The Social Wasp Fauna of a Riparian Forest in Southeastern Brazil (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Locher, Gabriela de Almeida; Togni, Olga Coutinho; Silveira, Orlando Tobias; Giannotti, Edilberto

doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v61i2.225-233

Cited by 31 publications

(33 citation statements)

References 30 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…There were different kinds of baits used, usually made of various fruit juices or sardine-based protein broths; the amount, disposition, duration and confection of traps also varied a lot (e.g. Santos, 1996;Souza & Prezoto, 2006;Clemente, 2009;Locher et al, 2014). This methodological diversity observed for bait traps is mainly due to the lack of a study that tests the best layout for this method; such possibility would generate data to optimize the distance between traps, the setting height for them, the kind of bait used (natural or industrialized juice), the setting duration on field, the container size, and so on.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Studies of social wasp diversity in Brazil: Over 30 years of research, advancements and priorities

et al. 2016

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The first records of social wasps in Brazil were made during expeditions that focused on the taxonomy and distribution of the species in the country. From the 70s there was a change in the essence of publications on the diversity of social wasps, which began to be directed to a specific place, which over the years have incorporated the use of sampling methodologies and analysis of results through ecological indexes. Since then, the neotropical social wasps have gained more prominence because of the recognition that act decisively in the trophic balance of ecosystems, thus increasing interest in research on these insects. So, our aim was to conduct a detailed analysis of published studies diversity of social wasps in Brazil over the past 33 years, aimed at increasing knowledge about the history of these works. For the literature review criteria were adopted: keywords with the matter and publications indexed in databases within the defined period. We found 78 publications, with the majority (70.52%) in scientific journals. From the year 2005, there was a regularly featured in publications with the years 2010, 2012 and 2014 as the most productive and a concentration of studies in BA, MG and SP states. Were used 11 collection methods, however there no a pattern of time or collection methodology, highlighting the Search-Active methods and Attractive Trap. The contribution of this analysis is to extend the current status of knowledge of social wasps with research as well as guide and encourage future studies to places unexplored.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Studies of social wasp diversity in Brazil: Over 30 years of research, advancements and priorities

et al. 2016

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Social wasp surveys have been carried out in riparian forest (Souza et al, 2010;Pereira & Aantonialli-Junior, 2011;Locher et al, 2014) and campos rupestres (Silva- Pereira & Santos, 2006). However, studies that focus on the use of floral resources by wasps in the Neotropical region are scarce, particularly in these habitats.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social wasp guild (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) visiting flowers in two of the phytophysiognomic formations: Riparian Forest and campos rupestres

Clemente¹,

Vieira²,

Campos³

et al. 2017

Sociobiology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Social wasps are part of the floral visitor guild. In this study, we investigated the distribution of flower-visiting wasp species in two phytophysiognomies in the State Park of Ibitipoca, Minas Gerais, Brazil. We inspected flowering plants with visiting wasps along a 1 km transect in riparian forest and another 1 km transect in campos rupestres over the course of one year, for a total sampling effort of 240 hours. We found a total of 103 individuals with 15 species distributed among 7 genera, the most common belonging to the Erythroxylaceae (n = 10) and Asteraceae (n = 10) families. Asteraceae had the highest abundance (n = 55). The diversity and evenness of these insects was higher in riparian forest (H '= 0.78 and J' = 0.75) than in campos rupestres (H '= 0.30, J' = 0.39). All species visited flowers of 19 plant species in riparian forest, and eight wasp species visited 11 plant species in campos rupestres. These Polistinae acted as regular floral visitors, thus, conservation programs in these areas may be relevant for the maintenance of social wasp diversity.

show abstract

“…Several studies have been developed on the diversity of species of social wasps in Brazil, however, most of them focused only natural environments (Silveira, 2002;Silva-Pereira & Santos, 2006;Souza & Prezoto, 2006;Elpino-Campos et al, 2007;Santos et al 2007;Silveira et al, 2008;Gomes & Noll, 2009;Silva & Silveira, 2009;Santos et al, 2009;Souza et al, 2010;Bonfim & Antonialli Junior, 2012;Simões et al, 2012;Souza et al, 2012;Grandinete & Noll, 2013;Locher et al 2014;Souza et al, 2014aSouza et al, , 2014b. Therefore, the fauna of wasps in anthropized environments is still poorly known (Jacques et al, 2012).…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Diversity of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) in an Agricultural Environment in Bambuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil

et al. 2015

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Studies on the diversity of social wasps in agricultural environments represent an important step to identifying the ideal species to be used in biological pest control programs. There is a growing effort to acknowledge the diversity of such Hymenoptera in the state of Minas Gerais, but information on anthropized environments is still rare. The objective of this study was to obtain data on the diversity of social wasps in the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciências e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais (IFMG), Bambuí campus, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sampling was conducted from July 2012 to July 2014 with two methodologies: attractive traps and active search. This work confirms that a well diversified environment, even if anthropized, is rich in social wasp species. In addition, the great number of collected species, shows the importance of a long-term survey and the use of more than one method of collection. The high rate of collections of Polistes versicolor in a predominantly agricultural environment, coupled with other studies on this species as a predator of lepidopteran caterpillars, suggests the use of this species as a tool in the biological control of pests.

show abstract

The Social Wasp Fauna of a Riparian Forest in Southeastern Brazil (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Abstract: Introduction

Cited by 31 publications

References 30 publications

Studies of social wasp diversity in Brazil: Over 30 years of research, advancements and priorities

Studies of social wasp diversity in Brazil: Over 30 years of research, advancements and priorities

Social wasp guild (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) visiting flowers in two of the phytophysiognomic formations: Riparian Forest and campos rupestres

Diversity of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) in an Agricultural Environment in Bambuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About