Colonial cycle ofSulcopolistes atrimandibularis, social parasite ofPolistes biglumis bimaculatus(Hymenoptera Vespidae)

Abstract
Data collected in the field throughout two summer seasons from 40 nests of Polistes biglumis bimaculatus parasitized by Sulcopolistes atrimandibularis allowed us to outline the colonial cycle of the parasites and to identify the sequence of host and parasite brood emergence.