Behaviour of Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) under Controlled Environmental Conditions
dc.contributor.author | De la Hera Fernández, Omaira | |
dc.contributor.author | Alonso Alonso, María Luz ![]() | |
dc.contributor.author | Alonso Rojas, Rosa María ![]() | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-24T15:21:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-24T15:21:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-01-07 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Insects 14(1) : (2023) // Article ID 59 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 2075-4450 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/59445 | |
dc.description.abstract | Vespa velutina, commonly known as the Asian hornet, is an exotic species originating from the Asian continent. It has become an invasive species in Europe due to it being a predator of native fruits and insects, especially honeybees. The aim of this work was to carry out an observational study of the Vespa velutina behaviour in captivity. Two secondary and one embryo nests were kept under controlled environmental conditions. Captivity adaptation, defence against perturbations, evolution of the colony and overwintering were the different behaviours studied. This work has shown, for the first time up to our knowledge, the possibility to maintain secondary nests up to 13 weeks under controlled environmental conditions. The embryo nest was kept up to 6 weeks in captivity. The research carried out in this work has allowed deepening our knowledge of Vespa velutina’s ethology, obtaining useful information on the behaviour of this invasive species. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | Omaira de la Hera thanks the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) for her predoctoral grant. Authors thank the Basque Country Government (projects PUE 2018_1_0007 and PUE 2021_1_008) and the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) (project US21/35) for financial support. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | MDPI | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Vespa velutina nigrithorax | es_ES |
dc.subject | behavioural study | es_ES |
dc.subject | embryo and secondary nest | es_ES |
dc.title | Behaviour of Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) under Controlled Environmental Conditions | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.date.updated | 2023-01-20T14:22:55Z | |
dc.rights.holder | © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). | es_ES |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/1/59 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/insects14010059 | |
dc.departamentoes | Química analítica | |
dc.departamentoeu | Kimika analitikoa |
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