Production of Early Diploid Males by European Colonies of the Invasive Hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax.

The invasive yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax was accidentally introduced in Europe in the early 2000s. As is the case in colonies of other wasp and hornet species, V. velutina colonies are known to produce sexuals (males and new queens) at the end of the summer. We show that early-st...

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Main Authors: Eric Darrouzet, Jérémy Gévar, Quentin Guignard, Serge Aron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4586377?pdf=render