Coexistence of wasps and humans
Main funder
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 177 000,00
Project timetable
Project start date: 01/01/2019
Project end date: 31/12/2022
Summary
- "Aggressive wasps are now pushing for the holidaymakers ... ", etc. The titles in the mainstream media tell about the burning debate from the last summer.
- Wasps are vital pollinators and beasts.
- Climate change has already increased the number of harmful insects and changed their distribution.
- We are studying wasp ecology with both civil science and empirical data.
- We study people's attitudes and experiences with wasps through media analysis.
- Wasps are vital pollinators and beasts.
- Climate change has already increased the number of harmful insects and changed their distribution.
- We are studying wasp ecology with both civil science and empirical data.
- We study people's attitudes and experiences with wasps through media analysis.
Principal Investigator
Primary responsible unit
Keywords (YSO)
Related publications
- All-day activity of Dolichovespula saxonica (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) colonies in Central Finland (2022) Komonen, Atte; et al.; A1; OA
- Stable isotopes in monitoring terrestrial arthropods (2022) Komonen, Atte; et al.; A2; OA
- Different trophic positions among social vespid species revealed by stable isotopes (2021) Torniainen, Jyrki; et al.; A1; OA
- Social wasps (Vespinae) in urban gardens and woods (2020) Komonen, Atte; et al.; A1; OA
