Rachael E. Bonoan, PhD

Nature can be hostile, especially for insects — tiny creatures that deal with big problems. They get eaten, they dry out, they get...

Insectes Sociaux: What is your favourite social insect and why? "This question is so hard. As a beekeeper and someone who recently got...

Being a small, squishy, slow-moving caterpillar is tough. Caterpillars are a protein-packed snack for carnivorous insects such as wasps...

I wrote a guest blog post for Insectes Sociaux reviewing a recent study on group decision-making in Asian honey bees. Check it out here.

Of course bees live in bee hives. When a managed Langstroth hive is abandoned by its bee inhabitants however, it becomes a nice home for...