Vespula maculata north american hornet baldfaced hornet, whitefaced hornet hornet large stinging paper wasp. Along with members of their sister genus dolichovespula, they are collectively known by the common name yellowjackets or yellow jackets in north america. Foragers of the two cavitynesting vespines, vespa crabro and vespula vulgaris, lay and follow chemical trails in their nest cavities. Our results demonstrate that the wasp vespula vulgaris is also. Vespula vulgaris foraging behaviour and individuality in the common wasp vespula vulgaris davide santoro phd thesis victoria university of wellington. Another name for vespula vulgaris is the common yellowjacket. Aug 30, 2011 two invasive species, vespula vulgaris and v. In addition, the following fish, meat, and prey volatiles were tested as lures. Vespula alascensis is a species of yellowjacket that inhabits north america. Vespula vulgaris is an invasive scavenging social wasp that has very recently arrived in patagonia argentina, a territory previously invaded 35 yrs earlier by another wasp, vespula. Abstract overwintered vespula germanica colo nies make a major. With the help of over 7,000 of the worlds best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, featured multimedia factfiles for more than 16,000 endangered species. The question now is whether there is a name available for the north american species.
Such specimens appear to occur mostly in the western part of its range and not in the area covered by this key nevertheless, eck mentions one aberrant series from erie, pa. Over 304 vespula vulgaris pictures to choose from, with no signup needed. Key to the paper and social wasps of central europe. Vespula vulgaris the common wasp nest underground and in the cavities of trees and buildings. Common wasp in flight photograph courtesy of wikipedia the common wasp has yellow and black markings, their nests are white to grey, round and paper like with an entrance hole at the base.
Conversely a young queen transferred to an old colony in the process of constructing large cells, induces the workers to. Vespidae from guatemala, central america article pdf available in zootaxa 26292629 september 2010 with 317 reads. Vespula rufosignata eck, a synonym of vespula vulgaris linnaeus hymenoptera. A new species of vespula, and first record of vespa crabro l. Pdf a new species of vespula, and first record of vespa. Vespula vulgaris, known as the common wasp, is found in various regions, including the united kingdom, germany, india, china, new zealand, and australia. I mmu n o cap isac allerge n compo n e n ts storage protein. In vespula vulgaris, potter 1965, quoted from the literature proved that a queen taken from an old colony producing future foundresses and placed in a newer nest, immediately, induces the workers to construct large cells. Vespula definition of vespula by the free dictionary. The common wasp vespula vulgaris how do i identify a wasp. This species can be diagnosed by the relatively broad black band width at least 2x mid ocellar diameter between the corona and the ocular sinus. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This electronic thesis or dissertation has been downloaded from.
Donovan 1984 occurence of the common wasp vespula vulgaris l hymenoptera vespidae in new zealand. Vespula synonyms, vespula pronunciation, vespula translation, english dictionary definition of vespula. They will also eat fruit crops and scavenge around rubbish bins and picnic sites. Vespula germanica european wasp, german wasp, or german yellowjacket is a species of wasp found in much of the northern hemisphere, native to europe, northern africa, and temperate asia. Vespula paravespula vulgaris linnaeus, 1758 accepted name vespula vulgaris click below for synonym of vespula vulgaris linnaeus, 1758 7528 records species synonym name authority.
It has spread and become wellestablished in many other places, including north america, south america argentina and chile, australia, and new zealand. Worker reproductive parasitism in naturally orphaned colonies of the asian red dwarf honey bee, apis florea article pdf available in insectes sociaux 572. The marking on the side of the head and face are more. Distance of ocellus to apical margin of head ca 34 times as long as distance of ocellus to compound eye fig. Morphological and molecularbased comparisons of the north american yellowjackets identified as vespula vulgaris linnaeus, 1758 with samples from other parts of the world demonstrate they are. New zealand was colonised by the german wasp, vespula germanica f. Cloning, structural modelling and characterization of vest2s, a. Vespula maculata definition of vespula maculata by the free. Exceptionally, enclosed yellow spots are developed in v. Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of vespula discover life. Frequency of overwintered vespula germanica hymenoptera. Davide santoro phd thesis victoria university of wellington this thesis was conducted under the supervision of. Competition between the introduced wasps vespula germanica and.
Vespula vulgaris anisakis simplex anisakis simplex hevea brasiliensis hevea brasiliensis hevea brasiliensis hevea brasiliensis hevea brasiliensis aeroallergens other allergen component allergen source common name latin name protein group. However, these markings are variable and are not always accurate. Vespula definition is a genus of social wasps that includes various hornets and yellow jackets and is sometimes treated as a subgenus of vespa. Bait materials a range of raw, cooked, and canned fish and meat products were tested as baits for wasps appendix 1. Key to the social wasps vespinae social wasps can be easily distinguished from paper wasps by having tergum 1 parallelsided. Mouthpart dimorphism in male and female wasps of vespula vulgaris and vespula germanica vespidae, hymenoptera. The dorsal markings on the abdomen have often been used to distinguish these two species in new zealand.
Wildscreens arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the worlds biggest encyclopaedia of life on earth. Vespula wasp populations are large in new zealand because of the mild climate, lack of natural enemies, and very abundant food sources especially honeydew. Although it was named in 1870, it was, until 2010, treated as a taxonomic synonym of a related species, vespula vulgaris, but is now recognized as a distinct taxon. Information about vespula vulgaris in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. Vespula vulgaris vespvuoverview eppo global database. The german wasp vespula germanica is native to europe and northern africa. North american males are readily distin guished from eurasian and new zealand males by characters of the genitalia. It is sometimes known as the european wasp, but the same name is used for the species vespula germanica, which is also known as the german wasp. A study of the biology of the common wasp, vespula vulgaris l. Protein bait preferences of wasps vespula vulgaris and v.
Characterization of pheromone blend for grapevine moth, lobesia botrana by. Pdf donovan 1984 occurence of the common wasp vespula. Chemical trails used for orientation in nest cavities by two. Pdf respiration patterns of resting wasps vespula sp. Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word vespula vulgaris. Nest sites are mostly underground with entrance tunnels often much longer than those of v. The invasion of two species of social wasps hymenoptera. Other successful invasive species include several polistes spp.
Pdf worker reproductive parasitism in naturally orphaned. Vespula maculata synonyms, vespula maculata pronunciation, vespula maculata translation, english dictionary definition of vespula maculata. We investigated the respiration patterns of wasps vespula sp. According to eck 1996 all three characters mentioned here may be absent in extreme xanthic forms of v. Pdf morphological and molecularbased comparisons of the north american yellowjackets identified as vespula vulgaris linnaeus, 1758 with samples. Vespula vulgaris, known as the common wasp, is found in various regions, including the united. Ecological effects and management of invasive alien vespidae. German and common wasps are very similar in appearance. Vespula vulgaris common wasp 3d model available on turbo squid, the worlds leading provider of digital 3d models for visualization, films, television, and games. Vesv2a of vespula vulgaris, vesg2a of vespa germanica, vesma2 of. Key to eastern nearctic vespula species biological survey. Pdf invasion success and management strategies for social. Vespula is a small genus of social wasps, widely distributed in the northern hemisphere. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
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