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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Scolioidea » Scoliid Wasps (Scoliidae) » Scoliini » Scolia » Scolia dubia » Two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia dubia)
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Never before seen in yard - Scolia dubia
Copyright © 2018 TLDecker

Never before seen in yard - Scolia dubia
Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
September 17, 2018
Size: 5/8"
Flying around a large open mulch pile ONLY. At least a dozen were present. Occasionally would land and if touched would try to bury itself under debris. Not aggressive. 80 deg. Cloudy. 12pm.

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Contributed by TLDecker on 17 September, 2018 - 11:51am
Last updated 22 August, 2020 - 2:50am

Moved
Moved from Blue-winged Wasp.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 22 August, 2020 - 2:50am login or register to post comments

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Scoliid Wasp
Looking for beetle grubs in soil.
Images here.
… cwmelton, 17 September, 2018 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You!
Thanks very much for your quick reply. I had a hunch about them seeking out grubs but had never noticed them before. We have an infestation of grubs in our flower gardens this year and have always had them in the mulch pile. Glad they're beneficial and that I didn't harm any.
Have not seen any wasp in the flower gardens, just the mulch pile. I noticed the grubs in the mulch are much larger than the grubs in the flower garden.
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