With less than a million neurons, the western honeybee Apis mellifera is capable of complex
olfactory behaviors and provides an ideal model for investigating the neurophysiology of the …

All social insects defend their colony from predators, parasites, and pathogens. In Oster and
Wilson's classic work, they posed one of the key paradoxes about defense in social insects …

The biological bases of wanting have been characterized in mammals, but whether an
equivalent wanting system exists in insects remains unknown. In this study, we focused on …

Understanding how genotypic variation results in phenotypic variation is especially difficult
for collective behaviour because group phenotypes arise from complex interactions among …

Simple Summary Insects have several methods to protect themselves and their resources
from danger. One of them is to use their sense of smell. In this review, we describe how …

Honey bees have emerged as a new model to study the gut–brain axis, as they exhibit
complex social behaviors and cognitive abilities, while experiments with gnotobiotic bees …

Locust density-dependent phase polyphenism presents a quintessential example of
environmentally induced plasticity. Almost a century of research has yielded ample …

Honey bees, Apis mellifera, are a globally significant pollinator species and are currently in
decline, with losses attributed to an array of interacting environmental stressors. Extremely …

The cyano-substituted neonicotinoid insecticide, thiacloprid, is nowadays widely used in
agriculture for controlling insect pests. However, it also simultaneously has adverse effects …

Simple Summary Insects, such as wasps, ants, and bees, can live in highly structured
societies characterized by a complex organization. The functioning of these societies is …