The challenges of bee research in Asia are unique and severe, reflecting different cultures,
landscapes, and faunas. Strategies and frameworks developed in North America or Europe …

The origin of the western honey bee Apis mellifera has been intensely debated. Addressing
this knowledge gap is essential for understanding the evolution and genetics of one of the …

The gut microbiome plays an important role in honeybee hormonal regulation and growth,
but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we showed that the depletion …

Integrative taxonomy is central to modern taxonomy and systematic biology, including
behavior, niche preference, distribution, morphological analysis, and DNA barcoding …

Parallel and convergent evolution offer some of the most compelling evidence for the
significance of natural selection in evolution, as the emergence of similar adaptive solutions …

The cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, is set to become the most economically
devastating crop pest in the world, threatening food security and biosafety as its range …

Research on honey bees, one of the most famous social insects, has been largely limited to
studies on Central European populations of the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera. Most …

Relative contributions of pre-existing vs de novo genomic variation to adaptation are poorly
understood, especially in polyploid organisms. We assess this in high resolution using …

Despite the urgent need for conservation consideration, strategic action plans for the
preservation of the Asian honeybee, Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793, remain lacking. Both the …

We examine phylogenetic relationships among species and populations of Asian cavity-
nesting honeybees, emphasizing detection of potential unrecognized species in the …