Occurrence of the common wasp,<i>Vespula vulgaris</i>(L.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand

Donovan, B. J.

doi:10.1080/03014223.1984.10428256

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“…The common wasp has established more recently (Donovan 1983(Donovan , 1984Clapperton et al 1989c). Although it was widespread throughout New Zealand by 1987, it was then concentrated in urban habitats where its rapid colonisation was probably the result of human-assisted dispersal (Clapperton et al 1989c;Crossland 1991).…”

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Changes in the distribution and proportions ofVespula vulgaris(L.) andVespula germanica(Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) between 1987 and 1990 in New Zealand

Clapperton¹,

Tilley

Beggs

et al. 1994

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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We collected more than 90 000 vespine wasps sent in by members of the public from throughout New Zealand between January 1987 and July 1991. Both the German wasp (established before 1950s) and the common wasp (established before 1980s) were widespread throughout most of the country in 1990. The common wasp had increased its distribution since 1987, mostly in the lower North Island and lower South Island, but was still absent from most of Northland, East Cape, and some regions of the central North Island and southern South Island. The common wasp had almost totally displaced the German wasp in honeydew beech forests by 1990 and accounted for a higher proportion of most samples from rural habitats. It had not completely displaced the German wasp in urban and other native forest habitats. It accounted for >50% of the vespulid population in the lower North Island and upper South Island. Its abundance had increased relative to German wasps where it was well established in 1987, as well as in Received 1 February 1994; accepted 22 March 1994 locations where it was still spreading, and in samples from above 100 m a.s.l. except in southern areas where it was still colonising at lower altitudes. The different spatial and temporal patterns of relative abundance of these two wasps suggest that different ecological factors are controlling their distributions in different habitats, altitudinal zones, and geographical regions.

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Changes in the distribution and proportions ofVespula vulgaris(L.) andVespula germanica(Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) between 1987 and 1990 in New Zealand

Clapperton¹,

Tilley

Beggs

et al. 1994

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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“…V. germanica has spread to North America and both species have spread to parts of the Southern Hemisphere (Edwards 1980). Received 25 May 1990;accepted 2 October 1990 Vespula vulgaris has spread to Hawaii, Australia, and recently to New Zealand (Donovan 1984). In Australia it was frrst recorded in 1958 in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern.…”

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Host specificity of the parasitoid,Sphecophaga vesparum(Curtis) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a potential biological control agent of the social wasps,Vespula germanica(Fabricius) andV. vulgaris(Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Australia

Field¹,

Darby²

1991

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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“…The densities of common wasps may also be higher than normal because of their recent arrival. They were fustrecorded in Nelson in 1984 (Donovan 1984) and so may have only recently spread to our study area. However, the markings of common and German wasps are so similar that it is possible that common wasps predominated in the Nelson area long before they were fIrst recognised.…”

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Beech honeydew: Seasonal variation and use by wasps, honey bees, and other insects

Møller¹,

Tilley²

1989

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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Variation in the production of beech honeydew by the scale insect (Ultracoelostoma assimile), and in the density and abundance of insects feeding on it, was studied in a mixed beech (Nothojagus) forest near Nelson, New Zealand.Nearly all anal tubes were connected toa feeding instar of the scale insect and so were able to deliver drops of honeydew to feeding insects and birds. The number of anal tubes and drops was high in winter and spring and declined to a trough in late summer and autumn. Drop quality (size and sugarconcentration) also reached a low in the late summer and autumn. It is suggested that consumption of drops by wasps (mainly common wasps, Vespulavulgaris, but also German wasps, V. germanica) caused the paucity of honeydew in late summer and autumn. Wasps probably also prevented feral honey bees (Apis mellijera) from gathering honeydew then.Wasps were by far the most abundant insect feeding on honeydew, peaking at an average of S8 wasps per m 2 of trunk of honeydew-infested tree in March. Wasp numbers declined markedly in April. Concern is expressed about the impact of introduced wasps on endemic insects, honeydew and insectfeeding birds inhabiting the honeydew beech forests.

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Occurrence of the common wasp,Vespula vulgaris(L.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand

Abstract: After occurring sporadically in New

Cited by 54 publications

References 5 publications

Changes in the distribution and proportions ofVespula vulgaris(L.) andVespula germanica(Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) between 1987 and 1990 in New Zealand

Changes in the distribution and proportions ofVespula vulgaris(L.) andVespula germanica(Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) between 1987 and 1990 in New Zealand

Host specificity of the parasitoid,Sphecophaga vesparum(Curtis) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a potential biological control agent of the social wasps,Vespula germanica(Fabricius) andV. vulgaris(Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Australia

Beech honeydew: Seasonal variation and use by wasps, honey bees, and other insects

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