期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (4)
The state of the art of Formicidae biogeographic studies using distribution modeling tools was reviewed. We aimed to evaluate how and for what purpose......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (2)
Social wasps are model organisms in studies related to evolution and social behavior origin. They show high degree of sinanthropism and due to their f......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (2)
Social wasps use different substrates for nesting, such as plants, rocks, and human buildings, and may adopt different strategies to protect their col......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (2)
Sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) is a highly cross-pollinated crop dependent on insect pollinators to provide a good quality edible oil worldwide. Diff......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (1)
The mite Varroa destructor is one of the most studied parasites in apiculture, and its genotype variation is a key factor for the severity of infestat......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (4)
The Hymnoptera order includes several flower-visiting insects (e.g. ants, bees, and wasps) and the coexistence of many different species in the same c......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (4)
Until now, the occurrence of Pericapritermes ceylonicus (Holmgren) was not confirmed in the Indian mainland. Here, we document the occurrence of this ......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (2)
Bee males are sometimes found forming sleeping aggregations on stems of bushes or trees to sleep at night, but there is no complete understanding of t......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (2)
The Iberian Peninsula holds one of the richest myrmecofauna of the Mediterranean basin, but some regions such as Portugal remain comparatively undersa......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (3)
Tocantins state has high biodiversity and a high degree of endemism, nevertheless, there are no studies on the diversity of social wasps. This study i......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (2)
The study of foraging activity in wasps is important to understand the social organization and its evolutionary success. We examined aspects of the da......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (3)
Rainforest fragmentation drastically affects biodiversity and species composition, mainly due to habitat loss. Several studies have already shown the ......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (4)
Migratory beekeeping can harm the bee colonies if not executed properly. Here, colonies of Apis mellifera were transported (for one or two hours) or n......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (1)
Solitary bees of the family Megachilidae are the key pollinators of pigeon pea. Artificial trap nests were used to study nesting parameters, such as o......
期刊: SOCIOBIOLOGY, 2022; 69 (4)
This is the first record of gregarine infection in the worker midgut of the Neotropical termites Ruptitermes pitan and Ruptitermes reconditus. Gregari......