Publications

Jan 2013

Standard methods for small hive beetle research

Neumann, Peter, Evans, Jay D., Pettis, Jeffery S., Pirk, Christian Walter Werner et al.

Journal of Apicultural Research

Sep 2013

Honeybees prefer warmer nectar and less viscous nectar, regardless of sugar concentration

Nicolson, Susan Wendy, de Veer, Leo, Köhler, Angela, Pirk, Christian Walter Werner

Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences

The internal temperature of flowers may be higher than air temperature, and warmer nectar could offer energetic advantages for...

Jan 2013

Statistical guidelines for Apis mellifera research

Pirk, Christian Walter Werner, de Miranda, Joachim R., Kramer, Matthew, Murray, Tomàs E. et al.

Journal of Apicultural Research

May 2013

Small Hive Beetles are Facultative Predators of Adult Honey Bees

Pirk, Christian W. W., Neumann, Peter

Journal of Insect Behavior

Foraging animals can choose to act as predators or not depending on the level of defensiveness of the potential prey. This...

Sep 2013

Seasonal prevalence of pathogens and parasites in the savannah honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata)

Strauss, Ursula, Human, Hannelie, Gauthier, Laurent, Crewe, Robin M. et al.

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

The loss of Apis mellifera L. colonies in recent years has, in many regions of the world, been alarmingly high. No single cause...

Jun 2013

Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators

Vanbergen, Adam J., Baude, Mathilde, Biesmeijer, Jacobus C. , Britton, Nicholas F. et al.

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Insect pollinators of crops and wild plants are under threat globally and their decline or loss could have profound economic and...

2013

Prey choice and Raiding Behaviour of the Ponerine ant Pachycondyla analis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Yusuf, Abdullahi, Gordon, Ian, Crewe, Robin M., Pirk, Christian W.W.

Journal of Natural History

2013

An effective method for maintaining the African termite-raiding ant Pachycondyla analis in the laboratory

Yusuf, A. A., Crewe, Robin M., Pirk, Christian W. W.

African Entomology

Pachycondyla analis Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a common African Ponerine ant that organizes group raids on termites...

2013

Olfactory detection of prey by the termite raiding ant Pachycondyla analis.

Yusuf, A. A., Crewe, Robin M., Pirk, Christian W. W.

Journal of Insect Science