Nidification of Polybia platycephala and Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) on Plants of Musa spp. In Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Authors

  • José Cola Zanuncio Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • J E Serrão Universidade Federal de Viçosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v59i2.609

Keywords:

Banana, biological control, nest, pest, social wasps.

Abstract

Social wasps are natural enemies of caterpillars and, therefore, they have potential to control insect pests in various crops. Three colonies of Polybia platycephala (Richards) and one of Polistes versicolor (Olivier) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) were found on plants of banana (Musa spp.) in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. These colonies were at 3.50 m high, under the leaves, which provide shelter from environmental stress.

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2014-09-26

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Zanuncio, J. C., & Serrão, J. E. (2014). Nidification of Polybia platycephala and Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) on Plants of Musa spp. In Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Sociobiology, 59(2), 457–461. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v59i2.609

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