Foraging behavior interactions between two non-native social wasps, Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) : implications for invasion success?

Vespula vulgaris is an invasive scavenging social wasp that has very recently arrived in Patagonia (Argentina), a territory previously invaded – 35 yrs earlier – by another wasp, Vespula germanica. Although V. vulgaris wasps possess features that could be instrumental in overcoming obstacles through...

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Autores principales: Pereira, Ana Julia, Pirk, Gabriela I., Corley, Juan Carlos
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1658
https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/16/1/78/2726691
https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iew058
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author Pereira, Ana Julia
Pirk, Gabriela I.
Corley, Juan Carlos
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Pereira, Ana Julia
Pirk, Gabriela I.
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Pirk, Gabriela I.
Corley, Juan Carlos
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description Vespula vulgaris is an invasive scavenging social wasp that has very recently arrived in Patagonia (Argentina), a territory previously invaded – 35 yrs earlier – by another wasp, Vespula germanica. Although V. vulgaris wasps possess features that could be instrumental in overcoming obstacles through several invasion stages, the presence of preestablished populations of V. germanica could affect their success. We studied the potential role played by V. germanica on the subsequent invasion process of V. vulgaris wasps in Patagonia by focusing on the foraging interaction between both species. This is because food searching and exploitation are likely to overlap strongly among Vespula wasps. We carried out choice tests where two types of baits were presented in a pairwise manner. We found experimental evidence supporting the hypothesis that V. germanica and V. vulgaris have an asymmetrical response to baits with stimuli simulating the presence of each other. V. germanica avoided baits with either visual or olfactory cues indicating the V. vulgaris presence. However, V. vulgaris showed no preference between baits with or lacking V. germanica stimuli. These results suggest that the presence of an established population of V. germanica may not contribute to added biotic resistance to V. vulgaris invasion
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spelling INTA16582017-11-21T16:54:02Z Foraging behavior interactions between two non-native social wasps, Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) : implications for invasion success? Pereira, Ana Julia Pirk, Gabriela I. Corley, Juan Carlos Vespidae Vespula Germanica Especie Invasiva Invasive Species Avispas Vespula Vulgaris Comportamiento Alimenticio Región Patagónica Vespula vulgaris is an invasive scavenging social wasp that has very recently arrived in Patagonia (Argentina), a territory previously invaded – 35 yrs earlier – by another wasp, Vespula germanica. Although V. vulgaris wasps possess features that could be instrumental in overcoming obstacles through several invasion stages, the presence of preestablished populations of V. germanica could affect their success. We studied the potential role played by V. germanica on the subsequent invasion process of V. vulgaris wasps in Patagonia by focusing on the foraging interaction between both species. This is because food searching and exploitation are likely to overlap strongly among Vespula wasps. We carried out choice tests where two types of baits were presented in a pairwise manner. We found experimental evidence supporting the hypothesis that V. germanica and V. vulgaris have an asymmetrical response to baits with stimuli simulating the presence of each other. V. germanica avoided baits with either visual or olfactory cues indicating the V. vulgaris presence. However, V. vulgaris showed no preference between baits with or lacking V. germanica stimuli. These results suggest that the presence of an established population of V. germanica may not contribute to added biotic resistance to V. vulgaris invasion Fil: Pereira, Ana Julia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Pirk, Gabriela I. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad del Comahue. INIBIOMA. Laboratorio de Ecotono; Argentina Fil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina 2017-11-02T13:49:28Z 2017-11-02T13:49:28Z 2016-01 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1658 https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/16/1/78/2726691 1536-2442 https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iew058 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 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 Journal of Insect Science 16 (1) : 78 1-6 (January 2016)
spellingShingle Vespidae
Vespula Germanica
Especie Invasiva
Invasive Species
Avispas
Vespula Vulgaris
Comportamiento Alimenticio
Región Patagónica
Pereira, Ana Julia
Pirk, Gabriela I.
Corley, Juan Carlos
Foraging behavior interactions between two non-native social wasps, Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) : implications for invasion success?
title Foraging behavior interactions between two non-native social wasps, Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) : implications for invasion success?
title_full Foraging behavior interactions between two non-native social wasps, Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) : implications for invasion success?
title_fullStr Foraging behavior interactions between two non-native social wasps, Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) : implications for invasion success?
title_full_unstemmed Foraging behavior interactions between two non-native social wasps, Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) : implications for invasion success?
title_short Foraging behavior interactions between two non-native social wasps, Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) : implications for invasion success?
title_sort foraging behavior interactions between two non native social wasps vespula germanica and v vulgaris hymenoptera vespidae implications for invasion success
topic Vespidae
Vespula Germanica
Especie Invasiva
Invasive Species
Avispas
Vespula Vulgaris
Comportamiento Alimenticio
Región Patagónica
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1658
https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/16/1/78/2726691
https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iew058
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