Journal of Economic Entomology (2005) 98, 664-666

Gerald S. Wegner and Kyle K. Jordan (2005)
Comparison of three liquid lures for trapping social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Journal of Economic Entomology 98 (3), 664-666
Abstract: 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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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Vespula germanica
	Vespula vulgaris
	Vespula maculifrons
	Dolichovespula maculata
	Vespula squamosa
	Vespula flavopilosa