Late season polygynous Vespula pensylvanica (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) colonies in a northern temperate area

Pan-Pacific Entomologist

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 164-170

  Reed, Hal C ^a,b   Landolt, Peter J ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Hymenoptera; Polygyny; Social insects; Vespidae; Wasps; Yellowjacket

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; VESPIDAE; VESPULA; VESPULA PENSYLVANICA;

EID: 33846416535     PISSN: 00310603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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