Bait and Habitat Preferences, and Temporal Variability of Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Attracted to Vertebrate Carrion

Autor(es)

Moretti, Thiago de Carvalho ^[1] ; Giannotti, Edilberto ^[2] ; Thyssen, Patricia Jacqueline ^[3] ; Solis, Daniel Russ ^[2] ; Conde Godoy, Wesley Augusto ^[4]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Parasitol, Inst Biociencias, BR-18618000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, BR-13506900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Super Agr Luiz de Queiroz, BR-13418900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of Medical Entomology; v. 48, n. 5, p. 1069-1075, SEP 2011.
• Citações Web of Science: 12

Resumo

In addition to feeding on carrion tissues and fluids, social wasps can also prey on immature and adult carrion flies, thereby reducing their populations and retarding the decomposition process of carcasses. In this study, we report on the occurrence and behavior of social wasps attracted to vertebrate carrion. The collections were made monthly from September 2006 to October 2007 in three environments (rural, urban, and forest) in six municipalities of southeast Brazil, using baited bottle traps. We collected Agelaia pallipes (Olivier, 1791) (n = 143), Agelaia vicina (Saussure, 1854) (n = 106), Agelaia multipicta (Haliday, 1836) (n = 18), and Polybia paulista Ihering, 1896 (n = 3). The wasps were observed feeding directly on the baits and preying on adult insects collected in the traps. Bait and habitat associations, temporal variability of social wasps, and possible forensic implications of their actions are discussed. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 06/60504-9 - Estudo de dinâmica populacional e variabilidade intraespecífica de espécies de dípteros (Calliphoridae e Sarcophagidae) de importância forense
• Beneficiário: Thiago de Carvalho Moretti
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 04/08544-0 - Entomologia forense: a utilização de artrópodes para a determinação do tempo, local, causa e circunstância da morte
• Beneficiário: Arício Xavier Linhares
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático