The entomology literature has historically suggested insects cannot feel pain, leading to
their exclusion from ethical debates and animal welfare legislation. However, there may be …

Bee populations are declining in the industrialized world, raising concerns for the
sustainable pollination of crops. Pesticides, pollutants, parasites, diseases, and malnutrition …

Most insecticides are insect neurotoxins. Evidence is emerging that sublethal doses of these
neurotoxins are affecting the learning and memory of both wild and managed bee colonies …

Prior to leaving home, insects acquire visual landmark information through a series of well-
choreographed walks or flights of learning [1–4]. This information allows them to pinpoint …

Learning theories distinguish elemental from configural learning based on their different
complexity. Although the former relies on simple and unambiguous links between the …

Ants are capable of learning long visually guided foraging routes with limited neural
resources. The visual scene memory needed for this behaviour is mediated by the …

Pollutants can have severe detrimental effects on insects, even at sublethal doses,
damaging developmental and cognitive processes involved in crucial behaviours …

Brain structure and learning capacities both vary with experience, but the mechanistic link
between them is unclear. Here, we investigated whether experience-dependent variability in …

The question of whether individuals perform consistently across a variety of cognitive tasks
is relevant for studies of comparative cognition. The honey bee (Apis mellifera) is an …

Argentine ants, Linepithema humile, are a particularly concerning invasive species. Control
efforts often fall short likely due to a lack of sustained bait consumption. Using neuroactives …