• Are invasive species promoting yellowjacket invasion in Patagonia? 

      Masciocchi, Maite; Villacide, Jose Maria; Buteler, Micaela; Martinez Von Ellrich, Andres (Wiley, 2022-06)
      In recent decades, yellowjacket wasps, including Vespula vulgaris, have successfully been established in Patagonia. Additionally, the invasive willow Salix fragilis has also invaded areas next to watercourses, which in ...
    • Effect of vegetable oils as Phagostimulants in adults of Dichroplus vittigerum (Orthoptera: Acrididae) 

      Sepúlveda, Luciana Vanesa; Pietrantuono, Ana Laura; Buteler, Micaela; Fernandez Arhex, Valeria Cristina (Entomological Society of America, 2019-12)
      Several species of grasshoppers are attracted to vegetable oils. These oils have kairomonal properties mainly due to the presence of linolenic and linoleic fatty acids. This study aimed to determine whether the odors of ...
    • Sugar responsiveness could determine foraging patterns in yellowjackets 

      Masciocchi, Maite; Mattiacci, Analia; Villacide, Jose Maria; Buteler, Micaela; Porrino, Agustina Paula; Martinez, Andres (Nature, 2023-11)
      Sympatric-related species often exhibit resource partitioning. This can occur through diferent mechanisms, such as behavioral, morphological, and sensory variations, leading to qualitative, temporal, or spatial diferences ...