1 Social Insect Research Group (SIRG), Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20 Hatfield 0028, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. Electronic address: Christian.Pirk@up.ac.za.
A new study shows that, in honey bees, the main role of certain proteins in royal jelly is to ensure that the larva stays in its cell, thereby allowing it to develop into a queen.