Does climate influence phenological trends in social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespinae) in Poland?

Responses of insects to recent climate change have been well documented in a number of taxa, but not in wasps. This study examined shifts in phenology of the two most important wasp species (Vespa crabro and Vespula germanica) in Poland over the last three decades. Both species showed similar tempor...

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Published inEuropean journal of entomology Vol. 107; no. 2; pp. 203 - 208
Main Authors TRYJANOWSKI, Piotr, PAWLIKOWSKI, Tadeusz, PAWLIKOWSKI, Krzysztof, BANASZAK-CIBICKA, Weronika, SPARKS, Tim H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ceske Budejovice Institute of Entomology 01.01.2010
Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
Subjects
appearance date
climate change
Environmental conditions
german wasp
hornet
Hymenoptera
long-term study
poland
Rain
social insects
Studies
temperature
Vespa crabro
Vespinae
Vespula
vespula germanica
Weather
Winter
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Summary:Responses of insects to recent climate change have been well documented in a number of taxa, but not in wasps. This study examined shifts in phenology of the two most important wasp species (Vespa crabro and Vespula germanica) in Poland over the last three decades. Both species showed similar temporal trends, advancing their phenology after the early 1980s, but this pattern was detected only for workers not for the appearance of queens. The appearance times for V. germanica were negatively related to mean April temperature, appearing earlier in years with warmer springs, and positively related to precipitation in April. The studied species advanced aspects of their phenology, but linking this to temperature was not achieved for V. crabro suggesting that we have to pay more attention to the life history traits of the study organisms. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:1210-5759
1802-8829
DOI:10.14411/eje.2010.027