WHAT'S this Bug in my kitchen then**
Posted 12/12/2008 - 19:24
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aint got a clue terry, but like the pics
just keep snapping,
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Posted 12/12/2008 - 19:59
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Looks like a European Wood wasp
Read up on them here
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This insect kills pine forests
European wood wasps attack living pine trees although they prefer stressed trees. Female wasps insert eggs into the tree trunk and at the same time inject a symbiotic fungus and toxic mucus which act together to kill the tree. The immature wasps develop inside the tree and feed on the fungus as they tunnel through the wood. Foliage on an infested tree wilts and changes from dark green to light green to yellow and finally to red. Pines of all varieties including ornamentals can be attacked.
Quote from MDC OnlineThis insect kills pine forests
European wood wasps attack living pine trees although they prefer stressed trees. Female wasps insert eggs into the tree trunk and at the same time inject a symbiotic fungus and toxic mucus which act together to kill the tree. The immature wasps develop inside the tree and feed on the fungus as they tunnel through the wood. Foliage on an infested tree wilts and changes from dark green to light green to yellow and finally to red. Pines of all varieties including ornamentals can be attacked.
Read up on them here
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Posted 13/12/2008 - 11:49
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Thankyou for the information Steve. The bug has hidden somewhere in the kitchen. I am sure it will show itself at some time. I know it is a pest but I havn't the heart to kill it! Also we do not have any pine trees round here so I am gonna let it go.
Tracey
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Posted 13/12/2008 - 13:36
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No we do not. I have already thought of that! Well just his manky old coffee table which he had before we got together. Good excuse to get a new one!
Tracey
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Posted 13/12/2008 - 19:51
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I know, I know, ask me, ask me, ................................................................................... is it European Wood wasp?
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Posted 13/12/2008 - 20:19
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Don't you think that the biggest pest in the world is the Human Being?
I can not kill anything! Anyway it has completly dissapeared so its not an issue!
I can not kill anything! Anyway it has completly dissapeared so its not an issue!
Tracey
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Posted 14/12/2008 - 10:21
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From the wing venation, I think it's more likely to be an ichneumon wasp (poss. Pimpla hypochondriaca). Completely harmless (to us) and parasitises moth larvae which are around at the moment.
Posted 14/12/2008 - 10:28
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chirpy love the photos, some real stunners.
just keep snapping,
https://pentaxphotogallery.com/scottbenson
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CAMERAS = k200d + battery grip.
nikon d300 + battery grip.
LENSES = tamron aspherical DII 18-200mm f3.5/6.3,
nikon 18-200mm afs vr f3.5/5.6 g dx
sigma 150-500mm apo dg hsm os
sigma 170-500mm apo dg
FLASH = samsung sef36pzf flash + more.
https://pentaxphotogallery.com/scottbenson
http://s727.photobucket.com/albums/ww272/scottthehat/
CAMERAS = k200d + battery grip.
nikon d300 + battery grip.
LENSES = tamron aspherical DII 18-200mm f3.5/6.3,
nikon 18-200mm afs vr f3.5/5.6 g dx
sigma 150-500mm apo dg hsm os
sigma 170-500mm apo dg
FLASH = samsung sef36pzf flash + more.
Posted 14/12/2008 - 10:49
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chirpy wrote:
From the wing venation, I think it's more likely to be an ichneumon wasp (poss. Pimpla hypochondriaca). Completely harmless (to us) and parasitises moth larvae which are around at the moment.
I think my brain just melted!!!
From the wing venation, I think it's more likely to be an ichneumon wasp (poss. Pimpla hypochondriaca). Completely harmless (to us) and parasitises moth larvae which are around at the moment.
Cheers, HG
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