Social Wasps and Fruit Exploitation in Brazil: A Synthesis of Species Records, Resource Use, and Management Implications
. Overall, the compiled evidence indicates that fruit exploitation by social wasps in Brazil is structured by body size, resource accessibility, and seasonality. However, because the study compiles heterogeneous records rather than directly measuring economic losses, the agricultural significance of these interactions remains context-dependent and requires further evaluation.
Authors
- Samanta Brito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0945-6894)
- Guy J. Smagghe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8334-3313)
- Bruno Corrêa Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2421-6239)
- Diego Rafael Gonzaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2030-6413)
- Tatiane Tagliatti Maciel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8377-5199)
- Rafael Dettogni Guariento
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (BR)
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
- Guizhou University (CN)
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Insects
- Published
- 2026-04-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/insects17040409
- Primary Topic
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul