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A metatranscriptomic analysis of diseased social wasps (Vespula vulgaris) for pathogens, with an experimental infection of larvae and nests. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2018 Social wasps are a major pest in many countries around the world. Pathogens may influence wasp populations and could provide an option for population management via biological control.
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Nectários extra-florais de Sapium obovatum (Euphorbiaceae) como recurso alimentar de vespas sociais
Entomological Communications, 2023 Social wasps can feed on a wide variety of animal and plant resources, however, there is little information available in the literature on the use of extra-floral nectaries (EFNs) as a food resource.
Glauco C. S. Oliveira +2 more
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New records of social wasps in the state of Paraíba, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2015 The state of Paraíba is included in the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil, called Caatinga, and this region is characterized by low and irregular rainfall, with xerophilous vegetation.
Thiago Elisei +3 more
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Revista Agrogeoambiental, 2023 The Atlantic Forest is among the 36 biodiversity hotspots of the world. The southern region of this biome covers 52 conservation units (CUs), including the Bela Vista Biological Refuge (RBBV), which has actions based on biodiversity conservation ...
Lucas Ramos Vieira +5 more
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The emerging contribution of social wasps to grape rot disease ecology. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Grape sour (bunch) rot is a polymicrobial disease of vineyards that causes millions of dollars in lost revenue per year due to decreased quality of grapes and resultant wine.
Madden AA +6 more
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Social wasps of Unilavras/Boqueirão Biological Reserve, Ingaí, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2011 Social wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) usually build nests using vegetable materials mixed with water and salivary secretion, resulting in a product similar to paper.
Matheus Henrique-Simões +2 more
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Entomological Communications, 2022 Social wasps capture adult and/or immature insects to feed their larvae. Frequent observations indicate mainly small or immature insects as their prey. However, there are very few records of social wasps as predators of larger living insects. Herein, we
Raul B. Pinedo Garcia +4 more
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Social Wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Sociobiology, 2020 This study was developed aiming to compile data concerning the occurrence and distribution of social wasp species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, as well as recording exclusive and rare species.
Marcos Magalhães de Souza +4 more
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Strike fast, strike hard: the red-throated caracara exploits absconding behavior of social wasps during nest predation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Red-throated Caracaras Ibycter americanus (Falconidae) are specialist predators of social wasps in the Neotropics. It had been proposed that these caracaras possess chemical repellents that allow them to take the brood of wasp nests without being ...
Sean McCann +7 more
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Sociobiology, 2013 Hosts of Trigonalidae include larvae of social paper wasps, which have been considered secondary hosts, supposedly following predation of the primary host (usually caterpillars) by adult wasps.
Eduardo Fernando dos Santos +1 more
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