Comparative nesting success of the keyhole mud-dauber (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Trypoxylon nitidum) in different substrates
The solitary wasp Trypoxylon nitidum F. Smith nests in a variety of existing cavities. Nesting success – the fraction of completed, provisioned cells that produced adult offspring – can be estimated by examination of old cells. We estimated nesting success of T. nitidum in new and old (previously ut...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Pensoft Publishers
2016-10-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Hymenoptera Research |
| Online Access: | http://jhr.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9997 |
| _version_ | 1811249139039600640 |
|---|---|
| author | Dyan M. Nelson Christopher K. Starr |
| author_facet | Dyan M. Nelson Christopher K. Starr |
| author_sort | Dyan M. Nelson |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The solitary wasp Trypoxylon nitidum F. Smith nests in a variety of existing cavities. Nesting success – the fraction of completed, provisioned cells that produced adult offspring – can be estimated by examination of old cells. We estimated nesting success of T. nitidum in new and old (previously utilized by T. nitidum) bamboo traps nests, old nests of solitary wasps (Sceliphron fistularium (Dahlbom), Trypoxylon albitarse Fabr. and Zeta argillaceum (L.)) and social wasps (Polistes lanio (Fabr.) and P. versicolor (Olivier)) in Trinidad, West Indies. Success was markedly higher (61.4%) in new trap nests and significantly lower (5.6%) in old trap nests than in other substrates. Mean success in old nests of other wasps varied from 10.0% to 28.8%, with no general difference between those of solitary and social wasps. We infer that a) rented (reutilized) nests are more easily located by parasites than are new trap nests, and b) old trap nests have a higher load of parasites and disease organisms than substrates not previously utilized by T. nitidum. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-12T15:41:15Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-9619cdbb65464481b1d770396d5ecfa8 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1070-9428 1314-2607 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-12T15:41:15Z |
| publishDate | 2016-10-01 |
| publisher | Pensoft Publishers |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Hymenoptera Research |
| spelling | doaj.art-9619cdbb65464481b1d770396d5ecfa82022-12-22T03:26:47ZengPensoft PublishersJournal of Hymenoptera Research1070-94281314-26072016-10-015216316710.3897/jhr.52.99979997Comparative nesting success of the keyhole mud-dauber (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Trypoxylon nitidum) in different substratesDyan M. Nelson0Christopher K. Starr1PCS Nitrogen Trinidad Ltd, Atlantic Avenue, Point Lisas, Trinidad & TobagoUniversity of the West IndiesThe solitary wasp Trypoxylon nitidum F. Smith nests in a variety of existing cavities. Nesting success – the fraction of completed, provisioned cells that produced adult offspring – can be estimated by examination of old cells. We estimated nesting success of T. nitidum in new and old (previously utilized by T. nitidum) bamboo traps nests, old nests of solitary wasps (Sceliphron fistularium (Dahlbom), Trypoxylon albitarse Fabr. and Zeta argillaceum (L.)) and social wasps (Polistes lanio (Fabr.) and P. versicolor (Olivier)) in Trinidad, West Indies. Success was markedly higher (61.4%) in new trap nests and significantly lower (5.6%) in old trap nests than in other substrates. Mean success in old nests of other wasps varied from 10.0% to 28.8%, with no general difference between those of solitary and social wasps. We infer that a) rented (reutilized) nests are more easily located by parasites than are new trap nests, and b) old trap nests have a higher load of parasites and disease organisms than substrates not previously utilized by T. nitidum.http://jhr.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9997 |
| spellingShingle | Dyan M. Nelson Christopher K. Starr Comparative nesting success of the keyhole mud-dauber (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Trypoxylon nitidum) in different substrates Journal of Hymenoptera Research |
| title | Comparative nesting success of the keyhole mud-dauber (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Trypoxylon nitidum) in different substrates |
| title_full | Comparative nesting success of the keyhole mud-dauber (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Trypoxylon nitidum) in different substrates |
| title_fullStr | Comparative nesting success of the keyhole mud-dauber (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Trypoxylon nitidum) in different substrates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative nesting success of the keyhole mud-dauber (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Trypoxylon nitidum) in different substrates |
| title_short | Comparative nesting success of the keyhole mud-dauber (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Trypoxylon nitidum) in different substrates |
| title_sort | comparative nesting success of the keyhole mud dauber hymenoptera crabronidae trypoxylon nitidum in different substrates |
| url | http://jhr.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9997 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT dyanmnelson comparativenestingsuccessofthekeyholemuddauberhymenopteracrabronidaetrypoxylonnitidumindifferentsubstrates AT christopherkstarr comparativenestingsuccessofthekeyholemuddauberhymenopteracrabronidaetrypoxylonnitidumindifferentsubstrates |