Many insects engage in stable nutritional symbioses with bacteria that supplement limiting
essential nutrients to their host. While several plant sap-feeding Hemipteran lineages are …

Across the evolutionary history of insects, the shift from nitrogen-rich carnivore/omnivore
diets to nitrogen-poor herbivorous diets was made possible through symbiosis with …

Nest choice in Temnothorax spp.; task allocation and the regulation of activity in Pheidole
dentata, Pogonomyrmex barbatus, and Atta spp.; and trail networks in Monomorium …

Miscanthus sp. biomass could satisfy future biorefinery value chains. However, its use is
largely untapped due to high recalcitrance. The termite and its gut microbiome are …

Highlights•Ants engage in symbiotic interactions with a diversity of microbes including
microbial eukaryotes, fungi, viruses, and bacteria.•Manipulation of host ant behaviors by …

Background Nitrogen is considered the most limiting nutrient element for herbivorous
insects. To alleviate nitrogen limitation, insects have evolved various symbiotically mediated …

Simple Summary It is increasingly recognized that gut microbiota plays crucial roles in host
health and function. Various ecological and physiological factors influence the structure of …

Sustaining beneficial gut symbioses presents a major challenge for animals, including
holometabolous insects. Social insects may meet such challenges through partner fidelity …

Highlights•Mutualistic bacteria confer functional traits to many social and gregarious
insects.•Group living and social behavior shape host microbial communities.•Social …

Many insects feed on a low‐nitrogen diet, and the origin of their nitrogen supply is poorly
understood. It has been hypothesized that some insects rely on nitrogen‐fixing bacteria …