Changes in Bacterial Community Structure Across the Different Life Stages of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens).

The digestive capacity of organic compounds by the black soldier fly (BSF, Hermetia illucens, Diptera: Stratiomyidae, Linnaeus, 1758) is known to rely on complex larva-microbiota interactions. Although insect development is known to be a driver of changes of bacterial communities, the fluctuations along BSF life cycle in terms of composition and diversity of bacterial communities are still unknown. In this work, we used a metabarcoding approach to explore the differences in bacterial diversity along all four BSF developmental stages: eggs, larvae, pupae, and adult.

Invasion Dynamics of A Termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, at Different Spatial Scales in France.

Termites are social insects that can also be major pests. A well-known problem species is the subterranean termite, . It is invasive in France and is thought to have arrived from Louisiana during the 18th century.

Spatial structuring of the population genetics of a European subterranean termite species.

In population genetics studies, detecting and quantifying the distribution of genetic variation can help elucidate ecological and evolutionary processes. In social insects, the distribution of population-level genetic variability is generally linked to colony-level genetic structure. It is thus especially crucial to conduct complementary analyses on such organisms to examine how spatial and social constraints interact to shape patterns of intraspecific diversity.

Relationship between invasion success and colony breeding structure in a subterranean termite.

Factors promoting the establishment and colonization success of introduced populations in new environments constitute an important issue in biological invasions. In this context, the respective role of pre-adaptation and evolutionary changes during the invasion process is a key question that requires particular attention. This study compared the colony breeding structure (i.