Report #6646 - Report: Pigeon Horntail (Tremex columba)

Pigeon Horntail (Tremex columba) on Sep 17, 2024

Originally reported as Cicada Killer Wasps (unknown species) (Sphecius spp.)

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Description of specimen

it looks like a Murder Hornet or a Cicada Killer Wasp - the thing has a long stinger, so not sure.
Its trapped underneath a tupperware now.

Commentary

Thank you for your report! That is a woodwasp in the genus Tremex. They can't sting. The long ovipositor is for laying eggs under the bark of trees. Their grubs are wood borers.

Thanks for being on the lookout for invasive insects!

Tom Valente
Sept. 20, 2024, 2:14 a.m.

Pigeon Horntail (Tremex columba) on Sep 17, 2024

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