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Austroscolia soror is a species of scoliid wasp and a common insect found in eastern Australia. [1] This is one of several Australian species collectively referred to as a blue flower wasp , black flower wasp , or blue hairy flower wasp .
A bottle trap is a type of baited arboreal insect trap for collecting either prized or harmful frugivorous beetles, especially flower beetles, [1] [2] leaf chafers and longhorn beetles [2] as well as wasps [3] and other unwanted flying insects.
Pan traps (also called water pan traps) are simple shallow dishes filled with a soapy water or a preservative and killing agent such as antifreeze. Pan traps are used to monitor aphids, wasps, and some other small insects. [1] Pan traps are often yellow, but different colors including blue, white, red, and clear can be used to target different ...
A pheromone trap is a type of insect trap that uses pheromones to lure insects. Sex pheromones and aggregating pheromones are the most common types used. A pheromone-impregnated lure is encased in a conventional trap such as a bottle trap, delta trap, water-pan trap, or funnel trap.
Many species have metallic green, blue and bronze colours, and stout hind legs and fore legs. The females of most species have a tapered abdomen and a long ovipositor suited to accessing hosts concealed in wood; they are often encountered on trunks or branches of trees.
Many members of the genus Arum trap pollinators and the specific mechanisms vary with the insects involved. [6] [7] Cypripedium or lady slipper, trapping a bee so it goes through a narrow passage where it picks up the pollinia. Species of the genus Cypripedium (lady slippers) of orchids trap insects temporarily to ensure pollination.
The Thynnidae (also known as thynnid wasps, flower wasps, or thynnid flower wasps) are a family of large, ...
The Tiphiidae (also known as tiphiid wasps, [1] flower wasps, [2] [note 1] or tiphiid flower wasps [3]) are a family of large, solitary wasps whose larvae are parasitoids of various beetle larvae, especially those in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. [4]