Nesting biology of Asian paper wasps Polistes chinensis antennalis Perez, and Australian paper wasps P. humilis (Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in northern New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 189-195

  Clapperton, B Kay ^a   Lo, Peter L ^a,b  

^a Hawke's Bay Research Centre ^*  (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brood production; Nest site; Nest size; Polistes chinensis antennalis; Polistes humilis

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; NEST SITE; NESTING; WASP;

NEW ZEALAND;

HYMENOPTERA; POLISTES CHINENSIS; POLISTES HUMILIS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0033759790     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2000.9518225     Document Type: Article

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