Variation in Venoms of Polybia Paulista Von Ihering and Polybia Occidentalis Olivier (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), Assessed by the FTIR-PAS Technique

Social wasps stand out due to their role in the trophic balance of the ecosystems. These insects can get nutrients by preying on other insects, such as Lepidoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and the decomposing remains of vertebrates. Some species, such as Polybia scutellaris, can also use pollen and nectar stored in their nests to produce honey. Some studies lay emphasis on the prey captured by social wasps, showing that predation, in some conditions, is directed to Lepidoptera larvae, such as for Polybia occidentalis, Polybia paulista and Polybia ignobilis. Other species like P. scutellaris focus on flies of the Tabanidae, Syrphidae, Muscidae and Anthomyiidae families. There are few studies with social wasps that feed on animal carcasses; this way, our study aims to report the predation on individuals of the Sarcophagidae family, which use Rattus norvegicus carcasses as a food source, by the social wasp Polybia scutellari

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Utilização de frutos de cactos (Cactaceae) como recurso alimentar por vespas sociais (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) em uma área de caatinga (Ipirá, Bahia, Brasil)

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia ◽

10.1590/s0101-81752007000400023 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 1052-1056 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Gilberto M. M. Santos ◽

Jucelho D. da Cruz ◽

Carlos C. Bichara Filho ◽

Oton M. Marques ◽

Cândida M. L. Aguiar

Keyword(s):

Polybia Occidentalis ◽

Polybia Paulista

Este estudo teve por objetivo identificar as espécies utilizadas como recurso alimentar e descrever os padrões locais de utilização de frutos de cactos como recurso alimentar por vespas sociais em uma área de Caatinga. Novecentos e oito indivíduos de nove espécies de vespas foram capturados visitando seis espécies de cactáceas. Cereus jamacaru DC. e Pilosocereus catingicola (Gurke) Byles & G.D foram as cactáceas mais utilizadas por vespas sociais, tanto em número de espécies quanto de indivíduos. Polybia paulista von Ihering, 1896, Polybia ignobilis (Haliday, 1836), Polistes versicolor (Olivier, 1791), Polistes simillimus Zikán, 1951, Polistes billardieri Fabricius, 1804, Polistes canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758), Polybia occidentalis (Olivier, 1791) e Polybia sericea (Olivier, 1705) apresentaram as maiores amplitudes de nicho trófico. As maiores sobreposições no nicho trófico foram observadas entre Mischocyttarus lanei Zikán, 1949 e Polistes simillimus Zikán, 1951 (0,83). Os altos níveis de sobreposição de nichos observados são explicados em função do comportamento generalista das vespas sociais, bem como da exploração intensiva de poucas espécies de cactáceas.

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Opportunistic Strategies for Capture and Storage of Prey of Two Species of Social Wasps of the Genus Polybia Lepeletier (Vespidae, Polistinae, Epiponini)

Sociobiology ◽

10.13102/sociobiology.v64i1.1142 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 105 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kamylla Balbuena Michelutti ◽

Eva Ramona Pereira Soares ◽

Fabio Prezoto ◽

William Fernando Antonialli-Junior

Keyword(s):

Environmental Conditions ◽

Foraging Strategy ◽

Social Wasps ◽

Complex Behavior ◽

Opportunistic Behavior ◽

Foraging Activity ◽

Polybia Occidentalis ◽

Polybia Paulista ◽

And Storage

The foraging activity in social wasps is complex behavior that involves the ability to locate and transport the resources necessary for the colony. The activity is opportunistic and generalist, sometimes adapting to the availability of the resources when the colonies are exposed to critical environmental conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the opportunistic behavior of two species of wasps of the genus Polybia for the capture and storage of prey in the form of flights of winged. Five colonies of Polybia occidentalis (Olivier) and two colonies of Polybia paulista (L.) were collected. Six of them contained stored winged of termites, and one contained winged of ants. The results indicated that these two species practice an opportunistic foraging strategy and are able to store large quantities of protein resources in their colonies.

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Hyaluronidase from the venom of the social wasp Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera, Vespidae): Cloning, structural modeling, purification, and immunological analysis

Toxicon ◽

10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.12.019 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 64 ◽

pp. 70-80 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Débora Laís Justo Jacomini ◽

Franco Dani Campos Pereira ◽

José Roberto Aparecido dos Santos Pinto ◽

Lucilene Delazari dos Santos ◽

Antonio Joaquim da Silva Neto ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Structural Modeling ◽

Social Wasp ◽

Immunological Analysis ◽

The Social ◽

Polybia Paulista

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Reactivity of IgE to the allergen hyaluronidase from Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) venom

Toxicon ◽

10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.02.016 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 82 ◽

pp. 104-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Débora Laís Justo Jacomini ◽

Susana Margarida Gomes Moreira ◽

Franco Dani Campos Pereira ◽

Ricardo de Lima Zollner ◽

Márcia Regina Brochetto Braga

Keyword(s):

Polybia Paulista

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The acceptance rate of young wasps by alien colonies depends on colony developmental stages in the swarm-founding wasp, Polybia paulista von ihering (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Neotropical Entomology ◽

10.1590/s1519-566x2010000600011 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 39 (6) ◽

pp. 918-920 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kazuyuki Kudô ◽

Satoshi Hozumi ◽

Sidnei Mateus ◽

Ronaldo Zucchi

Keyword(s):

Developmental Stages ◽

Acceptance Rate ◽

Polybia Paulista

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Biological and Inflammatory Effects of Antigen 5 from Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) Venom in Mouse Intraperitoneal Macrophages

Toxins ◽

10.3390/toxins13120850 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 850

Author(s):

Murilo Luiz Bazon ◽

Luis Gustavo Romani Fernandes ◽

Isabela Oliveira Sandrini Assugeni ◽

Lucas Machado Pinto ◽

Patrícia Ucelli Simioni ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Peritoneal Macrophages ◽

In Vivo Studies ◽

M2 Macrophage ◽

No Production ◽

Activated Macrophages ◽

In Vitro Production ◽

Polybia Paulista ◽

Antigen 5

The social wasp Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) is highly aggressive, being responsible for many medical occurrences. One of the most allergenic components of this venom is Antigen 5 (Poly p 5). The possible modulation of the in vitro immune response induced by antigen 5 from P. paulista venom, expressed recombinantly (rPoly p 5), on BALB/c mice peritoneal macrophages, activated or not with LPS, was assessed. Here, we analyzed cell viability changes, expression of the phosphorylated form of p65 NF-κB subunit, nitric oxide (NO), proinflammatory cytokines production, and co-stimulatory molecules (CD80, CD86). The results suggest that rPoly p 5 does not affect NO production nor the expression of co-stimulatory molecules in mouse peritoneal macrophages. On the other hand, rPoly p 5 induced an increase in IL-1β production in non-activated macrophages and a reduction in the production of TNF-α and MCP-1 cytokines in activated macrophages. rPoly p 5 decreased the in vitro production of the phosphorylated p65 NF-κB subunit in non-activated macrophages. These findings suggest an essential role of this allergen in the polarization of functional M2 macrophage phenotypes, when analyzed in previously activated macrophages. Further investigations, mainly in in vivo studies, should be conducted to elucidate Polybia paulista Ag5 biological role in the macrophage functional profile modulation.

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