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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Schizonotus Chalcid

Schizonotus sieboldi

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About

A parasitoid of mason bee larvae found across temperate Asia. It enters the sealed mud nests of Osmia bees to lay its eggs on the developing bee larvae.

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Did You Know?

It times its attack to coincide with the brief window when mason bee cells are sealed but larvae are still vulnerable.