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Research on Chalcidoid Systematics - http://cache.ucr.edu/~heraty/
Information about research on the Chalcidoidea from the University of California, Riverside. |
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Wood Wasps and Horntails - http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7407.html
Information on these wasps in the families Siricidae, Xiphydriidae, Anaxyelidae and Orussidea, whose larvae tunnel through wood. |
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Chalcid Wasp - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcid_wasp
Information from Wikipedia on the superfamily of wasps, Chalcidoidea, most of the members of which are parasitoids of other insects. |
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Wasp Warriors: The Wasp Sting - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/articles/waspstng.html
Article by Maurice Smith with photographs of the stinging apparatus and a description of how a sting is inflicted. |
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Paper Wasps, Yellowjackets and other Stinging Wasps - http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-2284/F-7305webcolor.pdf
Illustated article on the different groups of wasps, their avoidance and control, and the medical importance of stings and their treatment. |
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Wasp Watch - http://www.waspwatch.co.uk
Provides statistical information on insect sting activity across the UK, including a unique sting risk index. |
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Parasitoid Wasp Threatens Scottish Seven Spot Ladybird - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/art98/ladybird.html
Photographic article by Anne Bruce on the effect the parasitic wasp Dinocampus coccinellae is having on the ladybird Coccinella septempunctata. |
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Social Wasps and Their Nests - http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/vespids/intro.html
This website discusses all aspects of social wasps including hornets, yellowjackets and paper wasps. It includes an introduction, a gallery, a forum and numerous tips. |
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Bruchophagus roddi: Alfalfa Seed Chalcid - http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/alfalfaseedchalcid.htm
Photographs of adult and larvae, with information on symptoms and a description of this pest of alfalfa. |
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Common Missouri Wasps and Bees - http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/insects/mowasp/
This site offers lots of detailed information on wasps and bees, particularly those found in Missouri. |