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Gustatory responsiveness in Vespula germanica workers:exploring the interplay between sensory perception and task specialization

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insect Science 2024年第2期31卷 587-598页

作者： Analia Mattiacci Carolina Mengoni Gonalons MaitéMasciocchi Juan C.Corley Grupo de Ecologia de Poblaciones de insectos IFAB(CONICETINTA EEA Bariloche)BarilocheArgentina Departamento de Ecologia Centro Regional Universitario BarilocheUniversidad Nacional Del ComahueBarilocheArgentina Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y NaturalesUniversidad de Buenos AiresBuenos AiresArgentina

Workers'task specialization and division of labor are critical features of social insects'ecological success.It has been proposed that the division of labor relies on response threshold models:individuals varying their sensitivity(and responsiveness)to biologically relevant stimuli and performing a specific task when a stimulus exceeds an internal threshold.In this work,we study carbohydrate and protein responsiveness and their relation to worker task specialization in Vespula germanica,an invasive social wasp.The sucrose and peptone responsiveness of two different subcastes,preforagers and foragers,was determined by stimulating the antenna of the wasps with increasing concentrations of the solution and quantifying whether each concentration elicited a licking response.We studied responsiveness in five different ways:(1)response threshold,(2)concentration 50(concentration to which at least 50%of wasps responded),(3)maximum response,(4)mean scores and(5)median scores.Our results suggest that V germanica foragers are more sensitive to sucrose(lower thresholds)than preforager workers.However,we found no differences for peptone thresholds(i.e.,a protein resource).Nonetheless,this is the first study to investigate response thresholds for protein resources.The intercaste variation in sucrose responsiveness shown in our work contributes to the existing knowledge about response threshold theory as a mechanism for task specialization observed in V germanica.

关键词： carbohydrates responsiveness division of labor protein responsiveness response thresholds models social insect yellow jacket

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Flexible foraging decisions made by workers of the social wasp Vespula germanica (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in response to different resources: influence of ontogenetic shifts and colony feedback

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insect Science 2022年第2期29卷 581-594页

作者： Analía Mattiacci MaitéMasciocchi Juan C.Corley Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de insectos IFAB(CONICETINTA EEA Bariloche)BarilocheArgentina Departamento de Ecología Centro Regional Universitario BarilocheUniversidad Nacional Del ComahueBarilocheArgentina

Decisions made by foraging animals conform a complex process based on the integration of information from multiple external environmental stimuli and internal physiological signals,which in turn are modulated by individual experience and a detection threshold of each individual.For social insects in which foraging is limited to given age subcastes,individual foraging decisions may also be affected by ontogenetic shifts and colony requirements.We studied the short-term changes in foraging preferences of the generalist wasp Vespula germanica,focusing on whether the individual response to different resources could be influenced by the ontogenetic shifts and/or by social interaction with nestmates.We carried both laboratory and field experiments to confront worker wasps to a short-term resource switch between either protein or carbohydrate-based foods.We tested the response of(1)Preforager workers(no foraging experience nor interaction with other wasps),(2)Forager workers(experience in foraging and no colony feedback),and(3)Wild forager workers(foraging naturally and exposed to free interactions with nestmates).We evaluated the maxilla-labium extension response(MaLER)for laboratory assays or the landing response for field assays.We observed that for wasps deprived of colony feedback(either preforagers or foragers),the protein-rich foods acceptance threshold increased(and thus a lower level of foraging on that item was observed)if they had foraged on carbohydrates previously,whereas carbohydrates were accepted in all assays.However,wasps immersed in a natural foraging context did accept protein foods regardless of their first foraging experience and reduced the carbohydrates collected when trained on protein foods.We provide evidence that short-term changes in foraging preferences depend on the type of resource foraged and on the social interactions,but not on ontogenetic shifts.

关键词： German wasp invasive species plastic insect behavior response thresholds modulation social insect yellowjackets

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Dispersal behavior of yellowjacket （Vespula germanica） queens

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insect Science 2018年第1期25卷 109-116页

作者： Maite Masciocchi Andres S. Martinez Aria J. Pereira Jose M. Villacide Juan C. Corley CONICET CCT Comahue INTA Grupo de Ecologia de Poblaciones de Insectos INTA EEA Bariloche Argentina Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche U. N. del Comahue Bariloche 8400 Argentina

Understanding the factors that affect animal dispersal behavior is important from both fi.mdamental and applied perspectives. Dispersal can have clear evolutionary and ecological consequences, but for normative insect pests, dispersal capacity can also help to explain invasion success. Vespula germanica is a social wasp that, in the last century, has successfully invaded several regions of the world, showing one of the highest spread rates reported for a nonnative insect. In contrast with nonsocial wasps, in social species, queens are responsible for population redistribution and spread, as workers are sterile. For V. germanica, it has been observed that queen flight is limited to 2 distinct periods： early autumn, when new queens leave the nest to mate and find sheltered places in which to hibernate, and spring when new colonies are founded. Our aim was to study the flight behavior of V. germanica queens by focusing on the different periods in which dispersal occurs, characterizing as well the potential contribution of queen flight （i.e., distance） to the observed geographical spread. Our results suggest that the distances flown by nonover- wintered queens is greater than that flown by overwintered individuals, suggesting that the main queen dispersal events would occur before queens enter hibernation. This could relate to a behavioral trait of the queens to avoid the inbreeding with related drones. Additionally, given the short distances flown and remarkable geographical spread observed, we provide evidence showing that queen dispersal by flight is likely to contribute proportionately less to population spread than human-aided factors.

关键词： flight potential German wasps hibernation invasive wasps social insect

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Sperm traits differ between winged and wingless males of the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior

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Integrative Zoology 2016年第6期11卷 427-432页

作者： Alexandra SCHREMPF Astrid MOSER Jacques DELABIE Jürgen HEINZE Zoology/Evolutionary Biology University of RegensburgRegensburgGermany Myrmecological Laboratory Cocoa Research Center CEPLACItabunaBrazil

Size and shape of sperm cells vary tremendously throughout the animal kingdom.The adaptive significance of this variation is not fully understood.In addition to sperm-female interactions and the environmental conditions,the risk of sperm competition might affect number,morphology and other“quality”traits of sperm.In the male-diphenic ant Cardiocondyla obscurior,winged sneaker males have limited sperm number,because their testes degenerate shortly after adult emergence,as is typical for males of social Hymenoptera.In contrast,wingless fighter males continuously replenish their sperm supply due to their exceptional lifelong spermatogenesis.While winged males usually have to compete with several other winged males for virgin queens,wingless males are able to monopolize queens by killing all other rivals.Hence,this presents a unique system to investigate how alternative reproductive tactics and associated physiology affect sperm morphology and viability.We found that sperm-limited males invest into sperm number instead of sperm size.Variance in sperm length is smaller in winged males,probably reflecting that they have to compete with several other males.Finally,sperm viability is equally high in both male phenotypes.

关键词： alternative reproductive tactic social insect sperm length sperm viability

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