Habitat complexity is directly correlated to insect diversity in most natural environments.
Structural complexity reflects an increase in vertical stratification and plant diversity and …

Global initiatives to reforest degraded areas have intensified in recent years, arising from
advances in agricultural frontiers that mainly alter natural landscapes and suppress …

Eumenid wasp, Rhynchium brunneum brunneum is a solitary wasp that constructs its nests
in hollow cavities provisioning lepidopteran larvae to its broods. The nesting behaviour …

Different aspects of human activities can cause environmental change that endanger
species persistence, alter species distributions, and lead to changes in antagonistic and …

Several species of arthropods inhabiting forest fragments interact with managed areas. The
importance of such areas to biodiversity conservation, however, is not well established …

An examination of parasitoids that had completed their development but were trapped within
Delta dimidiatipenne nests revealed 15 species of insect parasitoids, belonging to eight …

Solitary wasps and bees (Hymenoptera) play a key role in ecosystem and agroecosystem
functioning. Crops may benefit from biological pest control and pollination carried out by …

Hymenoptera are the third largest insect order and is one of the most important ecological
agents in terrestrial ecosystems, while terrestrial flooded areas are considered priority for …

Females of the potter wasp Delta dimidiatipenne collect caterpillars from the surrounding
vegetation and place them inside their mud-constructed nest cells to provision their …

Inventários com ninho armadilha são comuns no Brasil, mas muitas fitofisionomias ainda
são pouco estudadas. O principal objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar um levantamento de …