The Attractiveness to Bees of Synthetic Wasp Attractants

Davis, Harry; Johansen, Carl; Eves, Jack D.

doi:10.1080/00218839.1975.11099810

Journal of Apicultural Research

1975

DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1975.11099810

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The Attractiveness to Bees of Synthetic Wasp Attractants

Harry Davis¹,

Carl Johansen²,

Jack D. Eves³

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“…The addition of a gelling agent may reduce this problem. Synthetic compounds have been discovered in the United States that are highly attractive to the western yellowjacket (V. pensylvanica) but not to bees (Davis et al 1975). Unfortunately, they are also unattractive to common and German wasps.…”

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Carbohydrate bait preferences of wasps (Vespula vulgarisandV. germanica) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand

Spurr

1996

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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Carbohydrates are both a source of food and a potential bait for control of common and German wasps. Carbohydrate preferences of wasps were determined in a series of paired trials by counting the number of wasps caught in traps baited with carbohydrate-based baits versus a standard proteinbased bait. Factors influencing wasp attraction to carbohydrate-based baits included bait type, season, weather, and location. A 30% sucrose solution was more attractive than honey, jams, gels, or dry (solid) sugars. The sucrose solution was more attractive in spring and autumn than in summer, probably because rainfall washed away natural carbohydrate supplies. There was a significant relationship between rainfall in the previous week and the proportion of wasps caught in traps baited with sucrose solution versus sardine cat-food. A higher proportion of German wasps than common wasps was caught in sucrose-baited traps. This may have been related to seasonal differences in abundance and/or behavioural differences between the two species. In some locations, more wasps were caught in traps baited with sucrose solution than in those baited with sardine cat-food. The proportion of wasps caught in sucrose-baited traps was higher in locations without beech scale honeydew than with beech scale honeydew. Proportionally more non-target species (mainly honey bees) and fewer wasps were caught in traps baited with sucrose solution than in those baited with sardine cat-food. All five bee repellents tested also repelled wasps. These results indicate the importance of determining the bait preferences of wasps (carbohydrate or protein) and the presence of non-target species before attempting a poison-baiting Received 12 September 1995; accepted 22 December 1995 operation. They also emphasise the need for a waspspecific carbohydrate-based bait.

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Carbohydrate bait preferences of wasps (Vespula vulgarisandV. germanica) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand

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1996

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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The Attractiveness to Bees of Synthetic Wasp Attractants

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Carbohydrate bait preferences of wasps (Vespula vulgarisandV. germanica) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand

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