Highlights•Methylation cannot be dismissed in regulating division of labor in social
insects.•Histone modifications seem to play a role during division of labor.•Future studies …

Simple Summary Social insects, namely ants, bees, and termites, are among the most
numerous and successful animals on Earth. This is due to a variety of features: highly …

The honeybee (Apis mellifera) is a well-known eusocial insect. In honeybee colonies,
thousands of sterile workers, including nurse and forager bees, perform various tasks within …

Bioinsecticides and transgenic crops based on the bacterial pathogen Bacillus thuringiensis
(Bt) can effectively control diverse agricultural insect pests, nevertheless, the evolution of …

Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) have become global pollutants and are of considerable concern
as a result of their persistence and long-distance transmission in the environment and …

Background Denervation-induced muscle atrophy is complex disease involving multiple
biological processes with unknown mechanisms. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) participates in …

The honey bee genome has the capacity to produce three phenotypically distinct organisms
(two diploid female castes: queen and worker, and a haploid male drone). Previous studies …

Defective erythropoiesis is one of the causes of anemia and leukemia. However, the
mechanisms underlying defective erythropoiesis under a low-dose environment of benzene …

Abstract Di (2-ethyl-hexyl) phthalate (DEHP), an environmental endocrine disruptor, can
destroy the sperm genomic integrity and impairs spermatogenesis. N6-methyladenosine …

Recent global declines in bee health have elevated the need for a more complete
understanding of the cellular stress mechanisms employed by diverse bee species. We …