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Post by montyduncan on Mar 20, 2020 19:21:38 GMT -8
Hi,
I live in Vacaville, CA, USA. I just joined today in the hopes of identifying this flying insect that I began to see inside my house about two weeks ago. It looks like a tiny wasp. A friend of mine says they're female ants, but I'm not convinced and I need to be sure so I know how to combat them. There are so many of them, I'm killing a handful of them each day.
I posted some pictures on my Facebook page and made it public, here's the link.
I would appreciate any help you can offer.
Thanks, Monty
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Post by bichos on Mar 20, 2020 23:10:37 GMT -8
Its a wasp.
Not a nasty one. Probably parasitic to larvae of moth or similar.
No need to worry.
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Post by montyduncan on Mar 21, 2020 0:34:10 GMT -8
Interesting. I've been dealing with pantry moths for a couple years now; I have glue traps setup all over the house to catch them. So, it would seem that the moths attracted these wasps and now they're preying on the moth larvae.
Thanks for the quick response!
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Post by kevinkk on Mar 21, 2020 7:46:45 GMT -8
Agreed, some parasitic wasp, the long ovipostitor, (I hope I spelled that right) is typical. Hard to say what they're after, I'm sure there's a parasite expert out there. There's a parasite for virtually everything. |
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Post by desertrat on Mar 21, 2020 22:39:16 GMT -8
It looks like it might be a wasp in the genus Campoplex. They're parasitic on moths, beneficial and don't bite or sting. Trying to narrow it down to species would probably be very difficult even with a specimen since it's a large family that's found worldwide. Here's the bug guide page for comparison. bugguide.net/node/view/349575This is the Family they belong to. bugguide.net/node/view/150 |
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