Biology of the Vespine Wasps

Matsuura, Makoto; Yamane, Seiki

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“…This is probably because social insects can supply sufficient food for M. flavigula, which would be impossible with solitary insects. There are hundreds to thousands of larvae, pupae and adults in the nests of social wasps, which are high in protein (Matsuura and Yamane 1990). As we expected, V. simillima simillima was the most important food resource for M. flavigula since their nests are attached to tree branches where the nests are usually…”

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“…These results are in accordance with our expectation that insects are eaten by martens because they are easy to forage for and are available all year round. According to Zhou et al (2011), (Matsuura and Yamane 1990), where they are also accessible to M. flavigula. However, most Vespidae species have a strong venomous sting, which is very dangerous against animals.…”

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“…However, the amounts of Hymenoptera captured increased dramatically in October and peaked in November. The life cycle of the Vespidae begins with a queen building an embryo nest in early spring (Matsuura and Yamane 1990). The first workers continue nest building in June, and the nest then grows rapidly.…”

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Composition of the insect diet in feces of yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula, in Jirisan National Park, South Korea

Choi¹,

Woo²,

Choi³

2015

J. Ecol. Environ.

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The composition of the Martes flavigula diet has been extensively studied, but little is known about its insect component. This study characterized the insect diet and insect nest materials in the feces of M. flavigula. A total of 952 fecal samples were collected in Jirisan National Park from January 2009 to November 2011, and 1379 species or taxonomic groups were identified. M. flavigula fed on insects (8.7%) and bee wax (5.0%), which comprised 2.9% and 4.4% of the dry weight of M. flavigula feces, respectively. A total of 12 insect species belonging to 8 families in 3 orders were identified. The most frequently found insects were Hymenoptera (frequency of occurrence, FO, 89.1), including Vespa simillima simillima (FO, 37.3) and Vespula koreensis koreensis (FO, 20.0). The Vespidae constituted the majority of the insect diet in autumn when the diversity of marten's prey was strongly reduced, probably because the numbers of social insects were sufficient for M. flavigula. In addition, the data suggest that M. flavigula attacks the nests of social wasps in late autumn when males do not have a venomous sting and new queens are less aggressive than workers. Bee wax appeared in all seasons and the highest rate was from spring to early summer. However, the remains of honeybees were not found in feces; thus, M. flavigula presumably eats honey but not honeybees.

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Composition of the insect diet in feces of yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula, in Jirisan National Park, South Korea

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Woo²,

Choi³

2015

J. Ecol. Environ.

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“…Giant hornet workers are 27-40 mm in body length. Small hornets resemble giant hornets in their external appearance but are smaller, their body length ranging between 21 and 27 mm, whereas yellow hornets are 17-24 mm in body length with a lighter body color than the two other species (Matsuura and Yamane, 1990).…”

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“…3) It is well known that a dozen giant hornets gang up on honeybee hives and exterminate an entire colony within a few days (Matsuura and Yamane, 1990). How do hornets recruit other hornets?…”

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Foraging Navigation of Hornets Studied in Natural Habitats and Laboratory Experiments

Toh

Okamura

2003

Zoological Science

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Olfactory pathway of the hornet Vespa velutina: New insights into the evolution of the hymenopteran antennal lobe

Couto

Lapeyre

Thiéry

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J of Comparative Neurology

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In the course of evolution, eusociality has appeared several times independently in Hymenoptera, within different families such as Apidae (bees), Formicidae (ants), and Vespidae (wasps and hornets), among others. The complex social organization of eusocial Hymenoptera relies on sophisticated olfactory communication systems. Whereas the olfactory systems of several bee and ant species have been well characterized, very little information is as yet available in Vespidae, although this family represents a highly successful insect group, displaying a wide range of life styles from solitary to eusocial. Using fluorescent labeling, confocal microscopy, and 3D reconstructions, we investigated the organization of the olfactory pathway in queens, workers, and males of the eusocial hornet Vespa velutina. First, we found that caste and sex dimorphism is weakly pronounced in hornets, with regard to both whole-brain morphology and antennal lobe organization, although several male-specific macroglomeruli are present. The V. velutina antennal lobe contains approximately 265 glomeruli (in females), grouped in nine conspicuous clusters formed by afferent tract subdivisions. As in bees and ants, hornets display a dual olfactory pathway, with two major efferent tracts, the medial and the lateral antennal lobe tracts (m- and l-ALT), separately arborizing two antennal lobe hemilobes and projecting to partially different regions of higher order olfactory centers. Finally, we found remarkable anatomical similarities in the glomerular cluster organizations among hornets, ants, and bees, suggesting the possible existence of homologies in the olfactory pathways of these eusocial Hymenoptera. We propose a common framework for describing AL compartmentalization across Hymenoptera and discuss possible evolutionary scenarios. J. Comp. Neurol. 524:2335-2359, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Biology of the Vespine Wasps

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Composition of the insect diet in feces of yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula, in Jirisan National Park, South Korea

Composition of the insect diet in feces of yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula, in Jirisan National Park, South Korea

Foraging Navigation of Hornets Studied in Natural Habitats and Laboratory Experiments

Olfactory pathway of the hornet Vespa velutina: New insights into the evolution of the hymenopteran antennal lobe

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