Int Union for the Study of Social Insects - NAS
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Official Twitter of the North American Section of IUSSI, a worldwide scientific society devoted to promoting the study of social arthropods.
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In this Article Highlight, Michael Goodisman emphasizes the challenges of invasive social insects in the work by Howse et. al. 2023 of the difficulties to eradicate social insects from newly invaded habitats. Read it here: rdcu.be/drrhn IUSSI_NWES Int Union for the Study of Social Insects - NAS IUSSI SecBras
In this research, Doums and colleagues privide an exciting system to investigte the coevolution of #polyandry and #thelytoky by comparing two populations of Cataglyphis cursor. Read the article here: rdcu.be/drXfI #ants #relatedness Int Union for the Study of Social Insects - NAS IUSSI_NWES IUSSI SecBras
Calling all entos! What are effective strategies for promoting insect welfare in research? We asked entos at the 2023 national meetings of the Entomological Society of America and Royal Entomological Society for their ideas - now we'd like your feedback in this 15 minute anonymous survey: txstate.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eU…
In this short communication, Miranda-Pinto & colleagues try to understand the fermentation process and aid in developing fermented feeds for stingless bees. Read the study here: rdcu.be/dvkbS #stinglessbee #pollen #storage #fermentation Int Union for the Study of Social Insects - NAS IUSSI SecBras IUSSI_NWES
Calling all grad students in N. America studying #ants, #bees, #wasps or #termites! We're accepting applications for Int Union for the Study of Social Insects - NAS Spring Research Awards, plus nominations for Best Student Paper on behavior/evolution in social arthropods. For more info: iussi.cyberbee.net/2024/03/iussi-…
New work by Emilie Snell-Rood et al. finds diversity of #BumbleBees & #butterflies in Minnesota roadsides depends on floral diversity & abundance, not native status: doi.org/10.1111/icad.1… #OpenAccess Elaine Evans Photos: B. affinis (credit A.Darst); surveys (credit T.Mitchell)
New short communication!📰 Koenig and Dr. Corrie Moreau studied the emigration behavior of the ant T. longisponosus after a raid attack of a parasite ant.🐜 doi.org/10.1007/s00040… #insectessociaux #socialinsects #Behavioralecology #Emigration #nest #parasitism #ants #Temnothorax
