Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management
Foraging niche separation may be a mechanism to promote coexistence of two competing species by concentrating intraspecific competition relative to interspecific competition. The present study investigated foraging behaviour and microhabitat use of two coexisting species of invasive social wasps, Ve...
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| author | Masciocchi, Maite Unelius, Carl Rikard Buteler, Micaela |
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| description | Foraging niche separation may be a mechanism to promote coexistence of two competing species by concentrating intraspecific competition relative to interspecific competition. The present study investigated foraging behaviour and microhabitat use of two coexisting species of invasive social wasps, Vespula germanica and Vespula vulgaris, when foraging for two different food resources. Also, we tested the attractiveness of traps baited with a synthetic lure for those two species. We found that V. germanica wasps prefer to forage at ground level regardless of the resource, while V. vulgaris prefers protein resources at the shrubland level given a choice between a protein bait at ground or at shrubland level. However, when baited with the synthetic lure, the species caught was not affected by the height at which traps were placed.
That is, in a no choice scenario, the traps were sufficiently attractive to lure both species of wasps to both microhabitats (ground and shrubland levels). Thus, our results support the existence of spatial niche differentiation at least in protein foraging and suggest that the synthetic lure evaluated could be used to trap both species of Vespula wasps present in Argentina. These results could help to improve management strategies of these social wasps in an invaded area. |
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| spelling | INTA65112019-12-13T17:33:20Z Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management Masciocchi, Maite Unelius, Carl Rikard Buteler, Micaela Vespula Germanica Insecta Vespidae Trampas Control de Plagas Traps Pest Control Vespula Vulgaris Chaqueta Amarilla Foraging niche separation may be a mechanism to promote coexistence of two competing species by concentrating intraspecific competition relative to interspecific competition. The present study investigated foraging behaviour and microhabitat use of two coexisting species of invasive social wasps, Vespula germanica and Vespula vulgaris, when foraging for two different food resources. Also, we tested the attractiveness of traps baited with a synthetic lure for those two species. We found that V. germanica wasps prefer to forage at ground level regardless of the resource, while V. vulgaris prefers protein resources at the shrubland level given a choice between a protein bait at ground or at shrubland level. However, when baited with the synthetic lure, the species caught was not affected by the height at which traps were placed. That is, in a no choice scenario, the traps were sufficiently attractive to lure both species of wasps to both microhabitats (ground and shrubland levels). Thus, our results support the existence of spatial niche differentiation at least in protein foraging and suggest that the synthetic lure evaluated could be used to trap both species of Vespula wasps present in Argentina. These results could help to improve management strategies of these social wasps in an invaded area. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche Fil: Masciocchi, Maite. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituo de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Unelius, Carl Rikard. Linnaeus University. Faculty of Health and Life Sciences; Suecia Fil: Buteler, Micaela. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente; Argentina 2019-12-13T17:25:20Z 2019-12-13T17:25:20Z 2019-10 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6511 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jen.12708 1439-0418 https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12708 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Wiley Online Library Journal of Applied Entomology 143 (10) : 1115-1121 (December 2019) |
| spellingShingle | Vespula Germanica Insecta Vespidae Trampas Control de Plagas Traps Pest Control Vespula Vulgaris Chaqueta Amarilla Masciocchi, Maite Unelius, Carl Rikard Buteler, Micaela Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management |
| title | Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management |
| title_full | Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management |
| title_fullStr | Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management |
| title_short | Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management |
| title_sort | foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area implications for their management |
| topic | Vespula Germanica Insecta Vespidae Trampas Control de Plagas Traps Pest Control Vespula Vulgaris Chaqueta Amarilla |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6511 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jen.12708 https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12708 |
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