title: Venom Source of a sex pheromone in the social waspPolistes fuscatus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae).
abstract: Females ofPolistes fuscatus possess a sex pheromone in the venom gland and sac. The pheromone attracts males from short distances and releases male copulatory behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, Madison, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Post
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Jeanne