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30 June 2023 A first report of plastic use for nesting materials in an apoid wasp (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Isodontia elegans)
Michael C. Orr, Frank D. Parker
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Abstract

Plastic use has recently been reported for numerous bee species but it had so far remained undocumented for the related apoid wasps. Here, we report a female of Isodontia elegans (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) collecting plastic fibers from a bag of building materials and then sealing multiple nests with them.

Die Verwendung von Kunststoffen wurde in jüngster Zeit für zahlreiche Bienenarten berichtet, für die verwandten apoiden Wespen war dies bisher jedoch noch nicht dokumentiert. Hier berichten wir über ein Weibchen von Isodontia elegans (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), das Plastikfasern aus einem Beutel mit Baumaterialien sammelte und dann mehrere Nester damit versiegelte.

Michael C. Orr and Frank D. Parker "A first report of plastic use for nesting materials in an apoid wasp (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Isodontia elegans)," Integrative Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History 6(1), 91-94, (30 June 2023). https://doi.org/10.18476/2023.471097
Received: 31 October 2022; Accepted: 7 June 2023; Published: 30 June 2023
KEYWORDS
anthropogenic
Apoidea
behaviour
life history
natural history
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