Context-dependent use of olfactory cues by foragers of Vespula germanica social wasps.
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DOI: 10.1007/s10071-021-01583-4
Abstract: Food search is guided by cues from different sensory modalities, such as olfactory and visual. In social wasps, olfaction plays a key role in locating new resources. However, while several studies have focused on the… read more here.
Keywords: response; use; wasps; vespula germanica ... See more keywords
Ordering and topological defects in social wasps’ nests
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DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.21.473631
Abstract: Social insects have evolved a variety of architectural formations. Bees and wasps are well known for their ability to achieve compact structures by building hexagonal cells. Polistes wattii, an open nesting paper wasp species, builds… read more here.
Keywords: defects social; ordering topological; topological defects; wasps nests ... See more keywords
Larval sex identification of in vivo and long‐term ethanol‐preserved social wasps
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DOI: 10.1111/eea.12960
Abstract: Larval genital discs are sexually dimorphic in many social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). These sexual traits are visible in vivo and in long‐term ethanol‐preserved samples. Genital disc morphology provides a cheap, quick, and accurate way to… read more here.
Keywords: long term; vivo long; term ethanol; social wasps ... See more keywords
New records of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespinae: Vespa and Provespa) from Bhutan.
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DOI: 10.11609/jott.2423.9.4.10102-10108
Abstract: A total of eight species and subspecies of the genus Vespa , namely V. velutina nigrithorax du Buysson, 1905, V. basalis Smith, 1852, V. affinis affinis (Linnaeus, 1764), V. affinis indosinensis Perez, 1910, V. mandarinia… read more here.
Keywords: vespa; wasps hymenoptera; records social; social wasps ... See more keywords
Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) from Ducke Reserve, Amazonas, Brazil
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DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v64i1.1215
Abstract: Social wasps are common elements in Neotropics, although even elementary data about this taxon in the Amazon region is partially unknown. Therefore the purpose of this work was to increase the knowledge of social wasp… read more here.
Keywords: social wasps; ducke reserve; wasps vespidae; vespidae polistinae ... See more keywords
Occurrence of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a Sugarcane Culture
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DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v65i2.2151
Abstract: Predation of Lepidoptera caterpillars - including agricultural pest species - is one of the main ways through which social wasps gather proteinaceous resources. The presence of social wasps was sampled through active search and bait… read more here.
Keywords: social wasps; wasps; hymenoptera vespidae; sugarcane culture ... See more keywords
Niche overlap and daily activity pattern of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) in kale crops
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DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v65i2.2670
Abstract: Kale (Brassica oleraceae var. acephala) is of great importance in human nutrition and local agricultural economies, but its growth is impaired by the attack of several insect pests. Social wasps prey on these pests, but… read more here.
Keywords: insects; wasp species; overlap daily; wasps ... See more keywords
Social Wasps in Exotic Forest Planting and Atlantic Rainforest in the Neotropical Region
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DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v67i2.4834
Abstract: Social wasps play an important role in communities, whether in natural or agricultural ecosystems, performing pollination and/or predation on other organisms, especially caterpillars, which reveals their potential for biological control. We register species of predatory… read more here.
Keywords: atlantic rainforest; wasps exotic; wasps; exotic forest ... See more keywords
Nest signature changes throughout colony cycle and after social parasite invasion in social wasps
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190018
Abstract: Social insects recognize their nestmates by means of a cuticular hydrocarbon signature shared by colony members, but how nest signature changes across time has been rarely tested in longitudinal studies and in the field. In… read more here.
Keywords: social wasps; colony; signature changes; signature ... See more keywords
Survey of social wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) in Amazon rainforest fragments in Acre, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1590/1809-4392201700913
Abstract: The State of Acre, in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon, harbors high biodiversity and a high degree of endemisms. Nevertheless, there are few studies on the diversity of social wasps occurring in this region. This study… read more here.
Keywords: vespidae polistinae; wasps; wasps hymenoptera; social wasps ... See more keywords
Forests influence yeast populations vectored by insects into vineyards
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1039939
Abstract: Introduction In the vineyard, yeast communities impact the ripening and fermentation of grapes and are influenced by geographical location, climate, and soil characteristics. Despite the great advancement in our knowledge of the vineyard mycobiota, a… read more here.
Keywords: yeast populations; insects; influence; yeast ... See more keywords