9. Best Paper Announcement for 2023

   Announcement 21 March 2024

10. Functional morphology of the Dufour gland in the queenless ant Dinoponera quadriceps

    • J. Billen
    • T. Monnin

    Short Communication 07 March 2024

    

11. Adaptive significance of early reproduction in Vespula shidai social wasps

    • T. Saga
    • M. Kanai
    • Y. Okada

    Research Article 06 March 2024

    

12. Variability of nest relocation behavior among acorn ant species

    • J. L. Yan
    • M. Prebus

    Research Article 28 February 2024 Pages: 49 - 60

    

13. Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta buren workers do not have ovaries

    • B. D. Hoffmann
    • M. Pettit
    • Amol Bharat Ghodke

    Research Article Open access 26 February 2024 Pages: 43 - 48

    

14. Reproductive potentials of task-shifting workers in a queenless ant

    • Yasunari Tanaka
    • Kohei Oguchi
    • Hiroyuki Shimoji

    Research Article 24 February 2024 Pages: 109 - 117

    

15. Plasticity in expression of fruit fly larval feeding clusters in response to changes in food quality and distribution

    • T. T. Shoot
    • N. Y. Miller
    • T. A. F. Long

    Research Article 18 February 2024 Pages: 5 - 15

    

16. Effect of soldiers on vibroacoustic alarm response in workers of subterranean termites (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)

    • M. A. Janowiecki
    • V. Jandák
    • J. Šobotník

    Research Article 09 February 2024 Pages: 75 - 83

    

17. Colony structure, ecological correlates and nestmate recognition in the ant Odontomachus hastatus: a comparative study between populations with different social organisations

    • C. Bottcher
    • K. Berthelot
    • R. Jeanson

    Research Article 05 February 2024 Pages: 61 - 73

    

18. On the distribution and diversity of tissue-specific somatic mutations in honey bee (Apis mellifera) drones

    • R. R. Shultz
    • A. Carey
    • B. A. Harpur

    Research Article Open access 04 March 2024 Pages: 97 - 108

    

19. Bee-Ing positive about wasp-negative media reporting: the opinions of scientists and their influence on the media

    • C. A. Oi
    • R. L. Brown
    • S. Sumner

    Research Article Open access 11 March 2024 Pages: 29 - 42

    

20. Correction: To mine or not to mine—asked the Drosophila larva

    • M. Beekman

    Correction 21 March 2024 Pages: 3 - 3

21. To mine or not to mine—asked the Drosophila larva

    • M. Beekman

    Highlight Article 01 March 2024 Pages: 1 - 1

22. Newly emerged bumblebees are highly susceptible to gut parasite infection

    • Hannah S Wolmuth-Gordon
    • Kazumi Nakabayashi
    • Mark JF Brown

    Research Article Open access 16 January 2024 Pages: 85 - 96

    

23. Eusociality is not a major evolutionary transition, and why that matters

    • P. Nonacs
    • K. K. Denton

    Commentary 22 November 2023 Pages: 17 - 27

24. Olfactory associative learning in the Australian stingless bee Tetragonula carbonaria

    • M. Ludowici
    • M. Beekman
    • R. Gloag

    Short Communication Open access 21 November 2023 Pages: 119 - 124

    

25. Scientific note: behavioral dynamics of pollen storage in Melipona quadrifasciata

    • P. Miranda-Pinto
    • L. T. D. Cappelini
    • M. M. Morais

    Short Communication 03 November 2023 Pages: 487 - 491

    

26. Striking variation: a universal scale for worker aggression in ants

    • G. J. Thompson

    Highlight Article 01 November 2023 Pages: 391 - 392

    

27. Behavioral and morphological traits influencing variation in task performance of Camponotus vagus ants

    • G. Trigos-Peral
    • I. E. Maák
    • M. Witek

    Research Article Open access 30 October 2023 Pages: 451 - 461

    

28. Molecular mechanisms of task allocation in workers of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta

    • J. Starkey
    • C. Tamborindeguy

    Research Article 25 October 2023 Pages: 475 - 486

    

29. Ant colonies explore novel environments with more slower, curvier walks, particularly near the nest

    • Stefan Popp
    • Anna Dornhaus

    Research Article 17 October 2023 Pages: 463 - 474

    

30. Honey bees perform fine-scale detailing that continuously reduces comb area after nest expansion

    • C. S. Bailey
    • P. R. Marting
    • M. L. Smith

    Research Article 11 October 2023 Pages: 405 - 412

    

31. Impact of empty flowers on foraging choice and movement within floral patches by the honey bee, Apis mellifera

    • C. Y. Forster
    • E. J. T. Middleton
    • T. Latty

    Research Article Open access 09 October 2023 Pages: 413 - 422

    

32. The influence of illumination regimes on the structure of ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) community composition in urban habitats

    • S. Stukalyuk
    • I. E. Maák

    Research Article Open access 07 October 2023 Pages: 423 - 437

    

33. A putatively new ant species from the Cataglyphis cursor group displays low levels of polyandry with standard sexual reproduction

    • C. Doums
    • P. Chifflet-Belle
    • I. Villalta

    Research Article 06 October 2023 Pages: 439 - 450

    

34. The curse of invasive social insects

    • M. A. D. Goodisman

    Highlight Article 05 September 2023 Pages: 283 - 284

35. Aggressive behavior across ant lineages: importance, quantification, and associations with trait evolution

    • C. Jelley
    • C. S. Moreau

    Review Article 04 September 2023 Pages: 393 - 403

    

36. Effects of simulated tropical heat waves during development on the morphological and reproductive traits of Africanized honey bee

    • R. G. Medina
    • R. J. Paxton
    • J. J. G. Quezada-Euán

    Research Article 27 August 2023 Pages: 327 - 338

    

37. Quit bugging me: phorid fly parasitoids affect expression of an immune gene in foraging fire ant workers

    • J. T. King
    • J. Starkey
    • E. L. Vargo

    Research Article Open access 24 August 2023 Pages: 339 - 351

    

38. A call to termitologists: it is time to abandon the use of “lower” and “higher” termites

    • T. F. Carrijo
    • M. S. Engel
    • C. M. D. Santos

    Commentary 23 August 2023 Pages: 295 - 299

    

39. Media made from brown-rotted elm and pine wood for rearing Reticulitermes termites

    • Y. Mitaka
    • E. L. Vargo

    Short Communication Open access 21 August 2023 Pages: 381 - 389

    

40. Evolution of meconium removal from cocoons in ants

    • A. Gotoh
    • F. Ito
    • R. Hashim

    Short Communication 14 August 2023 Pages: 373 - 379

    

41. Predatory ants invading sea turtle nests on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

    • S. L. Long
    • J. Y. S. Gan
    • S. H. Yek

    Short Communication 09 August 2023 Pages: 365 - 372

    

42. How host diet impact the life of termitophiles: insights from the Corotoca–Constrictotermes cyphergaster relationship

    • Igor Eloi
    • Kézia Gomes Ribeiro
    • Maria Avany Bezerra-Gusmão

    Research Article 19 July 2023 Pages: 317 - 325

    

43. Sociality reduces the probability of eradication success of arthropod pests

    • M. W. F. Howse
    • J. Haywood
    • P. J. Lester

    Research Article Open access 17 July 2023 Pages: 285 - 294

    

44. Ants foraging in sidewalks: particle-use behavior of the fire ant Solenopsis geminata Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    • J. L. Avila-Núñez

    Short Communication 15 July 2023 Pages: 357 - 364

    

45. Climatological influences on flight activity of Lepidotrigona flavibasis Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Meliponini)

    • Y.-X. Zou
    • J.-L. Gao
    • S.-J. Wang

    Short Communication 05 July 2023 Pages: 353 - 356

    

46. Comparative genetic study of the colony structure and colony spatial distribution between the higher termite Amitermes parvulus and the lower, subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes in an urban environment

    • P.-A. Eyer
    • M. N. Moran
    • E. L. Vargo

    Research Article 29 May 2023 Pages: 301 - 316

    

47. The social life of silk wasps

    • M. Beekman

    Highlight Article 27 May 2023 Pages: 153 - 154

48. Nesting biology and social organisation of a silk wasp (Microstigmus rosae) from the North–West Ecuadorian Choco

    • R. L. Bonifacii
    • J. Field

    Research Article Open access 25 May 2023 Pages: 167 - 179

    

49. Best paper announcement for 2022

    Announcement 19 May 2023 Pages: 155 - 155

50. A new experimental setup for studying ants and similar-sized insects

    • L. Pedraza
    • J. Heinze
    • A. Bernadou

    Technical Article Open access 18 May 2023 Pages: 275 - 280