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Olfaction and chemical communication are fundamental for coordination in insect societies, especially in species forming large colonies. Reproductive and task partitioning suggest that colony members belonging to different castes or subcastes or performing different tasks during their life (polyethi...
ORGANISM(S): Apis mellifera (Honeybee) 
2018-06-12 | PXD009062 | Pride
Aims of the project is the identification of soluble chemosensory proteins in the olfactory organs of the honeybee mite Varroa destructor. Different families of soluble proteins acting as carriers for odorants have been identified in hexapods, while very limited information is available for other te...
ORGANISM(S): Varroa destructor 
2018-04-12 | PXD008679 | Pride
Allogrooming is a behaviour in which a worker uses its mouth parts to remove debris from the body of other colony members. This behaviour, observed in several species of eusocial insects, play a role in defence against parasites and pathogens. In honeybees, allogrooming represents an important resis...
ORGANISM(S): Apis mellifera (Honeybee) 
2020-06-08 | PXD017651 | Pride
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