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ArticleInsects2026

Social Wasps and Fruit Exploitation in Brazil: A Synthesis of Species Records, Resource Use, and Management Implications.

Bruno Corrêa Barbosa, Tatiane Tagliatti Maciel, Samanta Brito, Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Guy Smagghe, Rafael Dettogni Guariento

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Article in Insects, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Bruno Corrêa BarbosaInstituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2421-6239
Tatiane Tagliatti MacielInstituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Samanta BritoInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus 69067-375, Amazonas, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0945-6894
Diego Rafael GonzagaInstituto de Biodiversidade e Floresta, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém 68040-255, Pará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2030-6413
Guy SmaggheDepartment of Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 1050 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8334-3313
Rafael Dettogni GuarientoInstituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), the Conselho de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) 313913/2025-0Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul (FUNDECT) 83/012.429/2025, 83/015.864/2025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social wasps are frequently associated with fruit injuries in agroecosystems, but the diversity of species involved and the ecological context of these interactions remain poorly synthesized in Brazil. This study aimed to compile and analyze records of social wasp interactions with fruits in Brazil, combining opportunistic field observations, iNaturalist records, and published studies. In total, 19 field observations, 87 iNaturalist records, and 11 published studies were incorporated into the dataset, resulting in 2443 records involving 51 social wasp species in 10 genera and 36 plant species. Most records involved fruits still attached to the plant (1853; 75.8%), whereas 590 records (24.2%) were associated with fallen fruits. Large-bodied wasps were disproportionately associated with fruits on the plant, while small- and medium-sized species were more frequent on fallen fruits, and this association was significant (χ

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citizen sciencefruit exploitationHymenopteraseasonalitywasp-plant interactions

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PMID42042451
PMCPMC13115773

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