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      Actividad de forrajeo de la avispa social Polybia emaciata (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) Translated title: Foraging activity of the social wasp Polybia emaciata (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)

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          Con el objetivo de caracterizar la actividad de forrajeo de Polybia emaciata en la región Caribe colombiana, se instalaron nidos en tres monocultivos de interés comercial (4 nidos/cultivo). Las observaciones se realizaron durante 36 días entre las 06:00 y las 18:30 horas, con un promedio de 20 horas de observación por nido y 80 horas por cultivo. El forrajeo por recurso líquido constituyó el 53,2% de los eventos, las presas el 27,2% y el material de construcción el 9,1%, mientras que el 11,4% restante lo constituyen retornos sin carga identificada. La dieta sólida estuvo constituida por individuos de los órdenes Diptera (32,2%), Coleoptera (31%), Hemiptera (13,4%), Lepidoptera (8,8%), Hymenoptera (5,4), Neuroptera (0,8%), Orthoptera (1,1%), Araneae (1,9%), e Isopoda (0,4%). El 5% restante no fue identificado. Insectos adultos de las familias Tephritidae, Lonchaeidae y Chrysomelidae fueron las presas más frecuentes. Altas temperaturas y humedades relativas bajas influenciaron positivamente la actividad de forrajeo. Una estimación de los datos sugiere que un nido de P. emaciata puede recibir 78 presas por día. Los resultados de este trabajo afianzan las bases cuantitativas para potencializar el uso de P. emaciata como alternativa de apoyo en programas de control biológico en agroecosistemas del Caribe colombiano.

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          To characterize foraging activity of the social wasp Polybia emaciata nests were installed in three commercial monocultures (4 nests/culture) in the Colombian Caribbean Region. Observations were made for 36 days between 06:00 and 18:30 hours, with an average of 20 hours of observation per nest and 80 hours per crop. Foragers returned with liquid in 53.2% of the cases, with solid prey in 27.2%, and with building materials in 9.1%; the remaining 11.4% did not carry identifiable loads. The solid diet included prey from the orders Diptera (32.2%), Coleoptera (31%), Hemiptera (13.4%), Lepidoptera (8.8%), Hymenoptera (5.4), Neuroptera (0.8%), Orthoptera (1.1%), Araneae (1.9%), and Isopoda (0.4%); the remaining 5% was no identifiable. Adult insects from families Tephritidae, Chrysomelidae and Lonchaeidae were the most common prey. High temperatures and low relative humidity positively influenced foraging activity. A projection of the data suggests that a nest of P. emaciata may receive 78 prey per day. These results allows quantitative estimates for the use of P. emaciata as an alternative biological control tool for agroecosystems in this region.

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            Prey captured and used in Polistes versicolor (Olivier) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Nourishment

            The social wasps are predators of many insect species and the study of their preys can reveal the potential of these natural enemies in biological control programs. A total of 240h of collections of preys in 32 nests of Polistes versicolor (Olivier) was carried on in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, from March 2000 to February 2001. The preys captured by P. versicolor were mainly those from the orders Lepidoptera (95.4%) and Coleoptera (1.1%) while 3.4% of them were not identified. Chlosyne lacinia saundersii Doubleday & Hewitson (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) was the most collected prey (13.5%). The total of 4,015 preys was estimated to be captured per colony of P. versicolor during one year. The species can be used in integrated pest management of herbivorous insects, especially defoliating caterpillars.
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                Journal
                rcen
                Revista Colombiana de Entomología
                Rev. Colomb. Entomol.
                Sociedad Colombiana de Entomología (Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia )
                0120-0488
                2665-4385
                December 2013
                : 39
                : 2
                : 250-255
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                [03] orgnameUniversidad de Sucre orgdiv1Grupo de Investigación Biodiversidad Tropical pedro.caraballo@ 123456unisucre.edu.co
                [02] orgnameUniversidad de Córdoba orgdiv1Grupo de Entomología
                [01] Sincelejo orgnameUniversidad de Sucre (GIZEUS) orgdiv1Grupo de Investigación en Zoología y Ecología Colombia
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                S0120-04882013000200013 S0120-0488(13)03900213
                bcd24a9f-32ba-47c2-ab7a-3a6ac8d27195

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                : 18 April 2013
                : 23 October 2013
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                Sucre,Control biológico,Agroecosistemas,Avispas forrajeras,Biological control,Agroecosystems,Wasps forage

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