Feeding by the Social WaspPolybia scutellaris(Hymenoptera: Vespidae) onSyzygium jambos(Myrtaceae) Fruits in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Polybia Fasticiosuscula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Foraging Activity Patterns

“…Bruno Pandelo Brügger 1, *, Ricardo Alcántara-de la Cruz 1 , Amélia Guimarães de Carvalho 2 , Marcus Alvarenga Soares 3 , Fábio Prezoto 4 ,and José Cola Zanuncio 1 Social insects forage food resources (proteins, carbohydrates), material for nest construction (plant fibers, clay), and water (Beggs 2001). Most social wasps (Vespidae) are generalist predators of agricultural pests; therefore, they are frequently found in agroecosystems (Auad et al 2010;Brügger et al 2011Brügger et al , 2017 controlling lepidopteran caterpillar populations (Saraiva et al 2017).…”

“…Behavioral aspects of social wasps, such as daily activity, diet, ecology, flight, and transport capacity (Moreyra et al 2012;Brügger et al 2017) should be studied to assess their potential for integrated pest management. The objective was to identify the prey captured and determine the foraging activity patterns of P. fastidiosuscula in an urban area.…”

Protopolybia Exigua (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Nesting on Citrus Grandis (Rutaceae)

“…They contribute to insect population reduction, and represent an important natural enemy group for biological control (Prezoto & Braga 2013). In addition, these insects are used in environmental impact as-sessment and evaluation of forest conservation (Dos Santos et al 2016;Brügger et al 2011Brügger et al , 2017. Although known from native (forest) environments, this species is not well known in cultivated agroecosystems.…”

Flight Distance and Return Capacity of Polistes lanio lanio (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Workers

“…(Richards 1978) with independent nest formation, and is active throughout the yr, principally in urban areas (Braun et al 2008). All social insects must search for food resources (proteins, carbohydrates), water, and material for building nests (e.g., plant fibers and clay) (Richter 2000;Nascimento et al 2015;Brügger et al 2017Brügger et al , 2019a. Therefore, environmental factors such as humidity, sunlight, and temperature regulate these activities (Kovac et al 2018).…”