Chemical trails used for orientation in nest cavities by two vespine wasps, Vespa crabro and Vespula vulgaris

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 354-356

  Steinmetz, I ^a   Sieben, S ^a   Schmolz, E ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cavity nesting; Orientation; Trail following pheromone; Vespa crabro; Vespidae; Vespula vulgaris

Indexed keywords

CAVITY; ORIENTATION; PHEROMONE; WASP;

HYMENOPTERA; VESPA; VESPA CRABRO; VESPIDAE; VESPULA VULGARIS;

EID: 0036436855     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00022361     Document Type: Article

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