Cognitive processes in Vespula germanica wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) when relocating a food source

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Moreyra, Sabrina Natalia; D'adamo, Paola; Lozada, Mariana
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2012
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The German yellowjacket Vespula germanica (F.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), an invasive wasp, is a highly efficient forager. We studied wasp cognitive ability while varying landmark disposition and cue conspicuity. Learning flights were used as an indicator of forager cognition while relocating a food source. We recorded the number of learning flights (circling above the food location) performed after each visit by each wasp. We studied the effect of modifying a learned location and analyzed how the addition of conspicuous cues affected wasp learning. Cognitive ability also was studied in relation to food manipulation efficiency, i.e., the time taken to extract a piece of meat and fly away. We found that one feeding visit was sufficient for wasps to learn relevant cues associated with a rewarded location, as shown by the reduction of learning flights after just one experience. Moreover, wasps reached asymptotic levels in food manipulation after only one feeding visit. The introduction of a contextual change, such as moving the food location a few centimeters from the original feeding site, affected returning foragers, who increased the number of learning flights when leaving the array. Interestingly, enriched contexts with conspicuous cues seemed to facilitate wasp cognition as they performed fewer learning flights than in nonenriched ones. Learning flights seem to be a good cognitive indicator, reflecting wasp experience with a certain context, thus revealing their sensitivity to landmark cue conspicuity. This study highlights the cognitive capacities of V. germanica foragers.
Fil: Moreyra, Sabrina Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; Argentina
Fil: D'adamo, Paola. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; Argentina
Fil: Lozada, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; Argentina
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Food Manipulation
Foraging
Learning Flight
Social Wasp
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spelling Cognitive processes in Vespula germanica wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) when relocating a food sourceMoreyra, Sabrina NataliaD'adamo, PaolaLozada, MarianaFood ManipulationForagingLearning FlightSocial Wasphttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The German yellowjacket Vespula germanica (F.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), an invasive wasp, is a highly efficient forager. We studied wasp cognitive ability while varying landmark disposition and cue conspicuity. Learning flights were used as an indicator of forager cognition while relocating a food source. We recorded the number of learning flights (circling above the food location) performed after each visit by each wasp. We studied the effect of modifying a learned location and analyzed how the addition of conspicuous cues affected wasp learning. Cognitive ability also was studied in relation to food manipulation efficiency, i.e., the time taken to extract a piece of meat and fly away. We found that one feeding visit was sufficient for wasps to learn relevant cues associated with a rewarded location, as shown by the reduction of learning flights after just one experience. Moreover, wasps reached asymptotic levels in food manipulation after only one feeding visit. The introduction of a contextual change, such as moving the food location a few centimeters from the original feeding site, affected returning foragers, who increased the number of learning flights when leaving the array. Interestingly, enriched contexts with conspicuous cues seemed to facilitate wasp cognition as they performed fewer learning flights than in nonenriched ones. Learning flights seem to be a good cognitive indicator, reflecting wasp experience with a certain context, thus revealing their sensitivity to landmark cue conspicuity. This study highlights the cognitive capacities of V. germanica foragers.Fil: Moreyra, Sabrina Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; ArgentinaFil: D'adamo, Paola. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; ArgentinaFil: Lozada, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; ArgentinaEntomological Society of America2012-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/76578Moreyra, Sabrina Natalia; D'adamo, Paola; Lozada, Mariana; Cognitive processes in Vespula germanica wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) when relocating a food source; Entomological Society of America; Annals of the Entomologycal Society of America; 105; 1; 1-1-2012; 128-1330013-8746CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1603/AN11097info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article-abstract/105/1/128/110445info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:33:31Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/76578instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:33:31.512CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cognitive processes in Vespula germanica wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) when relocating a food source
title Cognitive processes in Vespula germanica wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) when relocating a food source
spellingShingle Cognitive processes in Vespula germanica wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) when relocating a food source
Moreyra, Sabrina Natalia
Food Manipulation
Foraging
Learning Flight
Social Wasp
title_short Cognitive processes in Vespula germanica wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) when relocating a food source
title_full Cognitive processes in Vespula germanica wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) when relocating a food source
title_fullStr Cognitive processes in Vespula germanica wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) when relocating a food source
title_full_unstemmed Cognitive processes in Vespula germanica wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) when relocating a food source
title_sort Cognitive processes in Vespula germanica wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) when relocating a food source
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moreyra, Sabrina Natalia
D'adamo, Paola
Lozada, Mariana
author Moreyra, Sabrina Natalia
author_facet Moreyra, Sabrina Natalia
D'adamo, Paola
Lozada, Mariana
author_role author
author2 D'adamo, Paola
Lozada, Mariana
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Food Manipulation
Foraging
Learning Flight
Social Wasp
topic Food Manipulation
Foraging
Learning Flight
Social Wasp
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The German yellowjacket Vespula germanica (F.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), an invasive wasp, is a highly efficient forager. We studied wasp cognitive ability while varying landmark disposition and cue conspicuity. Learning flights were used as an indicator of forager cognition while relocating a food source. We recorded the number of learning flights (circling above the food location) performed after each visit by each wasp. We studied the effect of modifying a learned location and analyzed how the addition of conspicuous cues affected wasp learning. Cognitive ability also was studied in relation to food manipulation efficiency, i.e., the time taken to extract a piece of meat and fly away. We found that one feeding visit was sufficient for wasps to learn relevant cues associated with a rewarded location, as shown by the reduction of learning flights after just one experience. Moreover, wasps reached asymptotic levels in food manipulation after only one feeding visit. The introduction of a contextual change, such as moving the food location a few centimeters from the original feeding site, affected returning foragers, who increased the number of learning flights when leaving the array. Interestingly, enriched contexts with conspicuous cues seemed to facilitate wasp cognition as they performed fewer learning flights than in nonenriched ones. Learning flights seem to be a good cognitive indicator, reflecting wasp experience with a certain context, thus revealing their sensitivity to landmark cue conspicuity. This study highlights the cognitive capacities of V. germanica foragers.
Fil: Moreyra, Sabrina Natalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; Argentina
Fil: D'adamo, Paola. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; Argentina
Fil: Lozada, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecotono; Argentina
description The German yellowjacket Vespula germanica (F.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), an invasive wasp, is a highly efficient forager. We studied wasp cognitive ability while varying landmark disposition and cue conspicuity. Learning flights were used as an indicator of forager cognition while relocating a food source. We recorded the number of learning flights (circling above the food location) performed after each visit by each wasp. We studied the effect of modifying a learned location and analyzed how the addition of conspicuous cues affected wasp learning. Cognitive ability also was studied in relation to food manipulation efficiency, i.e., the time taken to extract a piece of meat and fly away. We found that one feeding visit was sufficient for wasps to learn relevant cues associated with a rewarded location, as shown by the reduction of learning flights after just one experience. Moreover, wasps reached asymptotic levels in food manipulation after only one feeding visit. The introduction of a contextual change, such as moving the food location a few centimeters from the original feeding site, affected returning foragers, who increased the number of learning flights when leaving the array. Interestingly, enriched contexts with conspicuous cues seemed to facilitate wasp cognition as they performed fewer learning flights than in nonenriched ones. Learning flights seem to be a good cognitive indicator, reflecting wasp experience with a certain context, thus revealing their sensitivity to landmark cue conspicuity. This study highlights the cognitive capacities of V. germanica foragers.
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