Habitats and Spider Prey of \u3ci\u3eDipogon Sayi Sayi\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) in Washington County, Maine [PDF]
, 2017 Spider wasps were reared from three types of trap-nests deployed in strip-clearcut areas of a spruce-fir-mixed hardwood forest of Maine. Collections of Dipogon sayi sayi from Mooseborn National Wildlife Refuge, Washington County, represent the ...
Jennings, Daniel T, Parker, Frank D
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Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2019 Biocontrol agents can help reduce pest populations as part of an integrated pest management scheme, with minimal environmental consequences. However, biocontrol agents are often non-native species and require significant infrastructure; overuse of single
R. Southon +3 more
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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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Symbionts protect aphids from parasitic wasps by attenuating herbivore-induced plant volatiles
Nature Communications, 2017 Plants respond to insect attack by releasing blends of volatile chemicals that attract their herbivores’ specific natural enemies, while insect herbivores may carry endosymbiotic microorganisms that directly improve herbivore survival after natural enemy
E. Frago +7 more
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Entomological and functional role of floral strips in an organic apple orchard: Hymenopteran parasitoids as a case study [PDF]
, 2012 Habitat manipulation techniques improve the availability of resources required by natural enemies to increase their effectiveness. This study focused on the effects of floral strips on Hymenopteran parasitoid presence.
Dib, Hazem +2 more
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Comparing and contrasting development and reproductive strategies in the pupal hyperparasitoids Lysibia nana and Gelis agilis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) [PDF]
, 2007 In most animals, the optimal phenotype is determined by trade-offs in life-history traits. Here, I compare development and reproductive strategies in two species of solitary secondary hyperparasitoids, Lysibia nana and Gelis agilis, attacking pre-pupae ...
Harvey, J.A.
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Ecological Drivers of Non-kin Cooperation in the Hymenoptera
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Despite the prominence of kin selection as a framework for understanding the evolution of sociality, many animal groups are comprised of unrelated individuals.
Madeleine M. Ostwald +2 more
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WASP-147b, 160Bb, 164b and 165b: two hot Saturns and two Jupiters, including two planets with metal-rich hosts [PDF]
2019, MNRAS, 482, p.301-312, 2018 We report the discovery of four transiting hot Jupiters, WASP-147, WASP-160B, WASP-164 and WASP-165 from the WASP survey. WASP-147b is a near Saturn-mass ($M_P = 0.28 M_{J}$) object with a radius of $ 1.11 \, R_{J}$ orbiting a G4 star with a period of $ 4.6 $ d.
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Measuring the orbit shrinkage rate of hot Jupiters due to tides [PDF]
A&A 668, A114 (2022), 2022 A tidal interaction between a star and a close-in exoplanet leads to shrinkage of the planetary orbit and eventual tidal disruption of the planet. Measuring the shrinkage of the orbits will allow for the tidal quality parameter of the star ($Q'_\star$) to be measured, which is an important parameter to obtain information about stellar interiors.
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Deep mtDNA divergences indicate cryptic species in a fig-pollinating wasp [PDF]
, 2006 Background: Figs and fig-pollinating wasps are obligate mutualists that have coevolved for ca 90 million years. They have radiated together, but do not show strict cospeciation.
Cook, J.M., Haine, E.R., Martin, J.
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