<em>Vespula pensylvanica</em> locate odor sources across diverse natural wind conditions

Many organisms across ecosystems track odor plumes to locate mates and food. This behavior holds particular ecological significance for flying animals, such as bees and birds, due to their critical role in crop pollination. In flying insects, the task of localizing an odor source is particularly challenging due to the complicated dynamics associated with wind flow and odor plume dispersion through spatially complex environments. Though prior studies have discussed the role of wind dynamics in the foraging and flight behaviors of bees, our knowledge of how wind characteristics influence insects’ success and strategies to locate odor sources remains an open area of investigation. Here, we tested whether certain wind conditions were more favorable for foraging insects by comparing yellowjacket arrival times and corresponding wind conditions across three distinct natural environments. Our results indicated that Vespula pensylvanica were capable of locating odor sources across the full range..., For information on specific methodologies involved in data collections, see the associated article. , # *Vespula pensylvanica* locate odor sources across diverse natural wind conditions \[Access this dataset on Dryad] ([10.5061/dryad.wwpzgmsx0)](10.5061/dryad.wwpzgmsx0) ## Description of the data and file structure ### The data provided in this repository includes: * Raw wind files (.bin format) collected over a ~3 month period  (raw_wind_data.zip) * Processed wind files (.hdf format), which can be directly read in any Python script (farm_preprocessed_hdfs.zip, urban_preprocessed_hdfs.zip, forest_preprocessed_hdfs.zip) * Simplified wind and arrival/trigger data for ease of analysis, as the combined preprocessed wind data is a large dataset (files_used_in_analysis.zip) Examples of how to use these files can be found in the associated GitHub repository. ### Files and variables #### File: raw_wind_data.zip **Description:** all raw wind files collected (in .bin format), separate directories are included for each environment (\"farm\", \"verdi\" (i.e. the forest location), and \"urban\") ...,