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Molecular Identification of Asian Hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax Prey from Larval Gut Contents: A Promising Method to Study the Diet of an Invasive Pest

SIMPLE SUMMARY: The potential impact of the invasive Asian hornet on honey bee and insect biodiversity is not well understood. This study tests a method to identify what species the Asian hornet preys upon. We took the stomach contents of Asian hornet larvae and identified the prey items within thos...

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Autores principales: Stainton, Kirsty, McGreig, Sam, Conyers, Chris, Ponting, Sally, Butler, Lee, Brown, Paul, Jones, Eleanor P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9913685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36766400
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13030511