Don't let your termites grow up to be mommies: Researchers find 'key ingredient' that regulates termite caste system

Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 15:21 in Biology & Nature

An entomologist has for the first time shown which specific chemicals are used by some termite queens to prevent other termites in the colony from becoming mommies like themselves.

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