Nestmate recognition is the process by which individuals discriminate between nestmates
and con-and hetero-specifics. Nestmate recognition is based on recognition cues, which …

Abstract Stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Meliponini) represent a highly diverse group
of social bees confined to the world's tropics and subtropics. They show a striking diversity of …

One of the conditions favoring the evolution and maintenance of sociality is the ability to
discriminate between kin and non-kin, because it allows altruistic acts to be directed to …

Division of labor among workers is common in insect societies and is thought to be important
in their ecological success. In most species, division of labor is based on age (temporal …

Researchers have suggested that animals should respond more strongly to conspecific than
to heterospecific communication signals used in territorial or courtship contexts. We tested …

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are abundant in the superficial cuticular layer (envelope) of
insects where they play roles as structural, anti-desiccation and semiochemical compounds …

Insects may be unique in having a cuticle with a species-specific chemical profile. In social
insects, colony survival depends not only on species-specific but also on colony-specific …

Bees play a crucial role as pollinating insects in both natural and cultivated areas. However,
the use of pesticides, such as thiamethoxam, has been identified as a contributing factor …

We propose a distributed model of nestmate recognition, analogous to the one used by the
vertebrate immune system, in which colony response results from the diverse reactions of …

Bees are well known for being industrious pollinators. Some species, however, have taken
to invading the nests of other colonies to steal food, nest material or the nest site itself …