Aging is an intrinsic functional decline (senescence) that ultimately leads to death. For
worker castes of the honeybee (Apis mellifera), the best studied social invertebrate, research …

Many animals possess a blood-brain barrier, which is a layer of cells that restricts the
passage of molecules into the central nervous system. The primary function of the blood …

Asian citrus psyllid D iaphorina citri K uwayama is extremely problematic worldwide,
particularly where H uanglongbing (HLB) disease, the most serious and devastating of citrus …

As a result of the diversity in the repertoire of individual tasks in colonies of social wasps,
dominant and subordinate females differ significantly in their longevity and, therefore, they …

The honey bee is a well-established model organism to study aging, learning and memory.
Here, we used young and old forager honey bees to investigate whether age-related …

As abelhas, são insetos sociais que vivem em colônias hierarquicamente organizadas,
formadas por indivíduos de diferentes castas e que desempenham diferentes funções. Os …