The insulin receptor (IR) is a transmembrane protein that is activated by ligands in insulin
signaling pathways. The IR has been considered as a novel therapeutic target for clinical …

An enormous amount of work has been done on aging in Drosophila melanogaster, a
classical genetic and molecular model system, but also in numerous other insects. However …

In insects and other animals, nutrition-mediated behaviors are modulated by communication
between the brain and peripheral systems, a process that relies heavily on the insulin/insulin …

Highlights•In honey bees, appetitive motivation responds primary to colony
needs.•Appetitive behavior is regulated by various signalling pathways.•Biogenic amines …

The remarkable ecological success of social insects is often attributed to their advanced
division of labor, which is closely associated with temporal polyethism in which workers …

There have been many investigations on the negative effects of imidacloprid (IMD) on honey
bees. IMD is known to disrupt honey bee physiology and colony health at a relatively low …

Human life expectancy increases, but the disease-free part of lifespan (healthspan) and the
quality of life in old people may not show the same development. The situation poses …

Little is known about the molecular mechanisms that underlie the division of labor in
stingless bees. We investigated the expression of a set of candidate genes associated with …

The adipokinetic hormone (AKH) of insects is considered an equivalent of the mammalian
hormone glucagon as it induces fast mobilization of carbohydrates and lipids from the fat …

Identifying the genetic basis of behavior has remained a challenge for biologists. A major
obstacle to this goal is the difficulty of examining gene function in an ecologically relevant …