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Venom Collection by Electrical Stimulation in the Invasive Species Polistes dominula Reared Using a Vespiculture Regime.

ABSTRACT: Specific Venom Immunotherapy (VIT) is practiced with venom extracted from insects, and is the specific therapy used for patients highly allergic to social insect (Hymenoptera) stings. Due to the dramatic shortage of vespid species in the local environment, we coupled vespiculture techniques of Polistes paper wasps with a venom collection procedure based on the electrical stimulation of individuals from entire colonies. The procedure involves little to no disturbance of the individual insects, and at the same time, successfully allows for the extraction of venom containing all allergens necessary for VIT.

SUBMITTER: Turillazzi F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9783845 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Venom Collection by Electrical Stimulation in the Invasive Species <i>Polistes dominula</i> Reared Using a Vespiculture Regime.

Turillazzi Francesco F Pieraccini Giuseppe G Turillazzi Stefano S Orsi Battaglini Neri N Severino Maurizio M

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20221212 24

Specific Venom Immunotherapy (VIT) is practiced with venom extracted from insects, and is the specific therapy used for patients highly allergic to social insect (Hymenoptera) stings. Due to the dramatic shortage of vespid species in the local environment, we coupled vespiculture techniques of <i>Polistes</i> paper wasps with a venom collection procedure based on the electrical stimulation of individuals from entire colonies. The procedure involves little to no disturbance of the individual inse ...[more]

PMID: 36557953

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