Horntail or wood wasp are any of the 150 non-social species of the hymenopteran family Siricidae, a type of wood-eating sawfly. The common name "horntail" derives from the stout, …

There are 28 species of sirex horntail in North America, though not all are native. Horntails are most frequently associated with coniferous trees, especially pines. However, the larvae of …

2024年8月3日 · larvae develop 1‒3 years (3); males emerge first and disperse. Cerrena unicolor fungus stored in special abdominal pouches is deposited along with the eggs. (4) Some are …

2012年1月1日 · Horntails (Siricidae) are important wood-boring insects with 10 extant genera and about 122 species worldwide. Adults and larvae of Siricidae are often intercepted at ports and …

They have a long, cylindrical abdomen with a distinctive “spur” on the dorsal side of the last abdominal tergite. Most species are brown, blue, or black with yellow markings. Females lay …

Siricidae in North America are wood borers. Usually they oviposit into decayed or damaged wood while also depositing a symbiotic wood-decaying fungus. The developing larvae larva: the …

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 …

2021年2月17日 · Deladenus (= Beddingia) siricidicola (Tylenchida: Neotylenchidae) is the most effective biocontrol agent used against the invasive wood wasp, Sirex noctilio (Fabricius) …

Larva: The grub-like larva bores into the wood, feeding on the wood tissue and sometimes on symbiotic fungi. Pupa: The larva pupates within the wood, undergoing metamorphosis. Adult: …

Siricidae: The Siricidae or horntail wasps attack trees that are stressed and declining as well as fire-damaged or freshly-harvested timber. The female penetrates the bark and wood with a …