Journal of Entomological Science (2013) 48, 299-305

Christine A. Nalepa, Whitney G. Swink, Paul Merten and Jason E. Moan (2013)
Conservative estimates of hunting distance in Cerceris fumipennis Say (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)
Journal of Entomological Science 48 (4), 299-305
Abstract: Plant host specificity of prey buprestid beetles was used to estimate the minimum distance of hunting flights by the solitary fossorial wasp, Cerceris fumipennis Say. Plant hosts of the 5 beetle species investigated were each found at less than 200 m of the wasp nesting area. Although these results indicate neither average nor maximal hunting range, they suggest a working hypothesis that foraging in close proximity to the nesting site may be the norm.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
population dynamics/epizootiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Agrilus planipennis
Cerceris fumipennis (predator)	Agrilus planipennis