Nesting of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a riparianforestofriodas Mortes in southeasternBrazil
| Autor: | Epifânio Porfiro Pires, Marcos Magalhães de Souza, Abner Elpino-Campos, Julio Louzada |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Arboreal locomotion
geography social insects geography.geographical_feature_category biology Vespidae nest architecture Ecology lcsh:QR1-502 Biological pest control Hymenoptera biology.organism_classification lcsh:Microbiology General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology phragmocyttarus nest lcsh:Biology (General) Nest Liana colonies Riparian forest Epiphyte angiosperms General Agricultural and Biological Sciences lcsh:QH301-705.5 |
| Zdroj: | Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences, Vol 36, Iss 2, Pp 189-196 (2014) Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences; Vol 36 No 2 (2014); 189-196 Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences; v. 36 n. 2 (2014); 189-196 Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM) instacron:UEM |
| ISSN: | 1807-863X 1679-9283 |
| Popis: | The survival of social wasp species depends on the success in founding new nests. These species can use plant species with different specific characteristics for nesting, with nest architecture varying according to the habits of those plant species. The nesting of social wasps in natural environments was studied in the period from October 2005 to September 2007 inthe rio das Mortes riparian forest, municipal district of Barroso, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with the objective of evaluating the different types of plant substrate used by social wasps for nesting, and to investigate whether there is a relationship between nest construction type and the habits of plant species. A total of 171 colonies of social wasps belonging to 29 species were recorded, which used 78 plant species as nesting substrate (76 Angiosperms and two Pteridophytes) of arbustive, herbaceous, arboreal, epiphyte and liana habits. Species with phragmocyttarus and gymnodomous nests were observed nesting, with higher incidence, in arboreal plants and their deciduousness did not affect the nesting. The preservation of natural areas is suggested in order to guarantee a higher availability of nesting places for the social wasp species, ensuring their higher efficiency in the environmental services and biological control of agricultural pests. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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