Pollinator effectiveness of social paper wasp Polistes fuscatus with regards to plants in the genus Solidago

This project used single-visit pollen deposition to investigate whether the paper wasp Polistes fuscatus is an effective pollinator of goldenrod (Solidago sp.). The wasps also underwent a pollen-removal process to determine how much pollen they carried before a floral visit and where it was most concentrated on the body.

 

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