Publisher Summary Among animal hormones, juvenile hormone (JH) is distinctive because
of its unique structure and the diversity of its effects on insect development and reproduction …

In the female insect, the spermatheca is an ectodermal organ responsible for receiving,
maintaining, and releasing sperm to fertilize eggs. The number and morphology of …

There is an age‐related division of labor in the honey bee colony that is regulated by
juvenile hormone. After completing metamorphosis, young workers have low titers of …

A valuable new reference on insect behavior, this exceptional new text delves into the
primary sensory communication system used by most insects--their sense of smell. Insect …

The sex pheromone of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, has been characterized
as gentisyl quinone isovalerate. This cockroach is a major cause of allergic disease and …

Juvenile hormone (JH) exerts major pleiotropic effects on cockroach development and
reproduction. The production of JH by the corpora allata (CA) in the adult female German …

The amino acid sequence TPPTPSPS is tandemly duplicated in the heavy chain of human
immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1), the major antibody in secretions. The bacterial pathogen …

Carbamates belonged to an older insecticide group, with propoxur being representative of
this group. However, today carbamates with hormonal effects on insects, like fenoxycarb, or …

In many animal species, social interactions can influence the morphology, physiology and
behavior of individuals, including their rate of development and reproduction. Reproduction …

Behaviour enables animals to find and choose mates, care for their young, find food, avoid
predators, build nests and shelter (Wyatt 2014). Therefore, behaviour relates to all aspects of …