Chemicals Used by Insects for Communication May be Employed to Control Them
Most insects use chemical signals for a wide variety of functions, such as communicating species and sex. Social insects, such as ants that live in colonies, can also differentiate the […]
Insect Leaders Benefit from Followers, and Followers Benefit from Leaders
Scientists in Australia have shown for the first time that when insect larvae follow a leader to forage for food, both leaders and followers benefit, growing much faster than if […]
Young Wasp Colonies are More Likely to Accept Strangers
A new study published in the journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology explores how wasps accept outsiders to their colonies and whether age makes a difference. The study, by University of […]