Department of Entomology

Title: Bug-killing chemicals, bees, and human: a story of pyrethroids Abstract: Pyrethroid insecticides are synthetic analogs of a botanical insecticide pyrethrum from Chrysanthemum species. Pyrethroids have a long history of extensive use in the control of arthropod pests and human disease vectors. These compounds…

Title: Bad-News Bees? Nectar Robbing and the "Temptation to Cheat" in Mutualisms Abstract: The recent literature on mutualism is preoccupied with the idea that mutualists face a “temptation to cheat.” Unless it is suppressed by their partners, such cheating is expected to lead to mutualisms’ demise. Yet, mutualisms are…