Colonial chemical signature of social wasps and their nesting substrates

Sguarizi-Antonio, Denise; Michelutti, Kamylla Balbuena; Soares, Eva Ramona Pereira; Batista, Nathan Rodrigues; Lima-Júnior, Sidnei Eduardo; Cardoso, Cláudia Andréa Lima; Torres, Viviana de Oliveira; Antonialli-Júnior, William Fernando

doi:10.1007/s00049-021-00361-5

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“…Therefore, the differences in the material found for nest construction in less and more anthropized environments should account for this variation. Actually, although the nesting site chosen by social wasps is due to abiotic conditions (Dejean et al, 1998;Klingner et al, 2006) and also protection against predators and parasites (Gibo, 1978), it is also possible to be due to the compounds that can be part of the chemical signature of the colony (Sguarizi-Antonio et al, 2021), but this hypothesis still needs more evidence.…”

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Anthropic action affects the cuticular chemical profile of social wasps

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As a result of environmental change by anthropic action, animal species that inhabit these areas may suffer the effects of it on their phenotypes as a consequence of adapting to these conditions. In the case of social wasps, cuticular chemical compounds may be influenced, since these vary depending on genetic and environmental factors. However, few studies have investigated the synanthropic effects over the cuticular surface of social wasps. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate how cuticular compounds vary according to the different degrees of human activity and test the hypothesis that cuticular compounds of social wasps are affected by the level of anthropic activity in which their nests are found. Data on the cuticular chemical compounds composition of colonies of 3 species of social wasps were used along with the level of anthropization of their nesting sites in four municipalities in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. From the geographical coordinates of the sampling sites, the percentages of urban construction areas, agriculture, water body, vegetation and exposed land were calculated, and the nesting sites of the colonies were classified as more or less anthropized areas. The chemical profile was determined by extraction of cuticular compounds and analyzed by Gas Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS). The results show that the cuticular chemical composition of the individuals of these species is affected by the level of anthropization in their nesting sites, with a qualitative and quantitative variation that must be tied not only to genetic differences, but, above all, to the local environmental conditions to which their colonies are subjected.

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“…conditions and safety, but also compounds that compose the colonial chemical signature of these insects (Sguarizi-Antonio et al, 2022). This is the rst record of P. occidentalis nesting on L. glyptocarpa plant in the Cerrado region of Minas Gerais state, Brazil.…”

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Polybia occidentalis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) nesting on a Lafoensia glyptocarpa (Lythraceae) plant in the Cerrado biome

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Polybia occidentalis (Olivier) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) is an important predator of soft-bodied arthropods, and its association with plant species can provide information about the preference of this wasp for plant substrate and the mechanisms for this choice. The objective was to report the first occurrence of P. occidentalis nesting on a Lafoensia glyptocarpa (Koehne) (Lythraceae) plant in the Cerrado biome of Brazil. Individuals of the Vespidae were collected and identified using a dichotomous key and by comparison with individuals deposited in the Biological Collection of Social Vespas (CBVS) of the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciências e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais (IFSULDEMINAS), Campus Inconfidentes, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The foliage density and perennially of the plant L. glyotocarpa can reduce temperature and increase humidity within its canopy, and the shade of the branches can contribute to camouflage, which can favor the choice of this plant as a nesting site for P. occidentalis. Due to the climatic conditions of the region, the plant species can be important to conserve this Vespidae species.

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Colonial chemical signature of social wasps and their nesting substrates

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Anthropic action affects the cuticular chemical profile of social wasps

Anthropic action affects the cuticular chemical profile of social wasps

Polybia occidentalis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) nesting on a Lafoensia glyptocarpa (Lythraceae) plant in the Cerrado biome

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