Activity schedule and foraging in Protopolybia sedula (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) [PDF]
Protopolybia sedula is a social swarming wasp, widely spread throughout many countries in the Americas, including most of Brazil. Despite its distribution, studies of its behavioral ecology are scarce. This study aimed to describe its
Barbosa, Bruno CorrĂȘa+4 more
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A New State Record for \u3ci\u3eOlixon Banksii\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) in Missouri. [PDF]
(excerpt) The cosmopolitan family Rhopalosmatidae is comprised of four genera and 37 species (Townes 1977, Goulet and Huber 1993, Fernandez and Sarmiento-M 2002, Lohrmann and Ohl 2007)
Maupin, M. Anthony, Wood, Diane L
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Vespidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Puerto Rico, West Indies [PDF]
The vespid fauna of Greater Puerto Rico is reviewed (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Three new species are described, Ancistrocerus isla Carpenter, Euodynerus jeitita Carpenter and Genaro, and Omicron aridum Carpenter and Genaro.
Carpenter, James M., Genaro, Julio A.
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Nest and Prey of \u3ci\u3eAgeniella (Leucophrus) Fulgifrons\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) [PDF]
Information on the habitat, nest-site, hunting, prey transport, closure, burrow structure, and prey of Ageniella (Leucophrus) fulgifrons is presented. Components of the nesting behaviors of other species of Ageniella are examined and compared with those ...
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The temperature affects the impact levels of synthetic insecticides on a parasitoid wasp used in the biological control of pentatomid pests in soybean crops [PDF]
The impact of climate change has led to growing global concern about the interaction of temperature and xenobiotics in agricultural toxicological studies. Thus, for the first time, we evaluated the lethal, sublethal and transgerational effects of six insecticides used in the management of stink bug complex in soybean crops on the different life stages ...
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Biology of the Hyperparasitic Wasp \u3ci\u3ePerilampus Similis\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Perilampidae) [PDF]
Planidia of the hyperparasitic wasp, Perilarnpris similis Crawford, enter their braconid host, Agathis rnetzneriae Muesebeck, during that host\u27s active growth phase, returning to the outer surface when the host is prepupal.
Purrington, Foster Forbes
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\u3ci\u3ePolistes Dominulus\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Found in Michigan [PDF]
(excerpt) On 25 May 1995, a single foundress colony of Polistes dominulus (Christ) was discovered on a study site at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan (Oakland County).
Carpenter, James M, Judd, Timothy M
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Carnivory in Adult Female Eumenid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) and Its Effect on Egg Production [PDF]
Seventy captive adult female wasps of the eumenid genera Ancistrocerus and Euodynerus were observed to feed on multiple prey items. It was shown experimentally that E.
Chilcutt, Charles F, Cowan, David P
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Male Behavior in \u3ci\u3eEvagetes Subangulatus\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) [PDF]
Males of Evagetes subangulatus patrolled primarily among shrubs in an area where females dug in soil. Twenty-nine individually-marked males were seen from 0 to 16 days after marking. They shared a home range space of about 400 m3.
Barrows, Edward M
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Notes on \u3ci\u3eTaeniogonalos Gundlachii\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Trigonalidae) From Wisconsin [PDF]
This is the first report of Taeniogonalos gundlachii (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Trigonalidae) from Wisconsin and of this hyperparasitoid reared from the initial host Euchaetes egle (Drury) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).
Krauth, Steven J, Williams, Andrew H
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