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Economic Importance of Neotropical Social Wasps

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Neotropical Social Wasps

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The study of the foraging activity of social wasps sheds light on their ecological interactions with the environment in which they inhabit. These interactions are the focus of several studies. Research has shown the importance of some species as potential agents of pest control, preying caterpillars of different species. Other studies have demonstrated the action of wasps in pollination processes, since they use floral nectaries in the search for resources with carbohydrate. Some studies with wasps do not focus on forage behavior, but on their biology. There are researches that have revealed the medicinal action of poisons of some groups of Polistinae. Social wasps can also be used as indicators of environmental quality, and their nesting habit is one of the indication forms. However, Polistinae is not always supportive of the human economy. Some research has shown that they cause damage to some crops, destroying fruits or intimidating farmers. This study aims to present ways in which social wasps can be applied in the human economy.

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Elisei, T., Junior, C.R., Prezoto, F. (2021). Economic Importance of Neotropical Social Wasps. In: Prezoto, F., Nascimento, F.S., Barbosa, B.C., Somavilla, A. (eds) Neotropical Social Wasps. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53510-0_24

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