The Pseudoregma bambucicola is a common social aphid in subtropical areas. It can live parthenogenetically on bamboo shoots or stems throughout the year in most of its distribution areas, produ
Social living poses challenges for individual fitness because of the increased risk of disease transmission among conspecifics. Despite this challenge, sociality is an evolutionarily successful lifest
Variation in social behavior is common yet little is known about the genetic architectures underpinning its evolution. A rare exception is in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta: Alternative variants of a
Melipona stingless bees display a paradoxical overproduction of queens, which are later eliminated by nestmate workers. Mechanistically, it was suggested that the monoterpenoid geraniol deposited into