Bait and Habitat Preferences, and Temporal Variability of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Attracted to Vertebrate Carrion
| Autor: | Daniel Russ Solis, Wesley Augusto Conde Godoy, Edilberto Giannotti, Thiago de Carvalho Moretti, Patricia Jacqueline Thyssen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Agelaia pallipes
Food Chain Population Dynamics Wasps ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species Polybia Epiponini Food Preferences Agelaia vicina Animals Carrion Forensic Pathology Ecosystem General Veterinary biology Vespidae ved/biology Ecology Diptera Agelaia multipicta Biodiversity biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Insect Science Vertebrates Parasitology Seasons Agelaia Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Entomology. 48:1069-1075 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2928 0022-2585 |
| DOI: | 10.1603/me11068 |
| Popis: | In addition to feeding on carrion tissues and fluids, social wasps can also prey on immature and adult carrion flies, thereby reducing their populations and retarding the decomposition process of carcasses. In this study, we report on the occurrence and behavior of social wasps attracted to vertebrate carrion. The collections were made monthly from September 2006 to October 2007 in three environments (rural, urban, and forest) in six municipalities of southeast Brazil, using baited bottle traps. We collected Agelaia pallipes (Olivier, 1791) (n = 143), Agelaia vicina (Saussure, 1854) (n = 106), Agelaia multipicta (Haliday, 1836) (n = 18), and Polybia paulista Ihering, 1896 (n = 3). The wasps were observed feeding directly on the baits and preying on adult insects collected in the traps. Bait and habitat associations, temporal variability of social wasps, and possible forensic implications of their actions are discussed. |
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