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Managing nuisance social insects in urban environments : an overview
(2017-04)
Urbanization is progressing worldwide where social insects often attain pest status. We present an overview of the practices applied for the management of social insects in urban settings from 1990 to 2016. We found that ...
Pest management of social insects in urban settings
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-07)
Pest management of social insects in urban environments is a growing global concern, given the problems that these pests generate and the growth of urban areas worldwide. In this special issue, we present studies on the ...
Managing nuisance social insects in urban environments: an overview
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-07)
Urbanization is progressing worldwide where social insects often attain pest status. We present an overview of the practices applied for the management of social insects in urban settings from 1990 to 2016. We found that ...
Field preferences of the Social Wasp Vespula germanica (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) for Protein-rich Baits
(Springer, 2013-03)
Food preferences displayed by foraging insects are important from a fundamental perspective and in pest control. We studied the preference of an invasive wasp, V. germanica, for protein foods in field conditions. Preferences ...
A Potential Role for Phenotypic Plasticity in Invasions and Declines of Social Insects
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-10)
Eusociality, a form of animal social organization involving sterile and reproductive castes, is a rare, but highly ecologically successful form of life. There are striking examples of eusocial species with populations that ...
Pest management of social insects in urban settings
(2017-04)
Pest management of social insects in urban environments is a growing global concern, given the problems that these pests generate and the growth of urban areas worldwide. In this special issue, we present studies on the ...
Mate-searching behavior in the invasive German wasp, Vespula germanica, in Patagonia
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2018-07)
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 ...
Prospects for using transgenic resistance to insects in crop improvement
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2000)
Integrated management of soybean pests: The example of Brazil
(2017-08-01)
Soybean [Glycine max] is the most commercialized agricultural product in Brazil, which stands out in the world ranking as the second largest producer of this protein and oilseed crop. Cultivated throughout the country and ...
Local dynamics of worker activity of the invasive Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) wasps in Argentina
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2015-11)
1. The abundance of insects depends essentially on the reproductive success of individuals. In social insects, however, the abundance of sterile workers outside a nest depends on colony size but is also determined by ...