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 …

Highlights•The social environment shapes the sensory systems of social Hymenoptera.•
Sensory modality trade-offs may compensate for social context changes.•Novel approaches …

Eusocial insects are characterized by several traits, including reproductive division of labor
and caste polymorphisms, which likely modulate genome evolution. Concomitantly …

Phenotypic plasticity displayed by an animal in response to different environmental
conditions is supposedly crucial for its survival and reproduction. The female adults of some …

Highlights•We review recent progress in studies on DoL in reproduction and task
performance in bumble bees.•DoL and social organization are plastic in bumble …

Eusocial insect colonies act as a superorganism, which can improve their ability to buffer the
negative impact of some anthropogenic stressors. However, this buffering effect can be …

Neuroparsin is a common insect neurohormone produced in large neuroendocrine cells in
the brain and is important in mosquito reproduction. Although it is present in many flies …

Summary 'Ageing'or 'senescence'refers to the progressive deterioration of physiological
function over time. Evolutionary theories explain ageing with a life-history trade-off between …