scholarly journals Host specificity of the parasitoid,Sphecophaga vesparum(Curtis) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a potential biological control agent of the social wasps,Vespula germanica(Fabricius) andV. vulgaris(Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Australia

1991 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. P. Field ◽  
S. M. Darby
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Host Specificity ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
Vespula Germanica ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Flight range extension in Polistes simillimus Zikán, 1951 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 947-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fábio Prezoto ◽  
Nivar Gobbi
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Social Wasps ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Flight Range ◽  
The Social

The aim of this study was to determine the flight range extension of the social wasps, Polistes simillimus. The results of the 125 wasps-carried out tests originating from 10 colonies in post-emergency stage demonstrated that the flight range extension of P. simillimus was of approximately 150m, resulting in a collection area of about 70.650m² by colony. It suggested wasp's efficiency as a biological control agent.

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