Author: SIMON ROGER P. BENTON ALLEN W.
Publisher: Entomological Society of America
ISSN: 1938-2901
Source: Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Vol.61, Iss.2, 1968-03, pp. : 542-544
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Abstract
It has been noted by Evans (1963a), Michencr and Michener (1951), and others that even protected subterranean colonies of vespids rarely persist beyond early fall. However, unusual activity in a large aerial nest of the yellow jacket Vespula maculifrons (Buysson) was noted by us on December 1, 1966. Although of a primarily terrestrial species, the colony was in a stack of empty be supers in an unheated barn loft. The paper nest completely filled the interior of 4 shallow supers and measured 14¾×19¼×19 in. The ambient temperature in the barn was similar to the outside temperature.
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