A Note on the Nesting of \u3ci\u3eMimesa Lutaria\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

Five nests of Mimesa lutaria (Fabricius) were excavated and studied at Cranberry Lake, S1. Lawrence County, NY. The nests were shallower than those of other species previously studied, yet the tumuli were large and conspicuous. An average of about 11 adult and nymphal cicadellids were stored in a cell, except for one cell that held five Delphacodes sp. (Delphacidae)

Ethology and Overwintering of \u3ci\u3ePodalonia Luctuosa\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

The nesting and overwintering behavior of Podalonia luctuosa (Smith) was studied in New York and Colorado. Females provisioned shallow (ca. 2 cm deep), unicellular nests with a single cutworm (Noctuidae) during April, May, and July. Paralyzed prey were trans- ported on the ground and were cached on plants just above ground level. Prey weights averaged about 400 mg. The miltogrammine fly Hilarella hilarella Zetterstedt parasitized prey at both localities. From I to IO adult females were found to overwinter in burrows 0.5 m deep, which were dug in late summer and early fall. Collection data and field studies indicated that P. luctuosa is bivoltine in the NE U.S

Nesting Behavior, Ecology, Seasonal and Geographic Distribution of the Sand Wasp, Stictiella emarginata (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

The nesting behavior and ecology of Stictiella emarginata are documented for the first time based on field studies made mainly at Canadian Forces Base Borden, Simcoe County, Ontario. Type of soil, natural community, temporary closure, mound leveling, orientation flight, prey transport, nest structure and dimensions, and kind and number of prey per cell are defined. Museum and field collection records support a geographic bridge from northern Michigan to the Atlantic Coast and dispel the previously held notion of a disjunct distribution for this species. A late June-July-early August flight season is inferred from observations and collections made in Ontario, New York and Michigan. The nesting behavior and ecology of S. emarginata and several other Stictiella species from the western United States, Mexico and Florida are compared

Mating and nesting behavior of Tachytes intermedius (Viereck) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

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Territoriality and Mating Behavior of Sphex pensylvanicus L (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

Volume: 7Start Page: 74End Page: 8

Dispersal And Range Expansion Of An Introduced Sand Wasp, Oxybelus Bipunctatus (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), In Northeastern North America

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Comparison Of Sand Nesting Wasps (Hymenoptera) From Two Pine Barrens In Upstate New York

Volume: 109Start Page: 247End Page: 25

Further Observations On The Ethology Of Alysson conicus Hymenoptera Sphecidae

Volume: 84Start Page: 225End Page: 23

Activity Patterns in a Nesting Aggregation of Sphex pensylvanicus L (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

Volume: 6Start Page: 231End Page: 24

The Identity Of Tachysphex Acutus (Hymenoptera : Sphecidae), An Unsolved Mystery

Volume: 109Start Page: 252End Page: 25