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Re:Life cycles of a hornet colony (2003) by CoastalCoder on Saturday July 16, 2022 @05:42PM (#32122250)
I'm curious what insects the author had in mind.

I have a deep hatred for hornets, but I can think of some other insect species I'm happy to keep in check: mosquitoes, ticks, horse flies / deer flies, cicadas, etc. And probably some caterpillars that can damage our trees by eating their leaves.

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Re:Life cycles of a hornet colony (2003) by SoftTalker on Saturday July 16, 2022 @09:52PM (#32123703)
I'm not sure wasps do much for most of those. There is the "Cicada Killer" though... https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E-254/E-254.h...

Other wasps will catch spiders and use them as food for their young.

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