Nesting of the keyhole wasp Pachodynerus nasidens (Latreille, 1812) (Vespidae, Eumeninae) in a nest of a paper wasp (Vespidae, Polistinae) [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2022 Potter wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) adopt different substrates for nesting, including other wasp nests. Nevertheless, such behavior rarely occurs with abandoned nests of the paper wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae).
Gabriel de Castro Jacques +4 more
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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
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 Vespa magnifica (Smith) is an aggressive social wasp species of Vespidae family. This species is of medical importance for its dangerous sting, traditional medicinal use and valuable venom components. Here, a complete mitogenome of V.
Xi Feng, Binqiang Xu, Yan Huang
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\u3ci\u3ePolistes Dominula\u3c/i\u3e (Christ) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) Recorded from Nebraska [PDF]
, 2018 Polistes dominula (Christ), a Palearctic paper wasp that has established in various areas of North America, is reported for the first time from the state of Nebraska based on specimens from the city of Lincoln.
Hesler, Louis S
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Animals, 2022 The wasp genus Dolichovespula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Vespinae) is a eusocial wasp group. Due to the taxonomic and phylogenetic issues with the family Vespidae, more genetic data should be gathered to provide efficient approaches for precise molecular ...
Hang Wang +8 more
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Great Diversity of Insect Floral Associates May Partially Explain Ecological Success of Poison Ivy (\u3ci\u3eToxicodendron Radicans\u3c/i\u3e Subsp. \u3ci\u3eNegundo\u3c/i\u3e [Greene] Gillis, Anacardiaceae) [PDF]
, 2018 Little is known about insect floral associates of poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans, Anacardiaceae), despite the species’ ubiquity and importance in nature and society.
Senchina, David S, Summerville, Keith S
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The Sequential Relationship of Body Oscillations in the Paper Wasp, \u3ci\u3ePolistes Fuscatus\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) [PDF]
, 2018 Three kinds of body oscillations by foundresses of the paper wasp, Polistes fuscatus, were analyzed from 100 h of videotapes of 17 multiple- and 16 single-foundress, preworker colonies.
Gamboa, George J, Harding, Bobbi J
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Nesting ecology of Polistes gallicus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in South-Western Spain
European Journal of Entomology, 2020 Among the numerous factors that contribute to the success of social wasps, colony productivity is the most important and depends on ecological and environmental factors, such as the nest site.
José Luis PÉREZ-BOTE +3 more
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New records and distribution update of Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2019 The distribution of Polistes (Gyrostoma) wattii Cameron, 1900 is summarized and new occurrence records are given through collected or photographed material. The known distributional range of the species is here expanded westward and the first records
F. Ceccolini
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Social wasps (Hymenoptera, Polistinae) from the Brazilian savanna
Sociobiology, 2020 The present study was developed aiming to evaluate the richness and biogeography of social wasp species in the Brazilian savanna, Cerrado. In order to do so, we gathered data from specialized literature and field samplings performed at Sempre-Vivas ...
Marcos Magalhães de Souza +4 more
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