Nesting substrata, colony success and productivity of the wasp Mischocyttarus cassununga

Castro, Mariana Monteiro de; Avelar, Daniela L. Guimarães de; Souza, André Rodrigues de; Prezoto, Fábio

doi:10.1590/s0085-56262014000200009

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“…Colonies of M. cassununga, Polistes simillimus (Zikán, 1951), Polistes versicolor (Olivier, 1791) and Mischocyttarus drewseni (Saussure, 1857) occurred only in man-made structures, suggesting synanthropism in these species (Jeanne, 1972;Raposo-Filho & Rodrigues, 1984;Marques & Carvalho, 1993;Lima et al, 2000;Torres et al, 2011;Castro et al, 2014).…”

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Nesting habits of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in forest fragments associated with anthropic areas in southeastern Brazil

Oliveira

Souza²,

Pires

2017

Sociobiology

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The community of social wasps and the substrates used for nesting were studied in anthropic environments associated with areas of natural vegetation in the period of March to September of 2015. Three hundred and forty-seven (347) colonies belonging to eighteen (18) species distributed in six genera were recorded. The species with the highest number of colonies were Mischocyttarus cassununga (R. Von Ilhering, 1903) (194 colonies), Mischocyttarus cerberus (Richards, 1940) (50 colonies) and Polybia Paulista (H. Von Ilhering, 1896) (23 colonies). For other species, the record ranged from one to eighteen colonies.

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Nesting habits of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in forest fragments associated with anthropic areas in southeastern Brazil

Oliveira

Souza²,

Pires

2017

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“…The great diversity of species and the absence of a protective envelope considerably facilitate the observation of the wasps' behavior, but less than a dozen species of the genus have been studied adequately (Prezoto et al 2011). Recent studies have demonstrated the fascinating diverse behavior of the genus, which appears to be more complex than previously thought (De Souza et al 2012;Castro et al 2014;Togni 2014).…”

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Cryptic Nest ofMischocyttarus iheringi(Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) with Description of Camouflage

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Florida Entomologist

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“…The fact that the structure of the index does not significantly differ between seasons suggests that highly dominant species are more adapted to persist throughout harsher (i.e., dryer) environmental conditions. The species M. cassununga and P. versicolor may be considered highly synanthropic, since they are more consistently abundant compared to other species (Torres et al, 2014;Castro et al, 2014). In our study, the swarming species (Epiponini tribe) used larger substrate area to attach their large nests.…”

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“…Alvarenga et al, 2010;Jacques et al, 2012;Naldoski, 2013;Torres et al, 2014;see Barbosa et al, 2016). They show the relation between many species of social wasps and their environments, such as how some species found in urban areas depend exclusively on natural vegetation, whereas other prefer artificial substrates (Alvarenga et al, 2010;Sinzato et al, 2011;Castro et al, 2014;Virgínio et al, 2016). Moreover, as humans continue to change their RESEARCH ARTICLE -WASPS environment, some species seem to change their nesting preferences as well (Torres et al, 2014).…”

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Long- and short-term changes in social wasp community structure in an urban area

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Long-and short-term changes in social wasp community structure in an urban area IntroductionThe social wasps are widely distributed throughout all continents, except Antarctica. In Brazil, they are represented primarily by the Polistinae (Carpenter & Marques, 2001). Brazilian paper wasps inhabit various environments, but show high degrees of association with urban areas, often constructing nests under or inside the walls of buildings (Wenzel, 1998;Alvarenga et al., 2010;Torres et al., 2014;Michelutti et al., 2013).The importance of studying social wasps and their diversity is emphasized by their ecological roles. For instance, social wasps may act as pollinators when visiting flowers (Clemente et al., 2012), detritivores when foraging on decaying fruits and animal carcasses (Moretti et al., 2011), and predators when foraging on agricultural pests (e.g., caterpillars) (Elisei et al., 2010). As a result, social wasps are part of a complex intra and interspecific ecological web that is yet to be fully comprehended (Menezes et al., 2014; Virgínio et al., 2016). AbstractThe success of social wasps in anthropic environments is related to their ability to nest both in vegetation and human constructions, and, as humans modify their own environments, wasps community structure may shift as well. Our aim was to assess the diversity of social wasps and their interactions with nesting substrates seasonally in an urban squares area in Southeastern Brazil, 15 years after the first diversity study in this area. We actively searched for nests in the rainy season between 2014 and 2015 and in the dry season of 2015. Although social wasp species richness did not change since the 2000 assessment (13 species in 5 genera), the abundance decreased substantially. Additionally, wasps showed a general trend of nesting on the man-made materials Metal (n = 115, 60%) and Concrete (n = 106, 36%), especially by the two most common species sampled: Mischocyttarus cassununga and Polistes versicolor. We suggest that abundance decrease may correspond to the reduction of green areas in the assayed locations. These results support the well-known importance of maintaining green areas in urban environments to promote the growth and conservation of diverse social wasp communities.

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Nesting substrata, colony success and productivity of the wasp Mischocyttarus cassununga

Cited by 15 publications

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Nesting habits of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in forest fragments associated with anthropic areas in southeastern Brazil

Nesting habits of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in forest fragments associated with anthropic areas in southeastern Brazil

Cryptic Nest ofMischocyttarus iheringi(Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) with Description of Camouflage

Long- and short-term changes in social wasp community structure in an urban area

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