Polybia is a genus of eusocial wasps ranging from Central to South America (Mexico to Brazil, Argentina). Some produce enough honey to be collected and eaten by local people.[3]
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Teresa I.; Jeanne, Robert L. (2011). "Recruitment in swarm-founding wasps: Polybia occidentalis does not actively scent-mark carbohydrate food sources". Psyche...
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characteristics of nests of a New World swarm-founding polistine wasp, Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera Vespidae)". Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 13 (4):...
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(January 2015). "B-cell linear epitopes mapping of antigen-5 allergen from Polybia paulista wasp venom". Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 135 (1):...
many species of insects, such as the moth Deilephila elpenor and the wasp Polybia sericea, respectively. The two organs insects primarily use for detecting...
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field on the foraging rhythm and behavior of the swarm-founding paper wasp Polybia paulista Ihering (hymenoptera: vespidae)". Sociobiology. 62 (1): 99–104...
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