Multiple Use of an Old Nest by the European Paper Wasp Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in Central Poland

Refurbishing the old nest in order to prepare it for a new breeding season cycle has already been observed in few species of paper wasps. When future foundresses emerge from hibernacula they have choose between building a new nest or reusing an old one. In present paper I described a case of multiple use and further expansion an old nest by Polistes dominula (Christ, 1791) in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Mazovia Region, Central Poland..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Sociobiology - 67(2020), 3

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Piotr Łączyński [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ecology
Natural history (General)
Nest reutilization
Nesting biology
Paper wasps
Zoology

doi:

10.13102/sociobiology.v67i3.4931

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ062337963