Jo Holley led an undergrad team for this study, about wasps that are trying to be bees, using a new microbiome.
Honey wasps differ from other wasps in possessing large gut communities dominated by host-restricted bacteria | mBio
Honey-feeding social insects such as honey bees and bumble bees have conserved gut
bacterial communities that are transmitted among nestmates. These bacteria benefit
hosts by providing defense against...
