Phenology of European Hornet, Vespa crabro L. and Saxon Wasps, Dolichovespula saxonica Fabr. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and the Influence of the Weather on the Reproductive Success of Wasps Societies in Urban Conditions

<p>In subsequent years, changes in the period of colonies activity for both species of wasps were observed as well as the longer period of development of wasp societies in the city than in the forest. There was not found a clear influence of weather conditions in winter on date of colonies ini...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a2fcfe6d9fe44a0382b54ed0d3801aad2021-12-02T12:17:41ZPhenology of European Hornet, Vespa crabro L. and Saxon Wasps, Dolichovespula saxonica Fabr. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and the Influence of the Weather on the Reproductive Success of Wasps Societies in Urban Conditions0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i4.477-483https://doaj.org/article/a2fcfe6d9fe44a0382b54ed0d3801aad2014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/65https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<p>In subsequent years, changes in the period of colonies activity for both species of wasps were observed as well as the longer period of development of wasp societies in the city than in the forest. There was not found a clear influence of weather conditions in winter on date of colonies initiation. However, low temperatures and rainfall in May caused delaying the initiation of nesting. The temperature in winter had a little impact on the number of queens that survived the winter and established their colonies in spring, but the humidity in winter had influence on the count of queens and thereby on the number of future nests especially in the forest area.</p>Jerzy NadolskiUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santanaarticleurban faunasocial waspsphenology of waspsVespa crabro, Dolichovespula saxonica.ZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 4, Pp 477-483 (2014)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic urban fauna
social wasps
phenology of wasps
Vespa crabro, Dolichovespula saxonica.
Zoology
QL1-991
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Natural history (General)
QH1-278.5
spellingShingle urban fauna
social wasps
phenology of wasps
Vespa crabro, Dolichovespula saxonica.
Zoology
QL1-991
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Natural history (General)
QH1-278.5
Jerzy Nadolski
Phenology of European Hornet, Vespa crabro L. and Saxon Wasps, Dolichovespula saxonica Fabr. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and the Influence of the Weather on the Reproductive Success of Wasps Societies in Urban Conditions
description <p>In subsequent years, changes in the period of colonies activity for both species of wasps were observed as well as the longer period of development of wasp societies in the city than in the forest. There was not found a clear influence of weather conditions in winter on date of colonies initiation. However, low temperatures and rainfall in May caused delaying the initiation of nesting. The temperature in winter had a little impact on the number of queens that survived the winter and established their colonies in spring, but the humidity in winter had influence on the count of queens and thereby on the number of future nests especially in the forest area.</p>
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author Jerzy Nadolski
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title Phenology of European Hornet, Vespa crabro L. and Saxon Wasps, Dolichovespula saxonica Fabr. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and the Influence of the Weather on the Reproductive Success of Wasps Societies in Urban Conditions
title_short Phenology of European Hornet, Vespa crabro L. and Saxon Wasps, Dolichovespula saxonica Fabr. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and the Influence of the Weather on the Reproductive Success of Wasps Societies in Urban Conditions
title_full Phenology of European Hornet, Vespa crabro L. and Saxon Wasps, Dolichovespula saxonica Fabr. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and the Influence of the Weather on the Reproductive Success of Wasps Societies in Urban Conditions
title_fullStr Phenology of European Hornet, Vespa crabro L. and Saxon Wasps, Dolichovespula saxonica Fabr. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and the Influence of the Weather on the Reproductive Success of Wasps Societies in Urban Conditions
title_full_unstemmed Phenology of European Hornet, Vespa crabro L. and Saxon Wasps, Dolichovespula saxonica Fabr. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and the Influence of the Weather on the Reproductive Success of Wasps Societies in Urban Conditions
title_sort phenology of european hornet, vespa crabro l. and saxon wasps, dolichovespula saxonica fabr. (hymenoptera: vespidae) and the influence of the weather on the reproductive success of wasps societies in urban conditions
publisher Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate 2014
url https://doaj.org/article/a2fcfe6d9fe44a0382b54ed0d3801aad
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