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 …

Bumble bees are an outstanding model system in which to study the organization and
evolution of complex social behaviour. Bumble bees pass through several distinct phases …

Background The genetic and physiological pathways regulating behavior in solitary species
are hypothesized to have been co-opted to regulate social behavior in social species. One …

Eusocial insects provide special opportunities to elucidate the evolution of ageing as
queens have apparently evaded costs of reproduction and reversed the fecundity–longevity …

The evolution of advanced sociality in bees is associated with apparent modifications in
juvenile hormone (JH) signaling. By contrast to most insects in which JH is a gonadotropin …

Simple Summary Rearing insects in captivity is critical for both research and commercial
purposes. One group of insects that stands out for their ecological and scientific importance …

Juvenile hormone (JH) is an important regulator of development and physiology in insects.
While in many insect species, including bumble bees, JH functions as gonadotropin in …

Eusocial insect colonies are defined by extreme variation in reproductive activity among
castes, but the ancestral conditions from which this variation arose are unknown …

Pheromone communication is a key mechanism by which the reproductive division of labor
is maintained within insect communities. Understanding how pheromones evolved to …

Social behavior, although rare, is a highly successful form of living that has reached its most
extreme forms in eusocial insects. A tractable framework to understand social evolution is …