Nest Architecture Drives Sex-Specific Emergence Success in a Predator Wasp (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Discoelius wangi) [PDF]
InsectsPredatory insects play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem balance. Among them, members of the subfamily Zethinae, as natural enemies of herbivorous pests, have reproductive success closely linked to nest architecture, as this limits their prey items.
Xue-Li Xie +10 more
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Trap-nesting Bees Communities from Protected Areas of Atlantic Forest, Southeastern Brazil
Sociobiology, 2019 The solitary bees that use preexisting cavities can be captured in trap-nests allowing to collect data on nesting biology and associated organisms.
Guaraci Cordeiro +2 more
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Seasonal Dynamics and Nest Characterization of Vespa orientalis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Apiaries: Insights from Bait Trap Capture Efficiency [PDF]
InsectsThis study investigated the population dynamics of Vespa orientalis L. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) across two consecutive seasons (2023–2024) in selected apiaries, with a focus on nest composition (eggs, larvae, and pupae) and the effectiveness of various ...
Sabreen G. El-Gohary +7 more
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Wild Foundress Queen Bumble Bees Make Numerous, Short Foraging Trips and Exhibit Frequent Nest Failure: Insights From Trap‐Nesting and RFID Tracking [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe overwhelming majority of research on wild bumble bees has focused on the social colony stage. Nest‐founding queens in the early season are difficult to study because incipient nests are challenging to find in the wild and the foundress queen flight ...
Erica Sarro Gustilo +2 more
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No Sex‐Differences in Learning Trap‐Gap Problems in Zebra Finches [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSex differences in cognition are often predicted based on ecological roles, particularly when one sex engages more extensively in specific behaviors that might be subject to selective pressure.
Connor T. Lambert +7 more
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Occupation and Emergence of Solitary Bees in Different Types of Trap Nests
Sociobiology, 2019 The study investigated the occupation and emergence of bees that nest in trap-nests and assessed aspects of the structure of such nests, sex ratio, parasitism and mortality of bees in four areas of Baturité Massif, State of Ceará.
Michelle de Oliveira Guimarães Brasil +4 more
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Life History of Passaloecus pictus Ribaut, 1952 (Hymenoptera, Pemphredonidae) [PDF]
InsectsThe nesting of Passaloecus pictus Ribaut, 1952 was observed in Kowalewo Pomorskie (northern Poland). The nests were built in trap nests that were placed on a windowsill facing southwest. The females used resin from Picea pungens Engelm., located 5 m away,
Piotr Olszewski +1 more
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Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2022 Insect pollinators are suffering global declines, necessitating the evaluation and development of methods for long-term monitoring and applied field research.
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Sociobiology, 2022 Solitary bees of the family Megachilidae are the key pollinators of pigeon pea. Artificial trap nests were used to study nesting parameters, such as occupancy rate, nest establishment time, and building pattern during the vegetative and flowering stages
Amala Udayakumar +1 more
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Artificial covering on trap nests improves the colonization of trap‐nesting wasps [PDF]
Journal of Applied Entomology, 2008 AbstractTo evaluate the role that a trap‐nest cover might have on sampling methodologies, the abundance of each species of trap‐nesting Hymenoptera and the parasitism rate in a Canadian forest were compared between artificially covered and uncovered traps.
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