Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management

Autores
Masciocchi, Maite; Unelius, Carl Rikard; Buteler, Micaela
Año de publicación
2019
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Foraging niche separation may be a mechanism to promote coexistence of two competing species by concentrating intraspecific competition relative to interspecific competition. The present study investigated foraging behaviour and microhabitat use of two coexisting species of invasive social wasps, Vespula germanica and Vespula vulgaris, when foraging for two different food resources. Also, we tested the attractiveness of traps baited with a synthetic lure for those two species. We found that V. germanica wasps prefer to forage at ground level regardless of the resource, while V. vulgaris prefers protein resources at the shrubland level given a choice between a protein bait at ground or at shrubland level. However, when baited with the synthetic lure, the species caught was not affected by the height at which traps were placed. That is, in a no choice scenario, the traps were sufficiently attractive to lure both species of wasps to both microhabitats (ground and shrubland levels). Thus, our results support the existence of spatial niche differentiation at least in protein foraging and suggest that the synthetic lure evaluated could be used to trap both species of Vespula wasps present in Argentina. These results could help to improve management strategies of these social wasps in an invaded area.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Masciocchi, Maite. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituo de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina
Fil: Unelius, Carl Rikard. Linnaeus University. Faculty of Health and Life Sciences; Suecia
Fil: Buteler, Micaela. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente; Argentina
Fuente
Journal of Applied Entomology 143 (10) : 1115-1121 (December 2019)
Materia
Vespula Germanica
Insecta
Vespidae
Trampas
Control de Plagas
Traps
Pest Control
Vespula Vulgaris
Chaqueta Amarilla
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spelling Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their managementMasciocchi, MaiteUnelius, Carl RikardButeler, MicaelaVespula GermanicaInsectaVespidaeTrampasControl de PlagasTrapsPest ControlVespula VulgarisChaqueta AmarillaForaging niche separation may be a mechanism to promote coexistence of two competing species by concentrating intraspecific competition relative to interspecific competition. The present study investigated foraging behaviour and microhabitat use of two coexisting species of invasive social wasps, Vespula germanica and Vespula vulgaris, when foraging for two different food resources. Also, we tested the attractiveness of traps baited with a synthetic lure for those two species. We found that V. germanica wasps prefer to forage at ground level regardless of the resource, while V. vulgaris prefers protein resources at the shrubland level given a choice between a protein bait at ground or at shrubland level. However, when baited with the synthetic lure, the species caught was not affected by the height at which traps were placed. That is, in a no choice scenario, the traps were sufficiently attractive to lure both species of wasps to both microhabitats (ground and shrubland levels). Thus, our results support the existence of spatial niche differentiation at least in protein foraging and suggest that the synthetic lure evaluated could be used to trap both species of Vespula wasps present in Argentina. These results could help to improve management strategies of these social wasps in an invaded area.Estación Experimental Agropecuaria BarilocheFil: Masciocchi, Maite. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituo de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; ArgentinaFil: Unelius, Carl Rikard. Linnaeus University. Faculty of Health and Life Sciences; SueciaFil: Buteler, Micaela. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente; ArgentinaWiley Online Library2019-12-13T17:25:20Z2019-12-13T17:25:20Z2019-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6511https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jen.127081439-0418https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12708Journal of Applied Entomology 143 (10) : 1115-1121 (December 2019)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess2025-09-29T13:44:51Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/6511instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:44:51.456INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management
title Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management
spellingShingle Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management
Masciocchi, Maite
Vespula Germanica
Insecta
Vespidae
Trampas
Control de Plagas
Traps
Pest Control
Vespula Vulgaris
Chaqueta Amarilla
title_short Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management
title_full Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management
title_fullStr Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management
title_full_unstemmed Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management
title_sort Foraging niche separation of social wasps in an invaded area: Implications for their management
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Masciocchi, Maite
Unelius, Carl Rikard
Buteler, Micaela
author Masciocchi, Maite
author_facet Masciocchi, Maite
Unelius, Carl Rikard
Buteler, Micaela
author_role author
author2 Unelius, Carl Rikard
Buteler, Micaela
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Vespula Germanica
Insecta
Vespidae
Trampas
Control de Plagas
Traps
Pest Control
Vespula Vulgaris
Chaqueta Amarilla
topic Vespula Germanica
Insecta
Vespidae
Trampas
Control de Plagas
Traps
Pest Control
Vespula Vulgaris
Chaqueta Amarilla
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Foraging niche separation may be a mechanism to promote coexistence of two competing species by concentrating intraspecific competition relative to interspecific competition. The present study investigated foraging behaviour and microhabitat use of two coexisting species of invasive social wasps, Vespula germanica and Vespula vulgaris, when foraging for two different food resources. Also, we tested the attractiveness of traps baited with a synthetic lure for those two species. We found that V. germanica wasps prefer to forage at ground level regardless of the resource, while V. vulgaris prefers protein resources at the shrubland level given a choice between a protein bait at ground or at shrubland level. However, when baited with the synthetic lure, the species caught was not affected by the height at which traps were placed. That is, in a no choice scenario, the traps were sufficiently attractive to lure both species of wasps to both microhabitats (ground and shrubland levels). Thus, our results support the existence of spatial niche differentiation at least in protein foraging and suggest that the synthetic lure evaluated could be used to trap both species of Vespula wasps present in Argentina. These results could help to improve management strategies of these social wasps in an invaded area.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Masciocchi, Maite. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituo de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina
Fil: Unelius, Carl Rikard. Linnaeus University. Faculty of Health and Life Sciences; Suecia
Fil: Buteler, Micaela. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente; Argentina
description Foraging niche separation may be a mechanism to promote coexistence of two competing species by concentrating intraspecific competition relative to interspecific competition. The present study investigated foraging behaviour and microhabitat use of two coexisting species of invasive social wasps, Vespula germanica and Vespula vulgaris, when foraging for two different food resources. Also, we tested the attractiveness of traps baited with a synthetic lure for those two species. We found that V. germanica wasps prefer to forage at ground level regardless of the resource, while V. vulgaris prefers protein resources at the shrubland level given a choice between a protein bait at ground or at shrubland level. However, when baited with the synthetic lure, the species caught was not affected by the height at which traps were placed. That is, in a no choice scenario, the traps were sufficiently attractive to lure both species of wasps to both microhabitats (ground and shrubland levels). Thus, our results support the existence of spatial niche differentiation at least in protein foraging and suggest that the synthetic lure evaluated could be used to trap both species of Vespula wasps present in Argentina. These results could help to improve management strategies of these social wasps in an invaded area.
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