Two citrus-based sodas and a known wasp attractant were compared in a field trial to assess their attractiveness to local nuisance wasp species. The wasps captured included Vespula germanica (F.), Vespula maculifrons (Buysson), Vespula vulgaris (L.), Vespula flavopilosa Jacobson, Vespula squamosa (Drury), Dolichovespula maculata (L.), Polistes fuscatus (L.), Polistes metricus Say, and Polistes dominulus (Christ). Wasps in the genus Vespula were present in significantly higher numbers in traps than Dolichovespula and Polistes. Both citrus soda products were superior to the isobutanol–acetic acid mixture as attractants for almost all of the wasp species.
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1 June 2005
Comparison of Three Liquid Lures for Trapping Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Gerald S. Wegner,
Kyle K. Jordan
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Journal of Economic Entomology
Vol. 98 • No. 3
June 2005
Vol. 98 • No. 3
June 2005
lures
paper wasps
social wasps
vespids
yellowjackets