most wanted: Hymenopterology
Dr. Stuart Mitchell
Hymenopterology is the branch of entomology that studies ants, bees and wasps. Hymenopterologists develop a pest profile, a behavioral and investigative tool to assist pest management professionals to predict and profile pest characteristics. The German yellowjacket, Paravespula germanica, constructs subterranean refuges within decayed tree stumps, under stones and in mammal burrows. It prefers covert architectural […]