Molecular Diagnosis in Hymenoptera Allergy: Comparison of Euroline DPA-Dx and ImmunoCAP [PDF]
ToxinsThe 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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Taxonomic notes on the paper wasps of the subgenus Polistes (Gyrostoma) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) occurring in Vietnam, with description of a new species [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2019 Taxonomy of the paper wasps of the subgenus Gyrostoma of the polistine genus Polistes from Vietnam is treated, with a key to all the five species occurring in Vietnam, including one described herein as new to science under the name Polistes longus sp ...
Lien Thi Phuong Nguyen, James Carpenter
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Transitive inference in Polistes paper wasps [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2019 Transitive inference (TI) is a form of logical reasoning that involves using known relationships to infer unknown relationships (A > B; B > C; then A > C). TI has been found in a wide range of vertebrates but not in insects.
Elizabeth A. Tibbetts +3 more
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Insects, 2019 Polistine wasps collect nectar for their energetic demand and for the provision of the brood. They are mainly ectothermic during different behavioral tasks.
Helmut Kovac +2 more
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Future Range Expansions of Invasive Wasps Suggest Their Increasing Impacts on Global Apiculture [PDF]
InsectsUntil 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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The high molecular weight dipeptidyl peptidase IV Pol d 3 is a major allergen of Polistes dominula venom [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2018 Hymenoptera venom allergy can cause severe anaphylaxis in untreated patients. Polistes dominula is an important elicitor of venom allergy in Southern Europe as well as in the United States.
Maximilian Schiener +15 more
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Sociogenetic structure of Polistes (Aphanilopterus) versicolor Olivier, 1791 colonies (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistini) [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2010 The observation of two distinct, well-defined oviposition areas in nests of the primitively eusocial wasp Polistes versicolor suggests the presence of multiple egg-layers and territorial behaviors. Electrophoretic analysis of enzyme loci in pupae from 35
Keize Nagamati Junior +3 more
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Polistes associus (Kohl, 1898) recorded from Slovakia after 66 years (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) [PDF]
Check List, 2021 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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Study of Human IgG and IgE Antibodies Against Bee (Apis mellifera) Venom [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2020 BACKGROUND: Bee venom contains various biomolecules, such as enzymes, peptides, and amines. The immune sys-tem produces IgG antibodies against bee venom proteins. However, IgE antibodies may also be developed in allergic individuals.
Sedigheh Nabian +6 more
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Records of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from Mongolia
Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021 In Mongolia, there are 19 known social wasp species (12 spp. in Vespinae, 7 spp. in Polistinae), for some of which definite collection data are needed to confirm their actual occurrence in this country.
Seiki Yamane +2 more
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