The Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps) are one of the most species rich and diverse groups of living organisms on the planet. Within insects, the order is probably rivalled in size only by the Diptera ...

Hymenoptera deliver between 50 ng (fire ants) and 50 μg (bees) of venom with each sting. 2,3 The venoms in hymenoptera contain vasoactive amines, including histamine and dopamine, as well as ...

Sex determination in hymenoptera. Genotypes and sexual fate under the system of complementary sex determination found in many hymenopteran species (ants, bees, wasps, sawflies).

The Journal of Hymenoptera Research is a peer-reviewed, open-access, rapid online journal launched to accelerate research on all aspects of Hymenoptera, including biology, behavior, ecology ...

The insect order Hymenoptera -- wasps, bees, ants and relatives -- is the third most diverse animal group, but its origin remains controversial. Fossils from Permian beds of Russia demonstrate ...

Microplitis similis Lyle (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a solitary endoparasitic braconid that generally parasitizes larvae of Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and many other noctuid ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. An updated list to the world fauna of parasitoid Hymenoptera reared from members in the Bemisia tabaci species complex (Hemiptera: ...

The Museum houses one of the largest collections of Hymenoptera in the world. The collection is of global cultural, scientific and historic significance and comprises of approximately 3.5 million ...

Hymenoptera venom allergic reaction. Hymenoptera stings may cause systemic reactions of varying severity up to fatal anaphylaxis. Several new factors influencing the severity of hymenoptera sting ...

Annotated keys to the genera of Nearctic Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) / edited by Gary A.P. Gibson, John T. Huber, James B. Woolley Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Object Details Author Gibson, Gary ...

Insects of the order Hymenoptera, which includes ants, bees, hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets, have a stinging apparatus at the tail end of their abdominal segment and are capable of delivering ...