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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Біологічні студії, 2022 Background. During 2019‒2021, from the first decade of March to the third decade of July on the territory of northeastern Ukraine, ornithological studies on hollow-nesting birds populating artificial nestings were carried out.
O. O. Yarys, A. B. Chaplygina
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New records of Apoica pallida (Olivier, 1792) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Epiponini) in Bahia State.
EntomoBrasilis, 2011 In this paper we record the occurrence of Apoica pallida (Olivier) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Epiponini) in state of Bahia, including taxonomic notes. Novos Registros de Apoica pallida (Olivier) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Epiponini) no Estado da Bahia Resumo.
Alberto Silva Neto, Sergio Andena
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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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Carnivory in Adult Female Eumenid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) and Its Effect on Egg Production [PDF]
, 2017 Seventy captive adult female wasps of the eumenid genera Ancistrocerus and Euodynerus were observed to feed on multiple prey items. It was shown experimentally that E.
Chilcutt, Charles F, Cowan, David P
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European Journal of Entomology, 2019 Social wasps are often considered as nuisance pests in urban environments and are often controlled by using traps. The majority of commercially produced traps for catching wasps have yellow as the dominant colour around the trap entrance.
Jouni SORVARI
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Use of flight interception traps of Malaise type and attractive traps for social wasps record (Vespidae: Polistinae) [PDF]
, 2015 The literature provides different methodologies for sampling social wasps, including, flight intercept trap type Malaise and Attractive trap, however, there is no consensus on its use.
Barbosa, Bruno Correa +3 more
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Unrelated Helpers in a Primitively Eusocial Wasp: Is Helping Tailored Towards Direct Fitness? [PDF]
, 2010 The paper wasp Polistes dominulus is unique among the social insects in that nearly one-third of co-foundresses are completely unrelated to the dominant individual whose offspring they help to rear and yet reproductive skew is high.
AE Liebert +41 more
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A key to the Australian genera of Eumeninae (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Records of the Australian Museum, 2021 An illustrated identification key to the genera of potter wasps occurring in Australia is presented. Hitherto there has been no published key to these genera, making routine identification impossible, and allowing taxonomic study of these wasps to be ...
James M. Carpenter, Graham R. Brown
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