BACKGROUND Contagious pathogens can trigger diverse changes in host social
behaviors, rewiring their social networks and profoundly influencing the extent and pace of …

Social insect colonies have evolved many collectively performed adaptations that reduce the
impact of infectious disease and that are expected to maximize their fitness. This colony …

Animal social networks are shaped by multiple selection pressures, including the need to
ensure efficient communication and functioning while simultaneously limiting disease …

Social organisation in animals takes many forms. It includes assemblages of territorial
animals, dominance hierarchies and social groups, among other things. The basic tenet that …

Studies of newly emerged Apis mellifera worker bees have demonstrated that their guts are
colonized by a consistent core microbiota within several days of eclosure. We conducted …

Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent
forces shaping the natural world. They affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of …

Social insect colonies have evolved collective immune defences against parasites. These
'social immune systems' result from the cooperation of the individual group members to …

▪ Abstract Invertebrate pathogens and their hosts are taxonomically diverse. Despite this,
there is one unifying concept relevant to all such parasitic associations: Both pathogen and …

One of the main negative effects of climate change on biological pest control is alteration of
relationships between insect pests and their natural enemies (both entomophagous and …

Recent research has raised the prospect of using insect fungal pathogens for the control of
vector-borne diseases such as malaria. In the past, microbial control of insect pests in both …