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  2. Scoliidae - Wikipedia

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    Female scoliids burrow into the ground in search of these larvae and then use their sting to paralyze them. They sometimes excavate a chamber and move the paralyzed beetle larva into it before depositing an egg. Scoliid wasps act as important biocontrol agents, as many of the beetles they parasitize are pests, including the Japanese beetle ...

  3. Megascolia azurea - Wikipedia

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    Megacolia azurea is a species of scoliid wasp found in parts of tropical Asia. These are among the largest wasps and several subspecies have been described. [1] Their larvae are parasitoids mainly of Scarabeoid larvae. It is a member of the subgenus Megascolia (Regiscolia).

  4. Mammoth wasp - Wikipedia

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    Once the beetle larva had been consumed the wasp larva builds a cocoon and pupates, emerging from the cocoon as an adult in the following spring. [4] The European rhinoceros beetle is the primary host for the mammoth wasp but it will also lay eggs on the larvae of other beetles in the Scarabaeoidea including Polyphylla fullo , Anoxia orientalis ...

  5. Therevidae - Wikipedia

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    The larvae, like those of other Asiloidea, have an entomophagous diet and they live as predators. They are generally found on dry, sandy soils and dry litter. Larvae also are located in other substrates such as decomposing organic matter and under the bark of trees. Among the prey are the larvae and pupae of Diptera, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera.

  6. Soil mesofauna - Wikipedia

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    Soil Macrofauna, earthworms, termites, ants, and some insect larvae, can make the pore spaces and hence can change the soil porosity, [5] one aspect of soil morphology. Mesofauna contribute to habitable pore spaces and account for a small portion of total pore spaces. Clay soils have much smaller particles which reduce pore space. Organic ...

  7. Dielis trifasciata - Wikipedia

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    Dielis trifasciata typically have a body length of 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in), [4] though males of the subspecies D. t. nassauensis can reach up to 19 millimetres (0.75 in). [5]

  8. Scientists link surge in heavy metals in soil to California ...

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    The heavy metals were seen in soils within two miles of a lithium battery storage site, which burned earlier this month. Vistra Energy's Moss Landing Power Plant was located in the unincorporated ...

  9. Campsomeris - Wikipedia

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    Campsomeris is a Neotropical genus of the family Scoliidae, also known as the scoliid wasps. They are generally parasites of beetle larvae, ...