The herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) has high ornamental and nutritional value, the seeds of P. can be used to produce high-quality edible oil. However, low seed yield limits application lactiflora. This mitigated by insect pollinators. Here, we evaluated pollination services honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) in a field. We found that A. provided for throughout day especially period from...

Female honeybees have two castes, queens and workers. Developmental fate is determined by larval diet. Coding sequences made available through the Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium allow for a pathway-based approach to understanding caste determination. We examined the expression of several genes of the insulin signalling pathway, which is central to regulation of growth based on nutrition...