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Abstract

Social wasps find prey mainly using olfactory cues when foraging. Flight area and the ability to return to the nest after this activity was studied for the predatory wasp Polistes lanio lanio (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) using mark-recapture techniques. One hundred workers of this wasp were removed from 20 nests (5 per nest), marked on the mesothorax, and released after 2 d. Wasps were released at different times and distances to reduce memorization of the flight path. We determined that P lanio lanio workers' hypothetical foraging area was 13.2 km2 based on their greatest return capacity to nests.

Alternate abstract:

Vespas sociais localizam lagartas usando principalmente pistas olfativas quando forrageando. A área de voo e a capacidade de retornar ao ninho após esta atividade foram estudadas para a vespa predadora Polistes lanio lanio (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) usando técnicas de marcaçao e recaptura. Cem operárias desta vespa foram removidas de 20 ninhos (5 por ninho) marcadas no mesotórax e liberadas após dois dias. As vespas foram liberadas em diferentes momentos e distancias para reduzir a memorizaçao do trajeto do voo. Nós determinamos que a área hipotética de forrageamento das operárias de P lanio lanio foi de 13.2 km2 com base em sua maior capacidade de retorno aos ninhos.

Details

Title
Flight distance and return capacity of Polistes lanio lanio (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) workers
Author
Silva-Filho, Reinildes 1 ; Brügger, Bruno Pándelo 2 ; Correa, Carlos Augusto 2 ; de Souza, Laila Salomé Araújo 3 ; Cassino, Paulo Cesar Rodrigues 1 ; Zanuncio, José Cola; Silva, Paulo Roberto Ramalho; Soares, Marcus Alvarenga; Zanuncio, Antonio José Vinha

 Departamento de Entomologia e Fitopatología, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 238900-00, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
 Departamento de Entomologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil 
 Departamento de Medicina, Centro Universitario Governador Ozanam Coelho, 36506-022, Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil 
Pages
38-40
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Mar 2020
Publisher
Florida Entomological Society
ISSN
00154040
e-ISSN
19385102
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2394932766
Copyright
© 2020. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.