Reuse of an Old Nest by the Polistine Wasp Polistes chinensis antennalis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in Western Japan

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  • Fuminori Ito Kagawa University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v59i3.889

Keywords:

nesting biology, nest reutilization

Abstract

Nest reuse has rarely been observed in Polistes wasps. I observed reuse of an old nest in P. chinensis antennalis in Takamatsu, Shikoku Isl. western Japan.

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Author Biography

Fuminori Ito, Kagawa University

Faculty of Agriculture (ant ecology, morphology, division of labor)

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Published

2015-08-07

How to Cite

Ito, F. (2015). Reuse of an Old Nest by the Polistine Wasp Polistes chinensis antennalis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in Western Japan. Sociobiology, 59(3), 691–693. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v59i3.889

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Vol. 59 No. 3 (2012)

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