Integrating biochemical and behavioral approaches to develop a bait to manage the invasive yellow paper wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in the Galápagos Islands

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Integrating biochemical and behavioral approaches to develop a bait to manage the invasive yellow paper wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in the Galápagos Islands

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It is estimated that more than 500 species of insects have been introduced to the Galápagos Islands via human activities. One of these insect invaders is the yellow paper wasp, Polistes versicolor (Olivier) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), a social wasp native to continental South America. In Galápagos, these wasps are voracious predators of insect larvae, compete with native species for insect prey or for floral resources and are a human nuisance. Wasp suppression methods currently in use are ineffi...

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2022

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Mariana Bulgarella / AE Mieles / J Rodríguez / Y Campaña / GM Richardson / Robert Keyzers / CE Causton / Philip Lester

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https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Integrating_biochemical_and_behavioral_approac...

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Attractants / body part extracts / invasive species / semiochemicals / social wasps

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