Vespa velutina nest distribution at a local scale: An 8-year survey of the invasive honeybee predator

Insect Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 663-674

  Monceau, Karine ^a,b   Thiéry, Denis ^a  

^a BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

intraspecific competition; nesting habits; spring queen trapping; yellow legged hornet

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DEVICES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FRANCE; INSECT CONTROL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; WASP;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FRANCE; INSECT CONTROL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NESTING BEHAVIOR; WASPS;

EID: 84971556250     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12331     Document Type: Article

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