Nesting ecology of Polistes nimpha (Hymenoptera, Vespidae): a preliminary study in western Poland

By

Kozyra, Krzysztof Bartosz
Baraniak, Edward
Kasprowicz, Marek

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

51

Pages

187-201

Subjects

host plant species , nesting ecology , Poland , Polistes nimpha

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.51.7508

 

Abstract

In 2014 and 2015 we investigated the nesting ecology of Polistes nimpha, one of the paper wasp species common in western Poland. In three selected study plots we collected data about plant species on which P. nimpha foundresses initiate nests, nest height above ground, and nest azimuth. We have observed some preferences of foundresses in relation to these three parameters. Nests are most often initiated on Hypericum, Tanacetum, Daucus and Achillea plants. The preferred range of nest height above ground is 15 to 25 cm, while the preferred nest azimuth is about 110°.