Environmental Factors Influencing Foraging Activity in the Social Wasp Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Epiponini)

Table 3

Weather conditions recorded throughout the year for the foraging study in the social wasp Polybia paulista. Maximum (max) and minimum (min) absolute values and mean values of temperature (°C), relative humidity (%), and light intensity (lux × 100) for each month and the entire season. HHS: hot and humid season. CDS: cold and dry season.

		Temperature (°C)			Humidity (%)			Light intensity (Lux × 100)
		Max	Min	Mean	Max	Min	Mean	Max	Min	Mean
HHS	Oct	31.0	22.0	24.4	91	48	69	1248	50	569
	Nov	32.0	24.0	26.1	91	50	70	1487	124	1108
	Dec	26.0	24.0	28.2	79	66	74	498	258	386
	Jan	27.0	21.5	24.6	91	70	80	994	227	494
	Feb	30.0	22.0	24.9	91	65	77	1547	27	888
	Mar	31.5	25.5	26.4	92	52	63	1404	82	910
	Season	32.0	21.5	26.9	92	48	71	1547	27	790
CDS	Apr	32.0	29.0	29.2	67	54	61	1213	64	637
	May	26.5	19.5	30.6	100	59	79	900	16	353
	Jun	27.0	23.0	23.3	83	63	74	933	53	643
	Jul	23.0	20.0	24.8	64	43	51	1031	479	828
	Aug	28.0	23.5	21.6	67	33	52	1087	237	672
	Sep	31.0	20.0	25.8	83	42	67	1253	159	685
	Season	32.0	19.5	24.5	100	33	63	1253	16	644