Mate-searching behavior in the invasive German wasp, Vespula germanica, in Patagonia
In order to increase the probability of reproduction, social insects can adopt various mate‐finding strategies, such as increasing densities of males at specific locations, and/or visual and chemical cues that attract the opposite sex. In field and laboratory studies we investigated strategies used...
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| author | Martinez Von Ellrich, Andres Masciocchi, Maite Pisman, Natalia Villacide, Jose Maria Corley, Juan Carlos |
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| description | In order to increase the probability of reproduction, social insects can adopt various mate‐finding strategies, such as increasing densities of males at specific locations, and/or visual and chemical cues that attract the opposite sex. In field and laboratory studies we investigated strategies used by the invasive eusocial wasp Vespula germanica (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). In tethered flight assays, we established contrasting flight patterns in females and males that may partly explain how related individuals distribute spatially during the mating period. We also determined experimentally, in the field and in the laboratory via olfactometer assays, that gynes produce airborne pheromonal cues that attract drones and are important during mate location. Our field trials also suggest that visual cues play a role in mate location. We conclude that in addition to aspects of the social biology of the species, an efficient mate‐location strategy can partly explain the invasion success of the species. Tools to mitigate the damage caused by yellowjackets may be developed by focusing on reproductive castes, in addition to workers |
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| spelling | INTA38562018-11-12T11:21:27Z Mate-searching behavior in the invasive German wasp, Vespula germanica, in Patagonia Martinez Von Ellrich, Andres Masciocchi, Maite Pisman, Natalia Villacide, Jose Maria Corley, Juan Carlos Vespula Germanica Insecta Vespidae Gestión de Lucha Integrada Integrated Pest Management Comportamiento Behaviour Chaqueta Amarilla Región Patagónica Manejo Integrado de Plagas Avispas In order to increase the probability of reproduction, social insects can adopt various mate‐finding strategies, such as increasing densities of males at specific locations, and/or visual and chemical cues that attract the opposite sex. In field and laboratory studies we investigated strategies used by the invasive eusocial wasp Vespula germanica (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). In tethered flight assays, we established contrasting flight patterns in females and males that may partly explain how related individuals distribute spatially during the mating period. We also determined experimentally, in the field and in the laboratory via olfactometer assays, that gynes produce airborne pheromonal cues that attract drones and are important during mate location. Our field trials also suggest that visual cues play a role in mate location. We conclude that in addition to aspects of the social biology of the species, an efficient mate‐location strategy can partly explain the invasion success of the species. Tools to mitigate the damage caused by yellowjackets may be developed by focusing on reproductive castes, in addition to workers Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche Fil: Martínez Von Ellrich, Andres. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Masciocchi, Maite. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Pisman, Natalia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina. Fil: Villacide, José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina 2018-11-12T10:55:54Z 2018-11-12T10:55:54Z 2018-07 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3856 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eea.12701 1570-7458 0013-8703 https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.12701 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf John Wiley & Sons Ltd Entomologia, Experimentalis et Applicata. 166 (7) : 555-564 (July 2018) |
| spellingShingle | Vespula Germanica Insecta Vespidae Gestión de Lucha Integrada Integrated Pest Management Comportamiento Behaviour Chaqueta Amarilla Región Patagónica Manejo Integrado de Plagas Avispas Martinez Von Ellrich, Andres Masciocchi, Maite Pisman, Natalia Villacide, Jose Maria Corley, Juan Carlos Mate-searching behavior in the invasive German wasp, Vespula germanica, in Patagonia |
| title | Mate-searching behavior in the invasive German wasp, Vespula germanica, in Patagonia |
| title_full | Mate-searching behavior in the invasive German wasp, Vespula germanica, in Patagonia |
| title_fullStr | Mate-searching behavior in the invasive German wasp, Vespula germanica, in Patagonia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mate-searching behavior in the invasive German wasp, Vespula germanica, in Patagonia |
| title_short | Mate-searching behavior in the invasive German wasp, Vespula germanica, in Patagonia |
| title_sort | mate searching behavior in the invasive german wasp vespula germanica in patagonia |
| topic | Vespula Germanica Insecta Vespidae Gestión de Lucha Integrada Integrated Pest Management Comportamiento Behaviour Chaqueta Amarilla Región Patagónica Manejo Integrado de Plagas Avispas |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3856 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eea.12701 https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.12701 |
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