Utilização de frutos de cactos (Cactaceae) como recurso alimentar por vespas sociais (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) em uma área de caatinga (Ipirá, Bahia, Brasil)

Santos, Gilberto M. M.; Cruz, Jucelho Dantas da; Filho, Carlos C. Bichara; Marques, O. M.; Aguiar, Cândida Maria Lima

doi:10.1590/s0101-81752007000400023

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“…The division of resources by guild members and the resulting competitive structure can only be seen if they are maintained over time by competition for limiting resources (Pianka, 1980). Moreover, the generalist tendencies of social wasps allows them to have low dependence on particular food resources (Santos et al, 2007). This dietary flexibility likely facilitates coexistence by reducing interspecific competition.…”

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Niche overlap and daily activity pattern of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) in kale crops

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Kale (Brassica oleraceae var. acephala) is of great importance in human nutrition and local agricultural economies, but its growth is impaired by the attack of several insect pests. Social wasps prey on these pests, but few studies report the importance of this predation or the potential use of wasps as biological control for agricultural pests. This study aimed to survey the species of social wasps that forage in kale (B. oleraceae var. acephala), recording the influence of temperature and time of day on the foraging behavior of these wasps. The research was conducted at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Minas Gerais - Bambuí Campus, from July to December 2015, when twelve collections of social wasps that foraged on a common area of kale cultivation were made, noting the temperature and time of collection for each wasp. Polybia ignobilis, Protonectarina sylveirae and Protopolybia sedula were the most common wasp species foraging in fields of kale. Interspecific interactions between wasp species did not affect their coexistence within kale fields, with peak foraging occurring between 1000 and 1100 hours. Social wasps are important predators of herbivorous insects in the agricultural environment and the coexistence of a great diversity of these predators can help control pest insects that occur in the crop. Moreover, knowing factors that influence foraging behaviors of common wasp species that occur in this crop is important for effective use of these insects in the biological control of pests.

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“…resource, without preference or selective behavior (RaveretRitcher, 2000;Santos et al, 2007). However, these wasps may return to hunt in locations of previous successful predation activity and feed several times on the same prey species, with individuals acting as facultative specialists (RaveretRichter, 2000;Bichara-Filho et al, 2009).…”

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Niche overlap and daily activity pattern of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) in kale crops

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“…The use of mandacaru for food included both nonhuman animals (see, for example, Cavalcanti & Resende 2006) Mandacaru is one of the main forage resources for ruminant animals during the prolonged drought periods in Northeast Brazil. Because of this, many agriculturalists of this region cultivate mandacaru to support their herd Animal food (forage) Cavalcanti & Resende 2006;Santos et al 2007;Araújo et al 2010;Damasceno et al 2010;Silva et al 2011;Lucena et al 2012b;2015;Pereira Filho et al 2013;Roque & Loiola 2013;Silva et al 2013;Alves et al 2014;Sales et al 2014;Pereira Júnior et al 2015;Santana Neto et al 2015 Cereus jamacaru DC. (Cactaceae): From 17 th century naturalists to modern day scientific and technological prospecting and to sell to other ranchers (Sales et al 2014).…”

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Cereus jamacaru DC. (Cactaceae): From 17 th century naturalists to modern day scientific and technological prospecting

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Mandacaru (Cereus jamacaru DC-Cactaceae) possesses peculiar physiological and morphological characteristics that allow it to withstand long periods of scarcity and to adapt to diff erent environments. Several uses have also been reported for the species from the 17 th century to the present day. Given this history and the importance of the usage of mandacaru, the present investigation aimed to gather information about its uses from diff erent documentary sources, and to perform a comparative analysis between past and present uses. Historia Naturalis Brasiliae by Piso and Marcgrave (17 th century) served as the primary source, while information on labels of exsicates in botanical collections, basic scientifi c literature, and applications for patent fi ling at INPI, EPO, USPTO, WIPO (until October 2017), served as secondary sources. According to established categories of use, both the primary source and secondary sources revealed that mandacaru has had several applications, among which use for food and medicinal purposes stand out. Other uses, such as ornamental, magical-religious, civil construction and rural fences, were also reported. Despite the numerous references of usage in the documentary sources, knowledge about the potential use of C. jamacaru is not widely spread nor well protected.

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“…Among the most comprehensive study reporting the social wasps's diversity in Northeastern Brazil, five were developed in Bahia state: one in three ecosystems (Floresta Tropical Atlântica, Restinga and Manguezal) with 21 species (Santos et al, 2007a); two in Caatinga area, with 13 visiting flowers (Aguiar & Santos, 2007) and nine using cactus fruit for food resources (Santos et al, 2007b); one in Cerrado area, 19 wasp species (Santos et al, 2009), and the last one in an area of Campos Rupestres, collecting 11 species visiting flowers (Silva-Pereira & Santos, 2006). Additionally, one study was made in Maranhão state, referring to a Cerrados area, with 31 species, the largest number of species so far recorded from an area in the Northeastern region (Souza et al, 2011), another study was performed in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, with 20 species (Virgínio et al, 2014) and the last in Piauí state with 12 species (Rocha & Silveira, 2014).…”

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Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) from two National Parks of the Caatinga Biome, in Brazil

2017

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This work recorded 593 specimens allocated in 11 genera and 23 species of social wasps were collected in Ubajara National Park and Sete Cidades National Park, Caatinga Biome, Northeast of Brazil. Chartergellus communis Richards, 1978, Chartergus globiventris de Saussure, 1854, Metapolybia docilis Richards, 1975, Polybia paulista (von Ihering, 1896), P. rejecta (Fabricius, 1798), Protonectarina sylveirae (de Saussure, 1854) and Protopolybia exigua (de Saussure, 1854) are new occurrence records for Ceará state. Apoica flavissima van der Vecht, 1898, Brachygastra augusti (de Saussure, 1854), C. globiventris, Metapolybia cingulata (Fabricius, 1804), Polybia chrysothorax (Lichtenstein, 1796), P. paulista, P. scutellaris (White, 1841) and Protopolybia chartergoides Gribodo, 1891 are new occurrence records for Piauí state. Eighteen species were collected in the Ubajara National Park, being eight exclusive and fifthteen in the Sete Cidades National Park, being five exclusive; ten species were collected in both Parks. Brachygastra augusti and M.docilis are new records for Caatinga biome.

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Utilização de frutos de cactos (Cactaceae) como recurso alimentar por vespas sociais (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae) em uma área de caatinga (Ipirá, Bahia, Brasil)

Cited by 20 publications

References 8 publications

Niche overlap and daily activity pattern of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) in kale crops

Niche overlap and daily activity pattern of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) in kale crops

Cereus jamacaru DC. (Cactaceae): From 17 th century naturalists to modern day scientific and technological prospecting

Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) from two National Parks of the Caatinga Biome, in Brazil

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