Adaptive trade-offs between foraging and social behavior intuitively explain many aspects of
individual decision-making. Given the intimate connection between social behavior and …

The study of insect social behavior has offered tremendous insight into the molecular
mechanisms mediating behavioral and phenotypic plasticity. Genomic applications to the …

Division of labor and task specialization explain the success of human and insect societies.
Social insect colonies are characterized by division of labor, with workers specializing in …

Parenting in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides is complex and, unusually, the sex
and number of parents that can be present is flexible. Such flexibility is expected to involve …

Insect vitellogenin (Vg) has been considered to be synthesized in the fat body. Here, we
found that abundant Vg protein is synthesized in Laodelphax striatellus hemocytes as well …

Abstract Background The Androctonus crassicauda, belonging to the genus Androctonus of
the family Buthidae, is the most venomous scorpion in Middle East countries. However, the …

Ant societies show a division of labor in which a queen is in charge of reproduction while
nonreproductive workers maintain the colony. In Harpegnathos saltator, workers retain …

Understanding the social evolution leading to insect eusociality requires, among other, a
detailed insight into endocrine regulatory mechanisms that have been co-opted from solitary …

ABSTRACT Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso) haplotype D, transmitted by the
carrot psyllid Bactericera trigonica, is a major constraint for carrot production in Israel …

The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is a highly polyphagous invasive pest. The strong
reproductive capacity is an important factor in the rapid colonization and expansion of S …