| Title: |
The importance of legal reserve for predator social wasp diversity in an agroecosystem in the Brazilian Cerrado. |
| Authors: |
de Oliveira, Nayane S, Ferreira, José V A, da Silva, Ricardo J, Somavilla, Alexandre, Volff, Camila E P, Pereira, Mônica J B, da Silva, Dionei J, Butnariu, Alessandra R, Storck-Tonon, Danielle |
| Source: |
Studies on Neotropical Fauna & Environment; Aug2024, Vol. 59 Issue 2, p360-369, 10p |
| Subject Terms: |
WASPS, AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL pests, VESPIDAE, SPECIES diversity, MONOCULTURE agriculture, PHEROMONE traps, EDGE effects (Ecology) |
| Geographic Terms: |
MATO Grosso (Brazil : State), BRAZIL |
| Abstract: |
Social wasps play an important role in controlling agricultural pests. The present study aimed to investigate the differences in abundance, species richness and composition of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) between a Cerrado legal reserve, edge and agricultural matrix in an agricultural farm in Mato Grosso, Brazil. We delimited three transects and used Malaise traps which remained active for 48 hours, and were distributed equidistant over five distances from the edge to the legal reserve and agricultural matrix. In total, we collected 618 individuals and 31 species of social wasps. Our results showed that social wasp abundance was similar between the legal reserve and agricultural matrix during three stages and species richness only non-cropping stage. A similar pattern was observed for composition similarity, which presented a lower value between the legal reserve and agricultural matrix during the non-cropping stage. Our results indicate that although monoculture areas can offer food resources and be attractive to social wasps during the active cropping stages, these areas cannot host and conserve the diversity of social wasps. Legal reserve areas, for maintaining the diversity and ecosystem services provided by social wasps. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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