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Yes=2C Jim=2C very common there the past week or so. Unusual for a species =
that finding one a season is the norm. (Found and photographed one with its=
ovipositor broken off).
Angus
From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] pelecinid wasp seen at Miner's Marsh
Date: Tue=2C 2 Aug 2016 13:11:17 -0300
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Begin forwarded message:From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Subject: pelecinid wasp seen at Miner's Marsh
Date: August 2=2C 2016 at 1:10:53 PM ADT
To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
Cc: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
AUG. 1=2C 2016 - MINER=92S MARSH =97 I checked lots of the common milkweed =
plants there=2C looking for signs of monarch caterpillars damaging the leav=
es=2C but no damages nor caterpillars were seen. However=2C one leaf had a=
very recognizable wasp on it: it was a female of the kind that hunts white=
grubs of June beetles with its very long and skinny & black abdomen =97 a=
pelecinid wasp=2C Pelecinus polyturator. Just Google this wasp=92s name i=
f you want info=92 or photos of it.
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>Yes=2C Jim=2C very common there =
the past week or so. Unusual for a species that finding one a season is the=
norm. (Found and photographed one with its ovipositor broken off).<br>Angu=
s<br><br><div><hr id=3D"stopSpelling">From: jimwolford@eastlink.ca<br>Subje=
ct: [NatureNS] pelecinid wasp seen at Miner's Marsh<br>Date: Tue=2C 2 Aug 2=
016 13:11:17 -0300<br>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><br><br><div style=3D"=
"><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class=3D"ecxApple-interchange-=
newline"><blockquote><div style=3D""><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'=
=3Bcolor:rgba(0=2C 0=2C 0=2C 1.0)=3B"><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family:'Helvetica'=3B">Jim Wolford <=3B<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@ea=
stlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>>=3B<br></span></div><div style=3D""=
><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'=3Bcolor:rgba(0=2C 0=2C 0=2C 1.0)=3B=
"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'=3B"><b>pele=
cinid wasp seen at Miner's Marsh</b><br></span></div><div style=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'=3Bcolor:rgba(0=2C 0=2C 0=2C 1.0)=3B"><b>Da=
te: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'=3B">August 2=2C 2016 =
at 1:10:53 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D""><span style=3D"font-famil=
y:'Helvetica'=3Bcolor:rgba(0=2C 0=2C 0=2C 1.0)=3B"><b>To: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'=3B">Nature BNS <=3B<a href=3D"mailto:nat=
ure@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca</a>>=3B<br></sp=
an></div><div style=3D""><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'=3Bcolor:rgb=
a(0=2C 0=2C 0=2C 1.0)=3B"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Hel=
vetica'=3B">Jim Wolford <=3B<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jim=
wolford@eastlink.ca</a>>=3B<br></span></div><br><div><div style=3D"word-w=
rap:break-word=3B"><div style=3D""><b>AUG. 1=2C 2016 - MINER=92S MARSH</b> =
=97 I checked lots of the common milkweed plants there=2C looking for signs=
of monarch caterpillars damaging the leaves=2C but no damages nor caterpil=
lars were seen. =3B However=2C one leaf had a very recognizable wasp on=
it: it was a female of the kind that hunts white grubs of June beetles wit=
h its very long and skinny &=3B black abdomen =97 =3B a pelecinid wa=
sp=2C <span style=3D"font-size:13px=3Bfont-family:Arial=3B"><i>Pelecinus po=
lyturator. =3B </i>Just Google this wasp=92s name if you want info=92 o=
r photos of it.</span></div><div style=3D""><span style=3D"font-size:13px=
=3Bfont-family:Arial=3B"><br></span></div><div style=3D""><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size:13px=3Bfont-family:Arial=3B">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</span></=
div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> </div></body>
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