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New Zealand Journal of Zoology Volume 18, 1991 - Issue 2: Special Issue on Wasp Research
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Comparative seasonality of Vespula germanica (F.) and Vespula vulgaris (L.) colonies (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in urban Nelson, New Zealand

H. MollerDSIR Land Resources Private Bag, Nelson, New Zealand
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B. K. Clapperton P.O. Box 772 Whangarei, New Zealand
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P. A. AlspachDSIR Fruit and Trees RD3, Motueka, New Zealand
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J. A. V. TilleyDSIR Land Resources Private Bag, Nelson, New Zealand
Pages 111-120 | Received 03 Oct 1990, Accepted 22 Apr 1991, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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Eric Edwards, Richard Toft, Nik Joice & Ian Westbrooke. (2017) The efficacy of Vespex® wasp bait to control Vespula species (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand. International Journal of Pest Management 63:3, pages 266-272.
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D. M. Leathwick, P. L. Godfrey, R. A. Fordham & M. A. Potter. (1999) Comparative growth and seasonality of Vespula germanica (F.) and Vespula vulgaris (L.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) colonies in the Manawatu region of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 26:1, pages 27-38.
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D. M. Leathwick & P.L. Godfrey. (1996) Overwintering colonies of the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) in Palmerston North, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 23:4, pages 355-358.
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E. B. Spurr. (1996) Carbohydrate bait preferences of wasps (Vespula vulgaris and V. germanica) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 23:4, pages 315-324.
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B. K. Clapperton, J. A. V. Tilley & R. J. Pierce. (1996) Distribution and abundance of the Asian paper wasp Polistes chinensis antennalis Perez and the Australian paper wasp P. humilis (Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 23:1, pages 19-25.
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B. K. Clapperton, J. A. V. Tilley, J. R. Beggs & H. Moller. (1994) Changes in the distribution and proportions of Vespula vulgaris (L.) and Vespula germanica (Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) between 1987 and 1990 in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21:3, pages 295-303.
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B. Donovan, A. M.E. Howie & N. C. Schroeder. (1992) Comparative characteristics of nests of Vespula germanica (F.) and Vespula vulgaris (L.) (Hymenoptera: Vespinae) from Christchurch City, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 19:1-2, pages 61-71.
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R. A. Fordham. (1991) Vespulid wasps at the upper forest margin in Tongariro National Park—a threat to the native biota?. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 18:2, pages 151-153.
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R. A. Fordham, A. J. Craven & E. O. Minot. (1991) Phenology and population structure of annual nests of the German wasp Vespula germanica (Fab.) in Manawatu, New Zealand, with particular reference to late summer and autumn. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 18:2, pages 127-137.
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H. Moller, J. A. V. Tilley, G. M. Plunkett & B. K. Clapperton. (1991) Nest sites of common and German wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 18:2, pages 121-125.
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J. P. Malham, J. S. Rees, P. A. Alspach, J. R. Beggs & H. Moller. (1991) Traffic rate as an index of colony size in Vespula wasps. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 18:2, pages 105-109.
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David T. Rankin, Kevin J. Loope & Erin E. Wilson-Rankin. (2022) Seasonal Phenology and Colony Longevity Patterns in a Predatory Social Wasp. Western North American Naturalist 82:1.
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Darren Ward, Patrick Honan & Greg Lefoe. (2002) Colony structure and nest characteristics of European wasps, Vespula germanica (F.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), in Victoria, Australia . Australian Journal of Entomology 41:4, pages 306-309.
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