Foraging of Protopolybia exigua (Saussure, 1854) (Vespidae: Polistinae) on Salvinia auriculata Aubl. (Salviniaceae) in an urban environment in Southeast Brazil

Glauco Cássio de Sousa Oliveira; Guilherme Ramos Demetrio; Andressa Negri Palandi; Marcos Magalhães de Souza

doi:10.70782/heringeriana.v19i1.918076

Autores

Glauco Cássio de Sousa Oliveira Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica Aplicada, Universidade Federal de Lavras https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9811-8485
Guilherme Ramos Demetrio Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Campus Penedo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6481-1633
Andressa Negri Palandi Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais, Campus Inconfidentes
Marcos Magalhães de Souza Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas Gerais, Campus Inconfidentes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70782/heringeriana.v19i1.918076

Palavras-chave:

Interação inseto-planta, etologia, ninhos, macrófitas aquáticas

Resumo

There is limited information regarding the plant species from which social wasps extract fibers as raw material for nest construction, as well as their foraging behavior for such materials. To address this gap, the present study documented the foraging behavior of the social wasp Protopolybia exigua (Saussure, 1854) on Salvinia auriculata Aubl. (Salviniaceae) in an urban environment, in Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil. Salvinia auriculata is an aquatic macrophyte capable of rapidly covering the surface of water bodies, resulting in significant ecological and economic impacts, such as negative effects on the biodiversity, structure, and functioning of aquatic ecosystems. Observations revealed the consistent removal of plant material from the leaves of S. auriculata by the wasps over five consecutive days, as well as their use of the plant as a platform for water collection. This behavior appears to be circumstantial; therefore, further research is needed to determine the frequency with which social wasps utilize plant material from macrophytes, quantify the extent of damage caused to the plants, and explore the potential role of social wasps in controlling populations of these plants.

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