BACKGROUND The species richness of wild bees and other pollinators has declined over
the past 50 years, with some species undergoing major declines and a few going extinct …

In this review, we provide a current reference on disease resistance in insect societies. We
start with the genetics of immunity in the context of behavioral and physiological processes …

Bumblebees are familiar and charismatic insects, occurring throughout much of the world.
They are increasingly being used as a model organism for studying a wide range of …

Honey bees provide important pollination services to crops and wild plants. The agricultural
use of systemic insecticides, such as neonicotinoids, may harm bees through their presence …

Intermittent food shortages are commonly encountered in the wild. During winter or
starvation stress, mammals often choose to hibernate while insects—in the form of eggs …

Survivors of sepsis often develop long-term cognitive impairments. This review aimed at
exploring the results of the behavioral tools and tests which have been used to evaluate …

In both mammals and invertebrates, virus infections can impair a broad spectrum of
physiological functions including learning and memory formation. In contrast to the …

Learning and memory are crucial functions which enable insect pollinators to efficiently
locate and extract floral rewards. Exposure to pesticides or infection by parasites may cause …

For social bees, an understudied step in evaluating pesticide risk is how contaminated food
entering colonies affects residing offspring development and maturation. For instance …

BACKGROUND: Honey bees are important pollinators of both crops and wild plants.
Pesticide regimes that threaten their sustainability should therefore be assessed. As an …