Re: Cicada Killer Wasps

hmmmm - scary looking.  guess i'd better keep my eyes open if they're in
Houston.  I have lots of cicadas so they'd be happy hunting here.   Like all
stinging bugs (except skeeters) - I leave them alone and they leave me
alone.  Best policy for me, especially since I'm allergic to bee/wasp stings
and have no intention of giving up my garden.

On 7/18/08, TeichFauna@aol.com <TeichFauna@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Positive!  At the time we were taking the Master Gardener  course.  Our
> neighbor killed one (not sure if it was the one that chased  him or
> another)  and
> asked us to have it identified by the Entomology prof.  giving the class
> the
> following week.  The professor identified it as a  Cicada killer, and that
> it
> was not uncommon for the female to become aggressive  if she felt she or
> her
> nest to be threatened.
>
> Noreen
> zone 9
> Texas Gulf Coast
>
> In a message dated 7/18/2008 1:11:47 PM Central Daylight Time,
> pulis@mindspring.com writes:
>
> Noreen,
>
> Was your friend chased by a Cicada Killer or by a  European Giant Hornet?
> They look quite a bit alike, but the European  Giants can be very
> aggressive.
> They're also attracted to light, and can  keep a security light on all
> night.
> The European Giant Hornets make nests  in trees, usually, though sometimes
> in
> barns and houses.  Cicada  Killers are solitary ground nesters.
>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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