Distribution, dispersal and spread of the invasive social wasp (Vespula germanica) in Argentina.

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Masciocchi, Maité; Corley, Juan Carlos
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2012
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We studied the distribution and spread of the invasive social wasp Vespula germanica in Argentina, focusing on the contribution of queen dispersal to territorial expansion. Vespula germanica is native to Eurasia and has invaded several regions of the world, including Southern Argentina. Flight potential of field-collected queens was measured using flight mills. Also, by means of an extensive survey we estimated the rate of spread by analysing the relationship between years since arrival and distance from the introduction locality. The mean distance flown by wasp queens in flight mills was 404.7 140.8 m (mean SE, n = 59), while the rate of spread of V. germanica was estimated at 37.2 2.1 km year-1 (mean SE, n = 67), although faster towards the south. The observedspread rate of V. germanica wasps in Argentina confirms the invasive potential shown by several Hymenoptera species worldwide. Still, a stratified geographical expansion pattern does not match observed queen dispersal abilities, suggesting that human-aided transport of hibernating queens is the central driver of the current distribution of these wasps.We suggest that despite several life-history traits known for social insects that contribute to successful invasion, wasp spread must still rely strongly on human mediated pathways.This observation sheds lighton those factors that are crucial for managing invasions of this and related pestiferous wasps.
Fil: Masciocchi, Maité. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecología de Insectos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina
Fil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecología de Insectos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina
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German wasp
insect invasion
invasive Hymenoptera
social wasp
yellowjackets
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spelling Distribution, dispersal and spread of the invasive social wasp (Vespula germanica) in Argentina.Masciocchi, MaitéCorley, Juan Carlosflight millGerman waspinsect invasioninvasive Hymenopterasocial waspyellowjacketshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We studied the distribution and spread of the invasive social wasp Vespula germanica in Argentina, focusing on the contribution of queen dispersal to territorial expansion. Vespula germanica is native to Eurasia and has invaded several regions of the world, including Southern Argentina. Flight potential of field-collected queens was measured using flight mills. Also, by means of an extensive survey we estimated the rate of spread by analysing the relationship between years since arrival and distance from the introduction locality. The mean distance flown by wasp queens in flight mills was 404.7 140.8 m (mean SE, n = 59), while the rate of spread of V. germanica was estimated at 37.2 2.1 km year-1 (mean SE, n = 67), although faster towards the south. The observedspread rate of V. germanica wasps in Argentina confirms the invasive potential shown by several Hymenoptera species worldwide. Still, a stratified geographical expansion pattern does not match observed queen dispersal abilities, suggesting that human-aided transport of hibernating queens is the central driver of the current distribution of these wasps.We suggest that despite several life-history traits known for social insects that contribute to successful invasion, wasp spread must still rely strongly on human mediated pathways.This observation sheds lighton those factors that are crucial for managing invasions of this and related pestiferous wasps.Fil: Masciocchi, Maité. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecología de Insectos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; ArgentinaFil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecología de Insectos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; ArgentinaWiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc2012-04info: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/11336/270770Masciocchi, Maité; Corley, Juan Carlos; Distribution, dispersal and spread of the invasive social wasp (Vespula germanica) in Argentina.; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Austral Ecology; 38; 2; 4-2012; 162-1681442-9985CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02388.xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02388.xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:22:50Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/270770instacron: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 10:22:50.975CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Distribution, dispersal and spread of the invasive social wasp (Vespula germanica) in Argentina.
title Distribution, dispersal and spread of the invasive social wasp (Vespula germanica) in Argentina.
spellingShingle Distribution, dispersal and spread of the invasive social wasp (Vespula germanica) in Argentina.
Masciocchi, Maité
flight mill
German wasp
insect invasion
invasive Hymenoptera
social wasp
yellowjackets
title_short Distribution, dispersal and spread of the invasive social wasp (Vespula germanica) in Argentina.
title_full Distribution, dispersal and spread of the invasive social wasp (Vespula germanica) in Argentina.
title_fullStr Distribution, dispersal and spread of the invasive social wasp (Vespula germanica) in Argentina.
title_full_unstemmed Distribution, dispersal and spread of the invasive social wasp (Vespula germanica) in Argentina.
title_sort Distribution, dispersal and spread of the invasive social wasp (Vespula germanica) in Argentina.
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Masciocchi, Maité
Corley, Juan Carlos
author Masciocchi, Maité
author_facet Masciocchi, Maité
Corley, Juan Carlos
author_role author
author2 Corley, Juan Carlos
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv flight mill
German wasp
insect invasion
invasive Hymenoptera
social wasp
yellowjackets
topic flight mill
German wasp
insect invasion
invasive Hymenoptera
social wasp
yellowjackets
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We studied the distribution and spread of the invasive social wasp Vespula germanica in Argentina, focusing on the contribution of queen dispersal to territorial expansion. Vespula germanica is native to Eurasia and has invaded several regions of the world, including Southern Argentina. Flight potential of field-collected queens was measured using flight mills. Also, by means of an extensive survey we estimated the rate of spread by analysing the relationship between years since arrival and distance from the introduction locality. The mean distance flown by wasp queens in flight mills was 404.7 140.8 m (mean SE, n = 59), while the rate of spread of V. germanica was estimated at 37.2 2.1 km year-1 (mean SE, n = 67), although faster towards the south. The observedspread rate of V. germanica wasps in Argentina confirms the invasive potential shown by several Hymenoptera species worldwide. Still, a stratified geographical expansion pattern does not match observed queen dispersal abilities, suggesting that human-aided transport of hibernating queens is the central driver of the current distribution of these wasps.We suggest that despite several life-history traits known for social insects that contribute to successful invasion, wasp spread must still rely strongly on human mediated pathways.This observation sheds lighton those factors that are crucial for managing invasions of this and related pestiferous wasps.
Fil: Masciocchi, Maité. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecología de Insectos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina
Fil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Patagonia Norte. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Carlos de Bariloche. Laboratorio de Ecología de Insectos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte; Argentina
description We studied the distribution and spread of the invasive social wasp Vespula germanica in Argentina, focusing on the contribution of queen dispersal to territorial expansion. Vespula germanica is native to Eurasia and has invaded several regions of the world, including Southern Argentina. Flight potential of field-collected queens was measured using flight mills. Also, by means of an extensive survey we estimated the rate of spread by analysing the relationship between years since arrival and distance from the introduction locality. The mean distance flown by wasp queens in flight mills was 404.7 140.8 m (mean SE, n = 59), while the rate of spread of V. germanica was estimated at 37.2 2.1 km year-1 (mean SE, n = 67), although faster towards the south. The observedspread rate of V. germanica wasps in Argentina confirms the invasive potential shown by several Hymenoptera species worldwide. Still, a stratified geographical expansion pattern does not match observed queen dispersal abilities, suggesting that human-aided transport of hibernating queens is the central driver of the current distribution of these wasps.We suggest that despite several life-history traits known for social insects that contribute to successful invasion, wasp spread must still rely strongly on human mediated pathways.This observation sheds lighton those factors that are crucial for managing invasions of this and related pestiferous wasps.
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