Metabarcoding of larval guts reveals diet diversity in native apex predators—the yellowjacket wasps Vespula vulgaris and Vespula germanica

Authors

Rosie Drinkwater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6892-1664)
Georgia Law
Ben Bellekom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0840-765X)
Seirian Sumner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0213-2018)
Robert L. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2294-5721)
Elizabeth L. Clare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6563-3365)

Institutions

Queen Mary University of London (GB)
York University (CA)
Public Health England (GB)
University College London (GB)
Imperial College London (GB)
Cardiff University (GB)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research (NZ)

Publication Details

Journal: Insectes Sociaux
Published: 2025-08-21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-025-01058-6
Primary Topic: Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

Funders

Queen Mary University of London
Ministry for Primary Industries
Serono Symposia International Foundation
Natural Environment Research Council

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Metabarcoding of larval guts reveals diet diversity in native apex predators—the yellowjacket wasps Vespula vulgaris and Vespula germanica

Rosie Drinkwater, Georgia Law, Ben Bellekom, Seirian Sumner et al.

Aug 21, 2025

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Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

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Metabarcoding of larval guts reveals diet diversity in native apex predators—the yellowjacket wasps Vespula vulgaris and Vespula germanica

Rosie Drinkwater, Georgia Law, Ben Bellekom, Seirian Sumner, Robert L. Brown, Elizabeth L. Clare

August 21, 2025article en

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Insectes SociauxVol. 73(1)

Queen Mary University of London (GB), York University (CA), Public Health England (GB), University College London (GB), Imperial College London (GB), Cardiff University (GB), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE), Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research (NZ)

Queen Mary University of London, Ministry for Primary Industries, Serono Symposia International Foundation, Natural Environment Research Council

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