Social Wasps on Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus (Myrtaceae) Plants in the Urban Area of Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of the subfamily Polistinae, being biological pest control agents, can effectively participate in ongoing efforts to limit the use of chemical agents used in combating insect pests in urban forestry. The objective of the study, conducted in Viçosa, Minas Gerais S...

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Autores principales:	Gabriely Köerich Souza, Tiago Georg Pikart, Gabriel Castro Jacques, Ancidértion Antonio Castro, Marcos Magalhães De Souza, José Eduardo Serrão, José Cola Zanuncio
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
Materias:	biological control diversity Polistinae urban forestry Vespidae Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:24ba7b5f352442559a911f86e338909f2021-12-02T13:29:16ZSocial Wasps on Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus (Myrtaceae) Plants in the Urban Area of Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i2.204-209https://doaj.org/article/24ba7b5f352442559a911f86e338909f2013-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/29https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525Social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of the subfamily Polistinae, being biological pest control agents, can effectively participate in ongoing efforts to limit the use of chemical agents used in combating insect pests in urban forestry. The objective of the study, conducted in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in May 2011, was aimed at identifying species of this group foraging on <em>Eugenia uniflora</em> Linnaeus (Myrtaceae) plants. The study area was monitored once a week, even as data on social wasps foraging on plants of <em>E. uniflora</em> were collected. The data collected included study of their daily activity pattern, diversity, dominance and overlap of temporal niches relating to species of this group. Data analysis revealed that <em>E.</em><em> uniflora</em> plants were visited by 217 individuals of 16 species of the subfamily Polistinae. Foraging behavior of social wasps bore no relationship with sampling time, but overlap of temporal niche was high. It was observed that the species of social wasps did not damage healthy fruits, but they were probably searching for Lonchaeidae and Tephritidae larvae. It is important to preserve the diversity of these predators, since they are potentially important as a partial alternative to environmentally degrading chemical pesticides currently used in urban forestry for pest control.Gabriely Köerich SouzaTiago Georg PikartGabriel Castro JacquesAncidértion Antonio CastroMarcos Magalhães De SouzaJosé Eduardo SerrãoJosé Cola ZanuncioUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santanaarticlebiological controldiversityPolistinaeurban forestryVespidaeZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 2, Pp 204-209 (2013)
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topic	biological control diversity Polistinae urban forestry Vespidae Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	biological control diversity Polistinae urban forestry Vespidae Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Gabriely Köerich Souza Tiago Georg Pikart Gabriel Castro Jacques Ancidértion Antonio Castro Marcos Magalhães De Souza José Eduardo Serrão José Cola Zanuncio Social Wasps on Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus (Myrtaceae) Plants in the Urban Area of Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
description	Social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of the subfamily Polistinae, being biological pest control agents, can effectively participate in ongoing efforts to limit the use of chemical agents used in combating insect pests in urban forestry. The objective of the study, conducted in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in May 2011, was aimed at identifying species of this group foraging on <em>Eugenia uniflora</em> Linnaeus (Myrtaceae) plants. The study area was monitored once a week, even as data on social wasps foraging on plants of <em>E. uniflora</em> were collected. The data collected included study of their daily activity pattern, diversity, dominance and overlap of temporal niches relating to species of this group. Data analysis revealed that <em>E.</em><em> uniflora</em> plants were visited by 217 individuals of 16 species of the subfamily Polistinae. Foraging behavior of social wasps bore no relationship with sampling time, but overlap of temporal niche was high. It was observed that the species of social wasps did not damage healthy fruits, but they were probably searching for Lonchaeidae and Tephritidae larvae. It is important to preserve the diversity of these predators, since they are potentially important as a partial alternative to environmentally degrading chemical pesticides currently used in urban forestry for pest control.
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author	Gabriely Köerich Souza Tiago Georg Pikart Gabriel Castro Jacques Ancidértion Antonio Castro Marcos Magalhães De Souza José Eduardo Serrão José Cola Zanuncio
author_facet	Gabriely Köerich Souza Tiago Georg Pikart Gabriel Castro Jacques Ancidértion Antonio Castro Marcos Magalhães De Souza José Eduardo Serrão José Cola Zanuncio
author_sort	Gabriely Köerich Souza
title	Social Wasps on Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus (Myrtaceae) Plants in the Urban Area of Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
title_short	Social Wasps on Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus (Myrtaceae) Plants in the Urban Area of Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
title_full	Social Wasps on Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus (Myrtaceae) Plants in the Urban Area of Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
title_fullStr	Social Wasps on Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus (Myrtaceae) Plants in the Urban Area of Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed	Social Wasps on Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus (Myrtaceae) Plants in the Urban Area of Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
title_sort	social wasps on eugenia uniflora linnaeus (myrtaceae) plants in the urban area of viçosa, minas gerais state, brazil
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/24ba7b5f352442559a911f86e338909f
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Social Wasps on Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus (Myrtaceae) Plants in the Urban Area of Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

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