Jan 2023

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

Bester, Laura Catherine, Wege, Mia, Pirk, Christian Walter Werner

APIDOLOGIE

Sep 2023

Functional investigation of five R2R3-MYB transcription factors associated with wood development in Eucalyptus using DAP-seq-ML

Lazarus Takawira, Mounet F, Eshchar Mizrachi, Zander Myburg et al.

Plant Molecular Biology

Jun 2023

Genetic diversity and differentiation of South African cactus pear cultivars (Opuntia spp.) based on simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers

Tsholofelo Modise

Sep 2023

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

Buttstedt, Anja, Pirk, Christian W. W., Yusuf, Abdullahi A.

Molecular Ecology

Jun 2023

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

Brandt, Shannon, Sole, Catherine, Lyle, Robin, Pirk, Christian

Evolutionary Biology

Oct 2023

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

Buttstedt, Anja, Pirk, Christian W. W., Yusuf, Abdullahi A.

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Aug 2023

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

De Beer, Johann, Sole, Catherine, Pirk, Christian, Weldon, Christopher

African Entomology

Jul 2023

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

Muyobela, Jackson, Pirk, Christian W. W., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Sole, Catherine L.

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Jun 2023

Editorial: The effects of diet on health in insects

Pirk, Christian W. W., Scheiner, Ricarda

Frontiers in Insect Science