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Chartergellus communis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae): nesting and nest camouflage in different phytophysiognomies in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
E. S. Silva +6 more
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Study on Floral Syndrome and Breeding System of an Endangered Species Rhododendron nymphaeoides
This study divided the flowering process of Rhododendron nymphaeoides into five periods and systematically investigated the floral traits, pollen morphology and viability, optimal solid media for in vitro pollen germination, storage temperature screening, pollen–ovule ratio and hybridization index, stigma receptivity, the effects of different ...
Jun Luo +9 more
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A comprehensive catalog of the Neotropical Masarinae is presented. The lectotype of Trimeria howardi Bertoni, 1911, is designated.Um catálogo completo dos Masarinae Neotropicais é apresentado. O lectótipo de Trimeria howardi Bertoni, 1911 é designado.
James M. Carpenter +2 more
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Avispas sociales (Vespidae: polistinae) del suroccidente colombiano, Departamento de Nariño
The list of 43 species of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) of west of Nariño, Colombia is present with data about elevation range and habitat preferences. The richness decrease fastly with elevation.
Carlos E. Sarmiento M. +1 more
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For social wasps, the selection of the nesting substrate represents the success or failure of the colony, and temperature is a determining factor for this selection.
Tatiane Tagliatti Maciel +3 more
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Pond frog as a predator of hornet workers: High tolerance to venomous stings
Abstract Some animals use stingers to repel attackers, and some predators have evolved tolerance to such stings, enabling them to consume venomous prey. For example, social wasps, such as hornets, use modified ovipositors as venomous stingers to inject venom, which can cause intense pain in humans.
Shinji Sugiura
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• The bees Anthophora plumipes and Osmia cornuta had a higher occurrence probability of the neogregarine protozoan Apicystis bombi in more fragmented urban areas.• In the bee Halictus scabiosae and wasp Polistes dominula, hotter urban areas increased the likelihood of occurrence of viruses.• The viruses were found to be replicative in the samples, and ...
Andrea Ferrari +2 more
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Detection and Replication of Moku Virus in Honey Bees and Social Wasps
Transmission of honey bee viruses to other insects, and vice versa, has previously been reported and the true ecological importance of this phenomenon is still being realized.
Andrea Highfield +9 more
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Mixed effects of urbanization on pollination services among four native plant species
We tested urbanization and fragmentation effects on pollination services using four native phytometer species that were deployed across 10 community gardens located in suburban and densely urbanized areas Landscape context generally did not influence pollination; however, for one of four phytometers (Lobelia siphilitica, pictured above) urban cover ...
Nicholas Sookhan +2 more
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ABSTRACT Wasps, members of over 90 hymenopteran families, exhibit diverse behaviours, including pollination, predation and parasitism. While wasps are known pollinators in specialised systems, such as the intricate mutualism of fig trees and the deceptive pollination of certain orchids, they have historically been considered ineffective pollinators ...
Beatriz Lopes Monteiro +4 more
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