Nidification of Polybia platycephala and Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) on Plants of Musa spp. In Minas Gerais State, Brazil [PDF]
, 2014 Social wasps are natural enemies of caterpillars and, therefore, they have potential to control insect pests in various crops. Three colonies of Polybia platycephala (Richards) and one of Polistes versicolor (Olivier) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) were found ...
Serrão, J E, Zanuncio, José Cola
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Occurrence of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in farming of organic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) in south of Brazil [PDF]
, 2020 This work aims to recognize and record the occurrence of species of social wasps (Polistinae) in organic tobacco crops, as well as to point out possible species that may be used in future biological control programs.
Kohler, Andreas +2 more
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Captura de presas por vespas sociais: espécies predadas e prioridades de pesquisa no Brasil [PDF]
, 2021 Social wasps are of great importance when considering the ecological and economic role they can play. As they are predators, they contribute to the population control of their prey in natural and man-made environments, and can act as pest control in ...
Campos, Henrique Ribeiro
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Diversity of Social Wasps in the Campus of the “Universidade Federal de Viçosa” in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil [PDF]
, 2014 Social wasps can be used as ecological indicators. However, the diversity of species of this group in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, is poorly studied, especially in anthropized environments.
Zanuncio, José Cola
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Amostragem rápida da fauna de vespas sociais (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) em ecótono de Mata Atlântica e Cerrado, associado a área de mineração [PDF]
, 2023 There are few studies on the richness of social wasps in ecotones, particularly in mining regions. These transitional environments exhibit specific geophysical conditions, host species from both biomes, and can act as barriers to evolutionary processes ...
Gonçalves de Aguiar Crispim, Fernando +4 more
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Ocorrência e identificação de vespas predadoras (Hymenoptera: vespidae) em cafezal orgânico em formação (Coffea arabica L) e sua relação com a predação do bicho mineiro, Leucoptera coffeella (GUÉR.-MÈNEV., 1942)(Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae). [PDF]
, 2011 Muitos estudos têm mostrado que o movimento de artrópodes benéficos das margens de entorno para dentro das plantações e maiores níveis de controle biológico são geralmente observados em culturas que são vizinhas a vegetação nativa.
MARAFELI, P. de P. +4 more
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Evaluating the efficiency of different sampling methods to survey social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) in an anthropized environment [PDF]
, 2018 Social wasps play important ecological roles, such as the natural biological control of other arthropods as well as major components of the flower-visiting insect guild.
Faria, Lucas Del Bianco +5 more
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EntomoBrasilisSocial wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) are highly adaptable insects that exploit a wide range of locally and seasonally available resources. This study reports the first observation of social wasps foraging on noni fruit (Morinda citrifolia L.) in ...
Marcos Aragão +1 more
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Vespas sociais (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) em lavouras de Coffea arabica L. (Rubiaceae) no Sul de Minas Gerais [PDF]
, 2015 As vespas sociais desempenham importante função nas comunidades, seja nos ecossistemas naturais seja nos agrícolas, realizando a polinização e/ou predação de outros organismos, principalmente de lagartas, o que revela seu potencial para o controle ...
Epifânio Porfiro Pires +4 more
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Social Wasp Predators of Tuta absoluta. [PDF]
, 2011 This study aimed to determine the importance of social Vespidae as predator of T. absoluta, to study the influence of climatic elements on their foraging activity, to establish tecniques for sampling, and to sudy the influence of climatic elements on ...
BACCI, L. +6 more
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