INVESTIGADORES
D'ADAMO Paola
artículos
Título:
Attraction of Vespula germanica (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) foragers by conspecific heads.
Autor/es:
D'ADAMO, PAOLA; CORLEY, JUAN CARLOS; LOZADA, MARIANA
Revista:
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY
Referencias:
Año: 2001 vol. 94 p. 850 - 852
ISSN:
0022-0493
Resumen:
The social wasp Vespula germanica (F.) is a serious pest in many regions it has invaded. Control programs to reduce its populations are commonly based on the use of poison baits. These baits also attract nonpestiferous invertebrates and vertebrates. In this work we studied the attraction of V. germanica foragers by conspeciÞc worker squashes, comparing the effect of head and abdomen squashes in wasps behavior.Wefound that head squashes attract V. germanica foragers, elicit landing and transportation to nests. Furthermore, the addition of squashed heads to a protein bait increased attraction. This could be an alternative to improve baiting programsVespula germanica (F.) is a serious pest in many regions it has invaded. Control programs to reduce its populations are commonly based on the use of poison baits. These baits also attract nonpestiferous invertebrates and vertebrates. In this work we studied the attraction of V. germanica foragers by conspeciÞc worker squashes, comparing the effect of head and abdomen squashes in wasps behavior.Wefound that head squashes attract V. germanica foragers, elicit landing and transportation to nests. Furthermore, the addition of squashed heads to a protein bait increased attraction. This could be an alternative to improve baiting programsV. germanica foragers by conspeciÞc worker squashes, comparing the effect of head and abdomen squashes in wasps behavior.Wefound that head squashes attract V. germanica foragers, elicit landing and transportation to nests. Furthermore, the addition of squashed heads to a protein bait increased attraction. This could be an alternative to improve baiting programsV. germanica foragers, elicit landing and transportation to nests. Furthermore, the addition of squashed heads to a protein bait increased attraction. This could be an alternative to improve baiting programs