Odorant‐binding proteins (OBPs) and chemosensory proteins (CSPs) are regarded as
carriers of pheromones and odorants in insect chemoreception. These proteins are typically …

Bees are important plant pollinators in both natural and agricultural ecosystems. Managed
and wild bees have experienced high average annual colony losses, population declines …

Abstract Ensembl Genomes (http://www. ensemblgenomes. org) is an integrating resource
for genome-scale data from non-vertebrate species, complementing the resources for …

The impact of neonicotinoid insecticides on the health of bee pollinators is a topic of
intensive research and considerable current debate [1]. As insecticides, certain …

Highlights•Hyper-diverse Hymenoptera order includes parasitic and social
insects.•Economically impactful for biological control and pollination.•Though second most …

Facultatively social species exhibit behavioral plasticity in response to changes in ecological
conditions and social environment, and thus provide a natural experiment to compare …

Identifying drivers of dispersal limitation and genetic differentiation is a key goal in
biogeography. We examine patterns of population connectivity and genetic diversity using …

Abstract The Asian honeybee Apis cerana is one of two bee species that have been
commercially kept with immense economic value. Here we present the analysis of genomic …

The yellow-banded bumblebee Bombus terricola was common in North America but has
recently declined and is now on the IUCN Red List of threatened species. The causes of B …

Much of the variation among insects is derived from the different ways that chitin has been
moulded to form rigid structures, both internal and external. In this study, we identify a highly …