Research Article

Nesting Biology of Odynerus albopictus calcaratus (Morawitz, 1885) and Odynerus femoratus de Saussure, 1856 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae)

Table 1

Parameters of the soil substrate containing the nests of Odynerus albopictus calcaratus and Odynerus femoratus at four nesting sites.

Nesting siteDensity (g/cm3)Content of physical clay parts <0.01 mm (%)Granulometric class

Odynerus albopictus calcaratus
Cargo seaport near Yalta2.6021.14Light clay loam
Mys Martyan Nature Reserve2.5049.31Dense clay loam
Lisya bay2.6740.36Middle clay loam

Odynerus femoratus
Kharab-Tavel valley near Krasnolesye2.5028.29Light clay loam