Are invasive species promoting yellowjacket invasion in Patagonia?
In recent decades, yellowjacket wasps, including Vespula vulgaris, have successfully been established in Patagonia. Additionally, the invasive willow Salix fragilis has also invaded areas next to watercourses, which in turn are typically colonized by the giant willow aphid (GWA, Tuberolagnus salignu...
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| author | Masciocchi, Maite Villacide, Jose Maria Buteler, Micaela Martinez Von Ellrich, Andres |
| author_browse | Buteler, Micaela Martinez Von Ellrich, Andres Masciocchi, Maite Villacide, Jose Maria |
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| description | In recent decades, yellowjacket wasps, including Vespula vulgaris, have successfully been established in Patagonia. Additionally, the invasive willow Salix fragilis has also invaded areas next to watercourses, which in turn are typically colonized by the giant willow aphid (GWA, Tuberolagnus salignus), another invasive species. The honeydew exuded by the aphids has been reported to be used as a carbohydrate source by this social wasp. Our aim was to determine whether willows and GWA (invasive complex) on the stream shores promotes yellowjacket population growth. We worked under the hypothesis that GWA provides honeydew (i.e. carbohydrates) to yellowjackets, favouring nest growth and individual fitness. Our results indicate that habitats close (<200 m) to stream margins, where S. fragilis and GWA occur, contain not only a greater abundance of workers but also a higher nest density of V. vulgaris yellowjackets. Even though the nests were similar in size irrespective of the distance to the stream, weight, size and nutritional status of individuals suggest that foraging/nesting in proximity of the invasive complex promotes larger and better nurtured wasps, including reproductive castes, that in the long run could drive population growth and spread of the species in Patagonia. In this context, our study suggests that management of V. vulgaris populations should adopt strategies that encompass a broad approach, especially adopting new strategies designed to contemplate relevant multitrophic interactions between yellowjackets and invasive willows and aphids. |
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| spelling | INTA148892023-08-09T13:29:03Z Are invasive species promoting yellowjacket invasion in Patagonia? Masciocchi, Maite Villacide, Jose Maria Buteler, Micaela Martinez Von Ellrich, Andres Especie Invasiva Avispas Mielada Invasive Species Vespidae Wasp Honeydew Región Patagónica In recent decades, yellowjacket wasps, including Vespula vulgaris, have successfully been established in Patagonia. Additionally, the invasive willow Salix fragilis has also invaded areas next to watercourses, which in turn are typically colonized by the giant willow aphid (GWA, Tuberolagnus salignus), another invasive species. The honeydew exuded by the aphids has been reported to be used as a carbohydrate source by this social wasp. Our aim was to determine whether willows and GWA (invasive complex) on the stream shores promotes yellowjacket population growth. We worked under the hypothesis that GWA provides honeydew (i.e. carbohydrates) to yellowjackets, favouring nest growth and individual fitness. Our results indicate that habitats close (<200 m) to stream margins, where S. fragilis and GWA occur, contain not only a greater abundance of workers but also a higher nest density of V. vulgaris yellowjackets. Even though the nests were similar in size irrespective of the distance to the stream, weight, size and nutritional status of individuals suggest that foraging/nesting in proximity of the invasive complex promotes larger and better nurtured wasps, including reproductive castes, that in the long run could drive population growth and spread of the species in Patagonia. In this context, our study suggests that management of V. vulgaris populations should adopt strategies that encompass a broad approach, especially adopting new strategies designed to contemplate relevant multitrophic interactions between yellowjackets and invasive willows and aphids. EEA Bariloche Fil: Masciocchi, Maite. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB). Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Masciocchi, Maite. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB). Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Villacide, Jose Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB). Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Villacide, Jose Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB). Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Buteler, Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA). Laboratorio Ecotono; Argentina Fil: Buteler, Micaela. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (INIBIOMA). Laboratorio Ecotono; Argentina Fil: Martinez Von Ellrich, Andres. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB). Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Martinez Von Ellrich, Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche (IFAB). Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina 2023-08-09T13:10:36Z 2023-08-09T13:10:36Z 2022-06 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14889 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jen.12977 0931-2048 1439-0418 https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12977 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Wiley Journal of Applied Entomology 146 (5) : 547-556 (June 2022) |
| spellingShingle | Especie Invasiva Avispas Mielada Invasive Species Vespidae Wasp Honeydew Región Patagónica Masciocchi, Maite Villacide, Jose Maria Buteler, Micaela Martinez Von Ellrich, Andres Are invasive species promoting yellowjacket invasion in Patagonia? |
| title | Are invasive species promoting yellowjacket invasion in Patagonia? |
| title_full | Are invasive species promoting yellowjacket invasion in Patagonia? |
| title_fullStr | Are invasive species promoting yellowjacket invasion in Patagonia? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are invasive species promoting yellowjacket invasion in Patagonia? |
| title_short | Are invasive species promoting yellowjacket invasion in Patagonia? |
| title_sort | are invasive species promoting yellowjacket invasion in patagonia |
| topic | Especie Invasiva Avispas Mielada Invasive Species Vespidae Wasp Honeydew Región Patagónica |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14889 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jen.12977 https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12977 |
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