Reaction of parasitoids of social paper wasp Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) on the mite infestation of the host [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2015 In 2003, 2005, 2011–2012 extensiveness and intensity of mite infestation of Sphexicozela connivens Mahunka, 1970 (Acari: Winterschmidtiidae) of social wasp Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) pupae and adult sexual generation on colonies not infected and ...
L.Yu. Rusina, E.S. Orlova, L.A. Firman
doaj +1 more source
Female Fighting and Host Competition Among Four Sympatric Species of \u3ci\u3eMelittobia\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) [PDF]
, 2018 Melittobia is a genus of parasitic wasps well known for high levels of inbreeding and violent male combat. Casual observations of groups of sisters of M.
Deyrup, Leif D, Matthews, Robert W
core +2 more sources
Entomological CommunicationsNon-aggressive interactions between Neotropical social wasps (Vespidae) and birds frequently occur but remain poorly understood. Typically categorized as commensalism, where birds benefit while no advantages for the wasps have been documented, the ...
Alexandre Somavilla +2 more
doaj +1 more source
, 2020 We present the detection and characterization of the full-orbit phase curve and secondary eclipse of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-33b at optical wavelengths, along with the pulsation spectrum of the host star.
Antoci, V. +6 more
core +1 more source
Phenotypic Expression in the Paper Wasp \u3ci\u3ePolistes Fuscatus\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Quantification of color/color pattern in Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius) revealed that these attributes were the interaction of two antagonistic color sequences; their expression being highly correlated with nest microclimate (relative humidity-temperature)
Chandler, Leland +2 more
core +2 more sources
The Wasps. Howard E. Evans and Mary Jane West Eberhard, with drawings by Sarah Landry. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1970. vi, 265 pp. Paper, $3.45. [PDF]
, 2017 Excerpt: This pocket-sized book is indeed a high point in recent entomological literature. Concisely written, and including a remarkable amount of new or recently published information, The Wasps is essentially a comparative natural history of these ...
Matthews, Robert W.
core +3 more sources
Social wasps promote social behavior in Saccharomyces spp. [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016 Production of fermented beverages and bread making represents a multibillion dollar worldwide industry (1) with its origins linked to the Middle East nearly 10,000 y ago (2). Despite this long history, the cause of fermentation was not discovered until the pioneering work beginning in the middle of the 19th century when Louis Pasteur demonstrated that ...
Meredith, Blackwell, Cletus P, Kurtzman
openaire +2 more sources
Sex allocation theory reveals a hidden cost of neonicotinoid exposure in a parasitoid wasp [PDF]
, 2015 P.R.W. was funded by the University of Stirling, C.V.B. and S.M.G. were funded by Nuffield Research Placements and N.C., J.G. and D.M.S. were funded by NERC (NE/J024481/1).Sex allocation theory has proved to be one the most successful theories in ...
Blackburn, Charlotte V. +6 more
core +2 more sources
Behavioral Differences Between Two Recently Sympatric Paper Wasps, the Native \u3ci\u3ePolistes Fuscatus\u3c/i\u3e and the Invasive \u3ci\u3ePolistes Dominulus\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]
, 2018 Polistes dominulus (Christ), an old world paper wasp, was introduced into the eastern United States in the 1970s and has been rapidly spreading westward. Recently, it has displaced the native Polistes fuscatus (F.) in at least some areas of Michigan.
Gamboa, George J +3 more
core +2 more sources
Pollinator-attracting semiochemicals of the wasp-flower Epipactis helleborine [PDF]
, 2008 The orchid genus Epipactis is represented by 25 species in Europe (Richards 1982). Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz is the most common and widely distributed species of the genus (Wiefelspütz 1970), and is a prime example for wasp-flowers, because it is
Ayasse, Manfred +3 more
core