The aculeate wasps are one of the most diverse and speciose insect taxa; they are
omnipresent across ecosystems and exhibit diverse co‐evolutionary and exploitative …

In environments undergoing constant transformation due to human action, such as
deforestation and urbanization, the emergence of pests has become a challenge for …

The evolution of eusociality among the Hymenoptera is related to the development of
colonies with big populations, which in turn presented these social insects with the need for …

Prey identification expands our knowledge on social wasps and their interactions as
predators of herbivorous insects. The objective was to characterize the Polybia …

Although the Neotropical territorially dominant arboreal ant Azteca chartifex Forel is very
aggressive towards any intruder, its populous colonies tolerate the close presence of the …

Social wasps are commonly considered generalists in their feeding habits, but there are
genera with little information regarding their diet, such as Mischocyttarus de Saussure, 1853 …

Social wasps find prey mainly using olfactory cues when foraging. Flight area and the ability
to return to the nest after this activity was studied for the predatory wasp Polistes lanio lanio …

The prey preference of a predator can impose natural selection on prey phenotypes,
including body size. Despite evidence that large body size protects against predation in …

Social insects forage food resources (proteins, carbohydrates), material for nest construction
(plant fibers, clay), and water (Beggs 2001). Most social wasps (Vespidae) are generalist …

Cremtogaster sp., Crematogaster clariventris, Tetramorium aculeatum and Oecophylla
longinoda, six tropical ant species with varying levels of adaptation to foraging in the tree …