Espécie-especificidade das vespas de figo: um estudo com figueiras exóticas

Abstract

The figs are dependent on wasps of the Family Agaonidae for pollination of their flowers. As there is some discussion about the species-specifity of Agaonidae and Ficus, this study with exotic figs was carried out. There was no found any pollinator wasp in the figs studied. Only F. microcarpa, a native of South Asia and Australia, was pollinated by the same wasp species that occur in its native area. These results suggest the species-specificity for figs and pollinator wasps.