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What has wings -- and digs???
Today, when I was watering some tomato plants in a raised bed filled with
soil-less mix, I noticed an insect digging a hole in the bed! The thing was shiny blue/black, winged, and was happily digging away in the nice light "dirt" -- making a larger hole than I would have associated with an insect if I hadn't seen the critter in action. Can anyone give me any hints? If I see it again, I'll try taking a picture of it with my digital camera, so I'll have something to refer to. Anne Lurie NE Raleigh |
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What has wings -- and digs???
On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 21:17:35 GMT, "Anne Lurie"
wrote: Today, when I was watering some tomato plants in a raised bed filled with soil-less mix, I noticed an insect digging a hole in the bed! The thing was shiny blue/black, winged, and was happily digging away in the nice light "dirt" -- making a larger hole than I would have associated with an insect if I hadn't seen the critter in action. Female scoliid wasp looking for June beetle grubs? http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/no.../note12/note12 -- Tim trowles at rtmx dot net |
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What has wings -- and digs???
Yeah, it could have been a scoliid wasp, except I recall it was more like
1.5" than .5" as the website below describes. I don't recall seeing any stripes either, but its wings were folded back while it was digging (it is also known as "blue-winged wasp"). In any event, anything that preys on beetle grubs is welcome in my garden! Anne Lurie NE Raleigh "Tim Rowles" wrote in message ... On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 21:17:35 GMT, "Anne Lurie" wrote: Today, when I was watering some tomato plants in a raised bed filled with soil-less mix, I noticed an insect digging a hole in the bed! The thing was shiny blue/black, winged, and was happily digging away in the nice light "dirt" -- making a larger hole than I would have associated with an insect if I hadn't seen the critter in action. Female scoliid wasp looking for June beetle grubs? http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/no.../note12/note12 -- Tim trowles at rtmx dot net |
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What has wings -- and digs???
Yep, Tim, you were exactly right, the critters are scoliid wasps -- today,
they were hovering over some plants & the markings were clearly evident. Anne Lurie NE Raleigh "Tim Rowles" wrote in message ... On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 21:17:35 GMT, "Anne Lurie" wrote: Today, when I was watering some tomato plants in a raised bed filled with soil-less mix, I noticed an insect digging a hole in the bed! The thing was shiny blue/black, winged, and was happily digging away in the nice light "dirt" -- making a larger hole than I would have associated with an insect if I hadn't seen the critter in action. Female scoliid wasp looking for June beetle grubs? http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/no.../note12/note12 -- Tim trowles at rtmx dot net |
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What has wings -- and digs???
On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 21:19:47 GMT, "Anne Lurie"
wrote: Yep, Tim, you were exactly right, the critters are scoliid wasps Well, the reason I thought so is that I got 'em too. Good news that they're munching on the Children of Evil; I suppose the bad news is that there's enough grubs to keep the scoliids well fed. -- Tim trowles at rtmx dot net -- Tim Rowles trowles at rtmx dot net |
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