Abstract
The literature provides different methodologies for collecting social wasps, including, flight intercept trap type Malaise and Attractive trap, however, there is no consensus on its use. In this respect, the aim of this study was to evaluate the best use of Malaise traps and Attractive trap in biodiversity work of social wasps, and generate a collection protocol for the use of these traps. The study was conducted in the Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, east of the state of Minas Gerais, in the years 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004 and in the Botanical Garden of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, located in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, in years 2011, 2012 and 2013. Were collected 15 species using Malaise traps, and traps Attractive, 26 species of social wasps were collected. Although the negative aspects of both traps are useful complementary methodologies surveys varying social wasps and it is recommended to choose for use in accordance with the logistical field.
Highlights
The scientific literature reports different colection methodologies applied on studies about social wasps biodiversity approaching several Brazilian biomes, such as Cerrado- the Brazilian savannah, rainforests, rupestrian fields, riparian forest, caatinga, as well as the areas with monoculture (Diniz & Kitayama, 1998; Souza & Prezoto, 2006; Santo et al, 2007; Silva & Silveira, 2009; Souza et al, 2010; Melo et al, 2015).The most used methods for capturing Polistinae are the active search
The Malaise traps are among the methodologies most commonly used (Silveira, 2002; Kumar et al, 2009; Noll & Gomes, 2009; Somavilla & Oliveira, 2013) and so are the attractive traps (Souza & Prezoto, 2006; Elpino-Campos et al, 2007), even though they are less efficient than the active search for nests of social wasps (Silveira, 2002; Noll & Gomes, 2009)
Species of genus Agelaia are usually abundant in studies of diversity due to the great size of the colonies (Zucchi et al, 1995; Hunt et al, 2001)
Summary
The scientific literature reports different colection methodologies applied on studies about social wasps biodiversity approaching several Brazilian biomes, such as Cerrado- the Brazilian savannah, rainforests, rupestrian fields, riparian forest, caatinga, as well as the areas with monoculture (Diniz & Kitayama, 1998; Souza & Prezoto, 2006; Santo et al, 2007; Silva & Silveira, 2009; Souza et al, 2010; Melo et al, 2015).The most used methods for capturing Polistinae are the active search. The use of attractive traps, flight interception traps of Malaise type and collection close to floral resources. The Malaise traps are among the methodologies most commonly used (Silveira, 2002; Kumar et al, 2009; Noll & Gomes, 2009; Somavilla & Oliveira, 2013) and so are the attractive traps (Souza & Prezoto, 2006; Elpino-Campos et al, 2007), even though they are less efficient than the active search for nests of social wasps (Silveira, 2002; Noll & Gomes, 2009). There is not much data on the efficiency to sample the community of species in a small number of traps or the necessary time for them to be left on the field (Fraser et al, 2008)
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