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

Honeybees contradict the notion that insect behaviour tends to be relatively inflexible and
stereotypical. Indeed, they live in colonies and exhibit complex social, navigational and …

The biological bases of wanting have been characterized in mammals, but whether an
equivalent wanting system exists in insects remains unknown. In this study, we focused on …

Adult honey bees are maintained in vitro in laboratory cages for a variety of purposes. For
example, researchers may wish to perform experiments on honey bees caged individually or …

Bumblebees are exposed to pesticides applied for crop protection while foraging on treated
plants, with increasing evidence suggesting that this sublethal exposure has implications for …

The honeybee Apis mellifera is an important pollinator in both undisturbed and agricultural
ecosystems. Its great versatility as an experimental model makes it an excellent proxy to …

Mimicry is a classic example of adaptation through natural selection. The traditional focus of
mimicry research has been on defence in animals, but there is now also a highly-developed …

The honey bee Apis mellifera has emerged as a robust and influential model for the study of
classical conditioning thanks to the existence of a powerful Pavlovian conditioning protocol …

Insects possess miniature brains but exhibit a sophisticated behavioral repertoire. Recent
studies have reported the existence of unsuspected cognitive capabilities in various insect …

Understanding the molecular basis of how behavioural states are established, maintained
and altered by environmental cues is an area of considerable and growing interest …