Niche overlap and daily activity pattern of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) in kale crops [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2018 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.
Gabriel Castro Jacques +4 more
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Phylogeographic analysis reveals high genetic structure with uniform phenotypes in the paper wasp Protonectarina sylveirae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Swarm-founding wasps are endemic and common representatives of neotropical fauna and compose an interesting social tribe of vespids, presenting both complex social characteristics and uncommon traits for a eusocial group, such as the absence of castes ...
Marjorie da Silva +2 more
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Physiological selectivity of insecticides from different chemical groups and cuticle thickness of Protonectarina sylveirae (Saussure) and Brachygastra lecheguana (Latreille) [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2019 O uso de inseticidas mais tóxicos para uma praga do que a saúde natural pode favorecer o salvamento desses organismos benéficos. Este estudo teve como objetivos fisiológicos distanciadores de inseticidas de separações científicas para Vespidae ...
Walyson Silva Soares +5 more
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Influence of dry season on social wasp communities (Hymenoptera: Polistinae) in Deciduous Forest [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2023 The seasonal deciduous forest, also known as dry forest, is characterized by the deciduity of tree species and two well-defined seasons which cause drastic changes in its physiognomy, and the seasonality of rainy periods directly impacts the forest’s ...
Gabriel de Castro Jacques +6 more
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Morphological and physiological variation between queens and workers of Protonectarina sylveirae (de Saussure) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2010 Morphological and physiological variation between queens and workers of Protonectarina sylveirae (de Saussure) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini). The Neotropical swarm-founding wasps, Epiponini, range from the absence of morphological differentiation between castes to highly distinct castes.
Tanaka Junior, Getulio Minoru +2 more
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Diversity of Social Wasps on Semideciduous Seasonal Forest Fragments with Different Surrounding Matrix in Brazil [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011 We surveyed social wasps (Polistinae) present in forest fragments of northwest of São Paulo state with different surroundings composed of a matrix of citrus crops and sugarcane in the expectation that the former matrix would be more diverse than the ...
Fernando Barbosa Noll +1 more
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Animal-based remedies as complementary medicines in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2011 Animals (and their derived products) are essential ingredients in the preparation of many traditional remedies. Despite its prevalence in traditional medical practices worldwide, research on medicinal animals has often been neglected in comparison to medicinal plant research.
Alves RR +4 more
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Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) from two National Parks of the Caatinga Biome, in Brazil [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2017 This work recorded 593 specimens allocated in 11 genera and 23 species of social wasps were collected in Ubajara National Park and Sete Cidades National Park, Caatinga Biome, Northeast of Brazil.
Alexandre Somavilla +2 more
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Protonectarina sylveirae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae): first report preying Bedellia somnulentella (Lepidoptera: Bedelliidae) in Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2022 M. J. S. Cabral +9 more
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Social wasps (Polistinae) from Pampa Biome: South Brazil, Northeastern Argentina and Uruguay [PDF]
Amino Acids, 2017 . This study aimed to determine social wasps’ species from Pampa Biome. Were examined samples of social wasps from south-central of Rio Grande do Sul state (Brazil), parts of Buenos Aires, Entre Rios, Corrientes, Cordoba, Santa Fé and La Pampa provinces (
Alexandre Somavilla, Andreas Köhler
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