Three species of Vespula have become invasive in Australia, Hawai 'i, New Zealand, and
North and South America and continue to spread. These social wasp species can achieve …

Genetic technologies such as gene editing and gene drive systems have recently emerged
as potential tools for pest control. Gene drives, in particular, have been described as …

Eusociality, a form of animal social organization involving sterile and reproductive castes, is
a rare, but highly ecologically successful form of life. There are striking examples of eusocial …

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are a global threat to honeybees, and spillover from
managed bees threaten wider insect populations. Deformed wing virus (DWV), a …

Invasive insect species can act as a plague across the globe, capable of vast expansion and
rapid, proliferate reproduction. The spread of pathogens of serious diseases such as malaria …

CRISPR gene drives have potential for widespread and cost-efficient pest control, but are
highly controversial. We examined a potential gene drive targeting spermatogenesis to …

Biological invasions have severe economic and ecological impacts. The yellow-legged
hornet, Vespa velutina was originally distributed throughout most of the Oriental region, but it …

Populations of introduced species are often thought to perform differently, or experience
different population dynamics, in their introduced range compared to their native habitat …

Gene drives offer a potentially revolutionary method for pest control over large spatial
extents. These genetic modifications spread deleterious variants through a population and …

Highlights•Invasive social wasps are ecologically damaging and increasingly recognized for
predation of bees.•Topics of research studies appear to parallel stage of …