Guide to the siricid woodwasps of North America

Nathan Schiff; Steven A. Valley; James R. LaBonte; David Smith

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Guide to the siricid woodwasps of North America

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Nathan Schiff, Steven A. Valley, James R. LaBonte, David Smith

Year:

2006

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. 102 p

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Abstract

The Siricidae are a family of large, colorful, stingless wasps whose larvae bore into wood. They are members of the suborder Symphyta (sawflies, and horntails or woodwasps) of the insect order Hymenoptera (ants, wasps, and bees), and are characterized by having a broad waist and an ovipositor modified to insert eggs into wood.

Citation

Schiff, Nathan M.; Valley, Steven A.; LaBonte, James R.; Smith, David R. 2006. Guide to the siricid woodwasps of North America. Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. 102 p