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The present study investigated the age at which insemination takes place in Polistes snelleni, a species in which mating begins while new reproductives are still emerging from the nest. Insemination of new reproductive females began as early as 5 days of age, and most females were inseminated by 10 days of age.
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Suzuki, T. Timing of insemination in terms of age of new reproductive females of a temperate-zone polistine wasp,Polistes snelleni (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Ins. Soc 40, 341–343 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01242371
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