Wasp Size and Prey Load in Cerceris fumipennis (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae): Implications for Biosurveillance of Pest Buprestidae
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:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
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Dates | County | Site Number and Name | Site Coordinates |
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28 May–6 June | Wayne | 1. Wayne Comm College | 35.402° N, 77.942° W |
31 May–11 June | Wayne | 2. Faith Christian Academy | 35.398° N, 78.013° W |
9 June–14 June | Franklin | 3. Franklinton Park | 36.108° N, 78.437° W |
11 June–15 June | Wake | 4. Lake Lynn | 35.889° N, 78.698° W |
16 June–25 June | Surry | 5. Meadowview Middle School | 36.481° N, 80.652° W |
19 June–23 June | Alamance | 6. McCray Park | 36.171° N, 79.386° W |
27 June–8 July | Franklin | 7. Luddy Park | 36.023° N, 78.483° W |
24 June–2 July | Buncombe | 8. Vance Elementary | 35.577° N, 82.600° W |
Site | Sample Size (n) | Mean ± SD Predicted Wasp Wet Weight (mg) | Mean ± SD Prey Beetle Wet Weight (mg) | Minimum/Maximum Beetle Wet Weight (mg) | Mean ± SD % Body Weight Carried by Wasp | Range % Body Weight Carried by Wasp |
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1 | 26 | 126.21 ± 14.86 a | 109.11 ± 49.29 | 32.8–205.6 | 85.07 ± 33.85 | 34.6–150.2% |
6 | 10 | 118.67 ± 32.45 a,b | 91.89 ± 5 8.84 | 7.8–192.3 | 71.18 ± 40.22 | 10.2–146.6% |
7 | 51 | 113.31 ± 23.51 a,b | 95.64 ± 51.15 | 12.5–216.4 | 81.22 ± 35.33 | |
2 | 45 | 107.99 ± 21.34 b | 84.68 ± 38.00 | 7.8–166.9 | 76.65 ± 28.36 | |
5 | 11 | 103.86 ± 14.19 b | 92.82 ± 38.25 | 17.2–149.8 | 87.70 ± 32.83 | |
4 | 47 | 103.00 ± 20.69 b | 85.31 ± 40.23 | 6.0–163.9 | 79.49 ± 32.53 | |
3 | 33 | 101.28 ± 21.78 b | 78.15 ± 37.39 | 10.4–202.3 | 76.80 ± 29.95 | |
8 | 35 | 61.67 ± 18.80 c | 23.25 ± 16.00 | 3.5–70.1 | 36.59 ± 20.14 | 4.8–94.1% |
Overall | 258 | 103.07 ± 27.51 | 80.88 ± 47.59 | 3.5–216.4 | 73.76 ± 34.27 | 4.8–150.2% |
Large Wasp (≥120 mg) Prey Species | n | Small Wasp (≤80 mg) Prey Species | n |
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Agrilus ferrisi Dury | 1 | Agrilus acornis (Say) | 2 |
Buprestis consularis Gory | 7 | Agrilus arcuatus (Say) | 5 |
Buprestis lineata F. | 16 | Agrilus bilineatus (Weber) | 12 |
Buprestis maculipennis Gory | 44 | Agrilus cliftoni Knull | 1 |
Buprestis rufipes Olivier | 9 | Agrilus difficilis Gory | 1 |
Buprestis striata F. | 1 | Agrilus ruficollis (F.) | 4 |
Chrysobothris dentipes (Germar) | 1 | Agrilus subrobustus Saunders | 1 |
Chrysobothris shawnee Wellso and Manley | 1 | Brachys ovatus (Weber) | 3 |
Dicerca lurida (F.) | 3 | Buprestis maculipennis Gory | 11 |
Chrysobothris sexsignata Say | 12 | ||
Eupristocerus cogitans (Weber) | 2 | ||
Phaenops aeneola (Melsheimer) | 3 | ||
Total beetles | 83 | 57 | |
Mean ± SD weight of beetles (mg) | 116.0 ± 46.1 | 29.7 ± 24.8 | |
Range weight of beetles (mg) | 22.1–216.4 | 3.5–95.6 | |
Range prey load (%) | 16.8–150.2 | 4.8–122.4 |
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Nalepa, C.A.; Swink, W.G. Wasp Size and Prey Load in Cerceris fumipennis (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae): Implications for Biosurveillance of Pest Buprestidae. Insects 2018, 9, 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9030086
Nalepa CA, Swink WG. Wasp Size and Prey Load in Cerceris fumipennis (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae): Implications for Biosurveillance of Pest Buprestidae. Insects. 2018; 9(3):86. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9030086
Chicago/Turabian StyleNalepa, Christine A., and Whitney G. Swink. 2018. "Wasp Size and Prey Load in Cerceris fumipennis (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae): Implications for Biosurveillance of Pest Buprestidae" Insects 9, no. 3: 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9030086