Blum, M. S.; Hermann, H. R. 1978a. Venoms and venom apparatuses of the Formicidae: Myrmeciinae, Ponerinae, Doylinae, Pseudomyrmecinae, Myrmicinae, and Formicinae. Handbuch der Experimentellen Pharmakologie 48:801-869.

Blum, M. S.; Hermann, H. R. 1978b. Venoms and venom apparatuses of the Formicidae: Dolichoderinae and Aneuretinae. Handbuch der Experimentellen Pharmakologie 48:871-894.

Blum, M. S. 1980. Arthropods and economes: better fitness through ecological chemistry. Pp. 207-222 in: Gilles, R. (ed.) 1980. Animal and environmental fitness. Vol. 1. Oxford: Pergamon Press, xviii + 619 pp.

Duffield, R. M.; Wheeler, J. W.; Blum, M. S. 1980. Methyl anthranilate: identification and possible function in Aphaenogaster fulva and Xenomyrmex floridanus. Florida Entomologist 63:203-206.

Blum, M. S. 1981. Sex pheromones in social insects: chemotaxonomic potential. Pp. 163-174 in: Howse, P. E.; Clement, J.-L. (eds.) 1981. Biosystematics of social insects. Systematics Association Special Volume No. 19. London: Academic Press, 346 pp.

Blum, M. S.; Brand, J. M.; Amante, E. 1981. o-Aminoacetophenone: identification in a primitive fungus-growing ant (Mycocepurus goeldii). Experientia (Basel) 37:816-817.

Hermann, H. R.; Blum, M. S. 1981. Defensive mechanisms in the social Hymenoptera. Pp. 77-197 in: Hermann, H. R. (ed.) 1981. Social insects. Volume 2. New York: Academic Press, xiii + 491 pp.

Blum, M. S.; Jones, T. H.; Snelling, R. R.; Overal, W. L.; Fales, H. M.; Highet, R. J. 1982. Systematic implications of the exocrine chemistry of some Hypoclinea species. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 10:91-94.

Howard, D. F.; Blum, M. S.; Jones, T. H.; Tomalski, M. D. 1982. Behavioral responses to an alkylpyrazine from the mandibular gland of the ant Wasmannia auropunctata. Insectes Sociaux 29:369-374.

Jones, T. H.; Blum, M. S.; Fales, H. M. 1982. Ant venom alkaloids from Solenopsis and Monomorium species. Recent developments. Tetrahedron 38:1949-1958.

Jones, T. H.; Blum, M. S.; Howard, R. W.; McDaniel, C. A.; Fales, H. M.; DuBois, M. B.; Torres, J. 1982. Venom chemistry of ants in the genus Monomorium. Journal of Chemical Ecology 8:285-300.

Blum, M. S.; Jones, T. H.; Overal, W. L.; Fales, H. M.; Schmidt, J. O.; Blum, N. A. 1983. Exocrine chemistry of the monotypic ant genus Gigantiops. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B. Comparative Biochemistry 75:15-16.

Blum, M. S. 1984. Poisonous ants and their venoms. Pp. 225-242 in: Tu, A. T. (ed.) 1984. Handbook of natural toxins. Volume 2. Insect poisons, allergens, and other invertebrate venoms. New York: M. Dekker, xv + 732 pp.

Fales, H. M.; Blum, M. S.; Bian, Z.; Jones, T. H.; Don, A. W. 1984. Volatile compounds from ponerine ants in the genus Mesoponera. Journal of Chemical Ecology 10:651-665.

Hermann, H. R.; Blum, M. S.; Wheeler, J. W.; Overal, W. L.; Schmidt, J. O.; Chao, J. 1984. Comparative anatomy and chemistry of the venom apparatus and mandibular glands in Dinoponera grandis (Guérin) and Paraponera clavata (F.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 77:272-279.

Jones, T. H.; Highet, R. J.; Blum, M. S.; Fales, H. M. 1984. (5Z,9Z)-3-alkyl-5-methylindolizidines from Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) species. Journal of Chemical Ecology 10:1233-1249.

Blum, M. S. 1985. Alkaloidal ant venoms: chemistry and biological activities. Pp. 393-408 in: Hedin, P. A. (ed.) 1985. Bioregulators for pest control. ACS Symposium Series No. 276. Washington: American Chemical Society, xxi + 540 pp.

Blum, M. S.; Jones, T. H.; Lloyd, H. A.; Fales, H. M.; Snelling, R. R.; Lubin, Y.; Torres, J. 1985. Poison gland products of Solenopsis and Monomorium species. Journal of Entomological Science 20:254-257.

Blum, M. S. 1986. Ant venoms: structural and functional diversity. [Abstract.]. Journal of Toxicology. Toxin Reviews 5:173.

Jones, T. H.; Highet, R. J.; Don, A. W.; Blum, M. S. 1986. Alkaloids of the ant Chelaner antarcticus. Journal of Organic Chemistry 51:2712-2716.

Schmidt, J. O.; Blum, M. S.; Overal, W. L. 1986. Comparative enzymology of venoms from stinging Hymenoptera. Toxicon 24:907-921.

Blum, M. S.; Morel, L.; Fales, H. M. 1987. Chemistry of the mandibular gland secretion of the ant Camponotus vagus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B. Comparative Biochemistry 86:251-252.

Blum, M. S.; Snelling, R. R.; Duffield, R. M.; Hermann, H. R.; Lloyd, H. A. 1988. Mandibular gland chemistry of Camponotus (Myrmothrix) abdominalis: chemistry and chemosystematic implications (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pp. 481-490 in: Trager, J. C. (ed.) 1988. Advances in myrmecology. Leiden: E. J. Brill, xxvii + 551 pp.

Fales, H. M.; Blum, M. S.; Southwick, E. W.; Williams, D. L.; Roller, P. P.; Don, A. W. 1988. Structure and synthesis of tetrasubstituted pyrazines in ants in the genus Mesoponera. Tetrahedron 44:5045-5050.

Jones, T. H.; Stahly, S. M.; Don, A. W.; Blum, M. S. 1988. Chemotaxonomic implications of the venom chemistry of some Monomorium "antarcticum" populations. Journal of Chemical Ecology 14:2197-2212.

Pisarski, B.; Blum, M. S. 1988. Pheromone differentiation in Camponotus herculeanus and C. ligniperdus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 41:527-532.

Lloyd, H. A.; Blum, M. S.; Snelling, R. R.; Evans, S. L. 1989. Chemistry of mandibular and Dufour's gland secretions of ants in genus Myrmecocystus. Journal of Chemical Ecology 15:2589-2599.

Blum, M. S.; Jones, T. H.; Fales, H. M. 1990. Chemotaxonomic fingerprinting with ant natural products. Pp. 393-394 in: Veeresh, G. K.; Mallik, B.; Viraktamath, C. A. (eds.) 1990. Social insects and the environment. Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of IUSSI, 1990. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., xxxi + 765 pp.

Jones, T. H.; Blum, M. S.; Robertson, H. G. 1990. Novel dialkylpiperidines in the venom of the ant Monomorium delagoense. Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) 53:429-435.

Jones, T. H.; Laddago, A.; Don, A. W.; Blum, M. S. 1990. A novel (5E,9Z)-dialkylindolizidine from the ant Monomorium smithii. Journal of Natural Products (Lloydia) 53:375-381.