David Baracchi

Most-cited papers

1. Evidence for antiseptic behaviour towards sick adult bees in honey bee colonies.

   David Baracchi, A. Fadda, S. Turillazzi

   2012Journal of insect physiology118 citations Open access

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2. Beyond the antipredatory defence: honey bee venom function as a component of social immunity.

   David Baracchi, S. Francese, S. Turillazzi

   2011Toxicon92 citations Open access

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3. Defence reactions of Apis mellifera ligustica against attacks from the European hornet Vespa crabro

   David Baracchi, G. Cusseau, D. Pradella, S. Turillazzi

   201065 citations

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4. Differences in venom and cuticular peptides in individuals of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) determined by MALDI-TOF MS.

   David Baracchi, S. Turillazzi

   2010Journal of insect physiology53 citations

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5. From individual to collective immunity: the role of the venom as antimicrobial agent in the Stenogastrinae wasp societies.

   David Baracchi, G. Mazza, S. Turillazzi

   2012Journal of insect physiology47 citations Open access

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6. Ants as bioaccumulators of metals from soils: Body content and tissue-specific distribution of metals in the ant Crematogaster scutellaris

   Elisa Gramigni, S. Calusi, N. Gelli, L. Giuntini +6 more

   201343 citations

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7. Antimicrobial activity of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

   G. Mazza, V. Arizza, David Baracchi, G. Barzanti +11 more

   201140 citations

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8. Does Holistic Processing Require a Large Brain? Insights From Honeybees and Wasps in Fine Visual Recognition Tasks

   A. Avarguès-Weber, Daniele d’Amaro, Marita Metzler, Valerie Finke +2 more

   2018Frontiers in Psychology38 citations Open access

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9. Facial markings in the hover wasps: quality signals and familiar recognition cues in two species of Stenogastrinae

   David Baracchi, I. Petrocelli, G. Cusseau, L. Pizzocaro +2 more

   201331 citations Open access

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10. Medium molecular weight polar substances of the cuticle as tools in the study of the taxonomy, systematics and chemical ecology of tropical hover wasps (Hymenoptera: Stenogastrinae)

    David Baracchi, L. Dapporto, S. Teseo, R. Hashim +1 more

    201028 citations Open access

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11. Relevance of wing morphology in distinguishing and classifying genera and species of Stenogastrinae wasps

    David Baracchi, L. Dapporto, S. Turillazzi

    201120 citations Open access

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12. Venom as a Component of External Immune Defense in Hymenoptera

    David Baracchi, S. Tragust

    201519 citations Open access

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13. Basic social biology and nest architecture of Liostenogaster topographica Turillazzi 1999 (Hymenoptera Stenogastrinae)

    David Baracchi, R. Hashim, S. Teseo, S. Turillazzi

    200912 citations

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14. Nest architecture and colony composition of communally nesting Spilomena socialis sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Pemphredoninae) from peninsular Malaysia

    S. Turillazzi, R. Matthews, D. Pradella, Fabio Meucci +1 more

    20149 citations Open access

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15. Top-down sequencing of Apis dorsata apamin by MALDI-TOF MS and evidence of its inactivity against microorganisms.

    David Baracchi, Giuseppe Mazza, E. Michelucci, Giuseppe Pieraccini +2 more

    2013Toxicon9 citations

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16. Determinants of immature brood and nest recognition in a stenogastrine wasp (Hymenoptera Vespidae)

    Stefano Turillazzi, D. Fanelli, P. Theodora, Duccio Lambardi +3 more

    20087 citations

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17. Major changes in the sex differences in cuticular chemical profiles of the western conifer seed bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis) after laboratory rearing.

    L. Dapporto, David Baracchi, D. Benassai, P. Capretti +2 more

    2013Journal of insect physiology6 citations

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18. Phenotypic characterization of cryptic Diplodia species by MALDI-TOF MS and the bias of mycelium age

    V. Mancini, L. Dapporto, David Baracchi, N. Luchi +2 more

    20134 citations

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19. Social biology of Parischnogaster striatula (Hymenoptera: Stenogastrinae)

    David Baracchi, Giuseppe Mazza, A. Cini, I. Petrocelli +2 more

    20134 citations Open access

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20. Reuse of old nests by the European paper wasp Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera Vespidae).

    N. A. Bakar, David Baracchi, S. Turillazzi

    20163 citations

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21. BOOK: Evolution of Venomous Animals and Their Toxins 1 CHAPTER: Venom as a component of external immune defense in Hymenoptera 2

    David Baracchi

    20190 citations

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22. Honeybees' physiological and behavioural immunity deficit induced by DW Viruses

    David Baracchi, G. Di Prisco, V. Gentili, F. Pennacchio +1 more

    20140 citations

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23. Nest architecture and colony composition of a Malaysian sphecid wasp

    S. Turillazzi, David Baracchi, D. Pradella, Fabio Meucci

    20140 citations

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24. Speed and accuracy in wasp nestmate recognition: vision and olfaction

    David Baracchi, I. Petrocelli, L. Chittka, G. Ricciardi +1 more

    20140 citations

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