There should just be a change to cymanti where you need a normal troop to be atleast 3 tiles in proximity 5o bugs to make them work. If they go out of the range they get stat nerfed. No idea if this is balanced lmao
The handlers are with the platoon of bugs, not some sort of "command post" miles away.
As you can see by the image, a pack of Doomux is multiple individuals commanded by a handler. This grouping of Doomux is a "unit", like what you'd see ingame.