Reuse of an Old Nest by the Polistine Wasp Polistes chinensis antennalis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in Western Japan

Abstract

Nest reuse has rarely been observed in Polistes wasps. I observed reuse of an old nest in P. chinensis antennalis in Takamatsu, Shikoku Isl. western Japan.

Keywords

• nesting biology
• nest reutilization