Simple Summary Immune mechanisms in insects include cellular and humoral defenses.
One of these cellular defense mechanisms is phagocytosis. The humoral defense …

Simple Summary Explanations for the evolution of menopause in humans and other animals
concern the indirect fitness benefits that older females can receive by caring for the offspring …

Rebel workers develop from eggs laid by the previous queen, before it went swarming and
left the colony orphaned, until the emergence of a new queen. In contrast to normal workers …

Learning ability, which allows individuals to adjust their behaviour to changing
environmental conditions, has a considerable positive impact on individual fitness. However …

Simple Summary Communication in a colony of social insects, such as the honeybee, is
possible thanks to the pheromones secreted by all individuals. Pheromones are produced …

Aim of study: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the mite control strategies
combined with nutritional management on honey bee colony dynamics and survival during …

Social insect societies are characterized by a high level of organization. This is made
possible through a remarkably complex array of pheromonal signals produced by all …

Aim of study: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the mite control strategies
combined with nutritional management on honey bee colony dynamics and survival during …