Effect of climate on strategies of nest and body temperature regulation in paper wasps, Polistes biglumis and Polistes gallicus [PDF]
Polistes paper wasps are a widespread taxon inhabiting various climates. They build nests in the open without a protective outer layer, which makes them vulnerable to changing temperatures.
Anton Stabentheiner +5 more
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The genus Polistes is revised for the West Palaearctic region based on morphology and DNA barcodes. The revision includes all known West Palaearctic species, raising the number of species in Europe to 14 and to 17 for the West Palaearctic realm.
Christian Schmid-Egger +4 more
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Two species of Elasmus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) are newly recognized in South Korea: Elasmus japonicus Ashmead and Elasmus polistis Burks. They were reared from the nests of Polistes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae): E.
Il-Kwon Kim, Ohseok Kwon, Moon Bo Choi
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Case Report: Multi organ dysfunction in a dog following massive paper wasp (Polistes rothneyi) envenomation [PDF]
Paper wasp (Polistes rothneyi) envenomation is an emerging public threat in Asian countries, but its clinical manifestations are limited in veterinary medicine.
Jeong-Min Lee +2 more
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Comparison of the nest materials of Polistes Gallicus (L.), Polistes dominulus (Christ) and Polistes nimpha (Christ) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) [PDF]
The aim of this study was to determine and compare the nest materials and some physical features and elemental composition of the nests of Polistes gallicus (L.), Polistes dominulus (Christ) and Polistes nimpha (Christ) collected in similar ecological
Bagriaçik Nil
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Plasticity in Caste-Fate Determination During the Adult Stage in Temperate Polistes Wasps [PDF]
The reproductive division of labor is a fundamental characteristic of eusociality; thus, understanding the caste determination system underlying the reproductive division of labor would shed more light on the evolution of eusociality.
Hideto Yoshimura, Ken Sasaki
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Molecular Diagnosis in Hymenoptera Allergy: Comparison of Euroline DPA-Dx and ImmunoCAP [PDF]
The efficacy of Hymenoptera venom immunotherapy is contingent upon the accurate identification of the insect responsible for the allergic reaction. The techniques used to detect specific IgE suffer from difficulties due to the cross-reactivity between ...
Lluís Marquès +9 more
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Future Range Expansions of Invasive Wasps Suggest Their Increasing Impacts on Global Apiculture [PDF]
Until now, no study has examined the future range dynamics of major invasive wasp species to assess their future impacts on global apiculture. Here, we developed 12 species distribution models to calibrate the future range dynamics of 12 major invasive ...
Xueyou Zhang +3 more
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Coloration in Polistes Pallipes [PDF]
Phil Rau
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Polistes associus (Kohl, 1898) recorded from Slovakia after 66 years (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) [PDF]
We present the second record of Polistes associus (Kohl, 1898) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) from Slovakia after 66 years and discuss the distribution of this species in Europe.
Katarína Goffová +4 more
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