Caste differentiation and seasonal changes in Vespa velutina (Hym.: Vespidae) colonies in its introduced range

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 771-782

  Rome, Q ^a   Muller, F J ^a   Touret Alby, A ^a   Darrouzet, E ^b   Perrard, A ^a,c   Villemant, C ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bee keeping; Caste differentiation; Invasive species; Nest structure; Social insects; Vespidae

Indexed keywords

APICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CASTE; COLONIZATION; FIELD SURVEY; INVASIVE SPECIES; RANGE EXPANSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL INSECT; TRAPPING; WASP;

BELGIUM; FRANCE; GERMANY; ITALY; PORTUGAL; SPAIN;

APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; VESPA VELUTINA; VESPIDAE; VESPULA;

EID: 84930653423     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jen.12210     Document Type: Article

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