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Behavior at a nesting site and prey of Crabro cribrellifer (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)

TitleBehavior at a nesting site and prey of Crabro cribrellifer (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1978
AuthorsBarrows EM, Lebau PL, Eckstein CE
JournalGreat Lakes Entomologist
Volume11
Pagination175-176
KeywordsSPHECIDAE
Abstract

In Michigan, Crabro cribrellifer tends to show nest clumping within a nest aggregation. Its nesting behavior is similar to that of other Crabro, and it preys on Neoitamus flavofemoratus (Diptera: Asilidae) on warm days in July. Miltogrammine flies Metopia campestris are active at the nesting site.