Development of microsatellite loci and optimization of a multiplex assay for Latibulus argiolus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), the specialized parasitoid of paper wasps
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72923-6
Abstract: Microsatellite loci are commonly used markers in population genetic studies. In this study, we present 40 novel and polymorphic microsatellite loci elaborated for the ichneumonid parasitoid Latibulus argiolus (Rossi, 1790). Reaction condition optimisation procedures allowed… read more here.
Keywords: latibulus argiolus; microsatellite loci; paper wasps; development microsatellite ... See more keywords
Morphological caste differences in primitively eusocial insects: the Van der Vecht organ of Mischocyttarus paper wasps
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DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa067
Abstract: Nests of independent-founding primitively eusocial paper wasps are founded by one or a few females. Before worker emergence, foundresses must forage, sometimes leaving the nest unattended. Chemical defence - the application of ant repellent secretions… read more here.
Keywords: insects; defence; wasps; paper wasps ... See more keywords
The Venom Compound N-(3-methylbutyl)acetamide Attracts Several Polistes (Fuscopolistes) Species (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toaa065
Abstract: Abstract Polistes paper wasps in the Fuscopolistes subgenus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) can be serious pests when they swarm at tall man-made structures. Chemical attractants may be useful to trap such paper wasps when they achieve pest… read more here.
Keywords: methylbutyl acetamide; wasps; paper wasps; compound methylbutyl ... See more keywords
Functional genomics in the wild: a case study with paper wasps shows challenges and prospects for RNA interference in ecological systems.
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DOI: 10.1139/gen-2017-0066
Abstract: RNA interference (RNAi) is a useful tool to assess gene function by knocking down expression of a target gene and has been used successfully in domestic and laboratory organisms. However, the use of RNAi for… read more here.
Keywords: functional genomics; gene function; rna interference; paper wasps ... See more keywords
Cognitive specialization for learning faces is associated with shifts in the brain transcriptome of a social wasp
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.155200
Abstract: ABSTRACT The specialized ability to learn and recall individuals based on distinct facial features is known in only a few, large-brained social taxa. Social paper wasps in the genus Polistes are the only insects known… read more here.
Keywords: shifts brain; specialization; cognitive specialization; brain transcriptome ... See more keywords
Dynamic neurogenomic responses to social interactions and dominance outcomes in female paper wasps
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009474
Abstract: Social interactions have large effects on individual physiology and fitness. In the immediate sense, social stimuli are often highly salient and engaging. Over longer time scales, competitive interactions often lead to distinct social ranks and… read more here.
Keywords: paper wasps; physiology; responses social; social interactions ... See more keywords