| 1242094 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1225056 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1225055 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1402131 |
Adult(s) |
Several species of paper wasps search out and kill small hornworms and other tobacco pests. The wasps roll parts of the worms into balls, fly them to their nest, and feed them to their young. Research in the early 1960’s showed the provision of nesting sites near tobacco fields reduced numbers of hornworms and leaf loss. Most people recognize these beneficials as the familiar "stinging" wasps which build paper nests or combs under the eaves of buildings and in dense vegetation. |
| 2103029 |
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Nest |
| 1224089 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1242095 |
Adult(s) |
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| 2107038 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1549620 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1549624 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1549625 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1549619 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1549621 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1549617 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1549618 |
Adult(s) |
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| 5382007 |
Adult(s) |
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| 5367962 |
Adult(s) |
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| 5367957 |
Adult(s) |
Adult on broccoli floret |
| 5367958 |
Adult(s) |
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| 5367959 |
Adult(s) |
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| 5367960 |
Adult(s) |
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| 5367961 |
Adult(s) |
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| 5367963 |
Adult(s) |
Adult on tobacco plant, feeding on tobacco hornworm larva |
| 5376014 |
Adult(s) |
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| 5368154 |
Adult(s) |
feeding on a larvae of a lymantriid caterpillar |
| 5138024 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1225061 |
Adult(s) |
Paper wasp |
| 1227084 |
Adult(s) |
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| 1440136 |
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Paper wasps (Polistes spp. and others) may be seen searching leaves for food. These wasps attack soft bodied insects, such as hornworms, and use them up to feed larval wasps being raised in their nests. These beneficial insects play a role in the natural control of several tobacco pests. Most people recognize these beneficials as the familiar "stinging" wasps which build paper nests or combs under the eaves of buildings and in dense vegetation. |
| 1402132 |
Adult(s) |
Several species of paper wasps search out and kill small hornworms and other tobacco pests. The wasps roll parts of the worms into balls, fly them to their nest, and feed them to their young. Research in the early 1960’s showed the provision of nesting sites near tobacco fields reduced numbers of hornworms and leaf loss. Most people recognize these beneficials as the familiar "stinging" wasps which build paper nests or combs under the eaves of buildings and in dense vegetation. |
