Toxic baiting of the Western Yellowjacket (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Hawaii

Author:

Chang, Vincent

Title:

Toxic baiting of the Western Yellowjacket (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Hawaii

Periodical:

Journal of Economic Entomology

Year:

1988

Volume:

81

Pages:

228-235

Subject:

Wasps Western yellowjacket Vespula pensylvanica

Summary:

This article describes the history of the western yellowjacket, (Vespula pensylvanica), from its arrival on the island of Kauai in 1919 until the situation changed drastically in 1978 when yellowjackets were first found on the islands of Maui, Hawaii island, Molokai, and Lanai. Due to the increasing impact of the yellowjacket problem that occurred throughout the islands, a possible use of a toxic bait for area-wide control was investigated in the 1980s. This was done especially within the plantation areas of the islands where heavy flight activities were occurring and an increase of stinging events were being experienced by the workers.

Label:

Insects - Bees, Wasps

Date:

February 1988

Collection:

Periodicals