The First Data on the Bionomics of the Solitary Wasp Euodynerus fastidiosus (De Saussure) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae: Eumeninae)
Journal: Entomological Review
Year: 2020

Bionomics of Euodynerus fastidiosus (de Saussure) was studied in Crimea. One nest located in an old burrow of Cicadatra querula (Pallas) and 13 nests located in the cells of old nests of Sceliphron spp. were examined. The nests contained 1–4 cells separated by partitions made of soil mastic which the wasps prepared by mixing dry earth with water. The lateral cell walls were also covered with soil mastic in some nests. Female wasps hunted the larvae of moths and skippers of the families Pyralidae