Communication and learning from each other are part of the success of insect societies. Here,
we review a spectrum of social information usage in insects — from inadvertently provided …

Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) are attracted to those particular inflorescences where other
bees are already foraging, a process known as local enhancement. Here, we use a …

Global concern over widely documented declines in pollinators 1 , 2 – 3 has led to the
identification of anthropogenic stressors that, individually, are detrimental to bee populations 4 , 5 , …

To the Editor—Access to pesticide-use data is essential to accurately evaluate the adverse
effects of pesticides on human and ecosystem health. In Europe, applicators are usually …

Animals that cooperate with nonrelatives represent a challenge to inclusive fitness theory,
unless cooperative behavior is shown to provide direct fitness benefits. Inheritance of …

Copying others can greatly improve individual fitness and is fundamental for the organisation
of societies. Yet in some situations it is better to ignore social information and either …

Intensive agriculture currently relies on pesticides to maximize crop yield 1 , 2 . Neonicotinoids
are the most widely used insecticides globally 3 , but increasing evidence of negative …

Most insecticides are insect neurotoxins. Evidence is emerging that sublethal doses of these
neurotoxins are affecting the learning and memory of both wild and managed bee colonies, …

Agrochemical formulations are composed of two broad groups of chemicals: active ingredients,
which confer pest control action, and ‘inert’ ingredients, which facilitate the action of the …

Recent debate has questioned whether animal social learning truly deserves the label "social"
[1]. Solitary animals can sometimes learn from conspecifics [2, 3], and social learning …