That enzyme, juvenile hormone esterase (Jhe), is trapped inside perineurial glial cells, which form the insect equivalent of the blood-brain barrier. When the researchers ratcheted up levels of the ...

An ant moat is one of the most effective and simplest ways to deter ants. These small water-filled barriers sit above the feeder and prevent ants from reaching the nectar. Since ants can't swim ...

This makes ants a good model system for speciation genomics; genomic regions that prevent gene flow and lead to reproductive isolation are easy to identify. Our current studies have identified several ...