Early diets in honeybees have effects on epigenome with consequences on their phenotype.
Depending on the early larval diet, either royal jelly (RJ) or royal worker, 2 different female …

Structurally diverse queen pheromones and fertility signals regulate the reproductive
division of labor of social insects, such as ants, termites, some bees, and some wasps. The …

The cyano-substituted neonicotinoid insecticide, thiacloprid, is nowadays widely used in
agriculture for controlling insect pests. However, it also simultaneously has adverse effects …

The question of why an individual would actively kill itself has long been an evolutionary
mystery. Pierre M. Durand's ambitious book answers this question through close inspection …

The strong dimorphism in ovary phenotype seen between honey bee queens and workers
represents the anatomical fixation of reproductive division of labor. We review the …

Programmed cell death (PCD) in unicellular organisms is in some instances an altruistic
trait. When the beneficiaries are clones or close kin, kin selection theory may be used to …

Differentiation of the non-reproductive caste is a unique feature of eusocial insects.
Apoptosis in oocytes plays a major role in constraining the reproductivity of the eusocial …

Programmed cell death (PCD) in cell groups and microbial communities affects population
structures, nutrient recycling, and sociobiological interactions. A less explored area is the …

Social insects are notable for having two female castes that exhibit extreme differences in
their reproductive capacity. The molecular basis of these differences is largely unknown …

In social insects, juvenile hormone (JH) has acquired novel functions related to caste
determination and division of labor among workers, and this is best evidenced in the honey …