docManagement of Social Wasp Colonies in Eucalyptus Plantations
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social wasps (hymenoptera: vespidae) nesting in eucalyptus
Social wasps build nests within the plantation. This demonstrates that wasps in addition to
foraging (De Souza et al. 2012) can nest in the
plantation, too. This has not been reported probably beca...
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2nd, 3rd and 4th instars. There was no predation of first instar larvae in either
Diaphania species by social wasps (Fig. 2A and 2B). The caterpillars increase
the body mass as they grow and the wa...
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during the attack, wasps gathered on other leaves (Fig 1D),
with no re-occupation of the nest. The wasps then aggregated
to form a new colony.
The foraging time shown by the ants corroborates the
r...
