Establishment of Vespa bicolor in Taiwan (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

The establishment of a hornet, Vespa bicolor F., in Taiwan was confirmed based on successful field collection of adults of both sexes and two subterranean colonies. Information on nesting habitat, nest measurement, and colony composition of this species are provided in this article. V. bicolor is th...

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Autores principales: Sung, I-Hsin, Lu, Sheng-Shan, Chao, Jung-Tai, Yeh, Wen-Chi, Lee, Wei-Jie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5633940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25434034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieu093
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Sumario:The establishment of a hornet, Vespa bicolor F., in Taiwan was confirmed based on successful field collection of adults of both sexes and two subterranean colonies. Information on nesting habitat, nest measurement, and colony composition of this species are provided in this article. V. bicolor is the ninth hornet species ever recorded from Taiwan. Possible pathway for the introduction of this alien species is also discussed.

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