CHAFER XXV TWO POTTER WASPS, RED EUMENES 



Red Eumenes. Solitary. Nest a series of earthen jugs, each containing one cell. Stored with 

 pan-worms. Egg hatches in two days. Larva feeds five days. Spins flimsy cocoon. Pupates nine 

 days after feeding. Emerges twenty-three days after pupating. Complete cycle 39 days. 



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CHAPTER XXV TWO POTTER WASPS. BUFF EUMENES 



Buff Eumenes. Solitary. Nest a series of flattened jugs placed one upon another. Each jug 

 contains one cell. Stored with span-worms. Egg hatches in two days. Larva feeds seven days 

 Spins flimsy cocoon. Pupates eight days after feeding. Emerges twenty-four days after pupating. 

 Complete cycle 41 days. 



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CHAPTER XXVI LARVAL SACRIFICE. PODIUM RUFIPES FABR. 



Roach-killer. Solitary. Nest a series of clay cells, contained in long tubes made of clay. Stores 

 nest with small roaches. Egg hatches in two days. Larva feeds five days. Spins cocoon. 

 Pupates ten days after feeding, emerges twenty-four days after pupating. Complete cycle 41 days. 



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CHAPTER XXVII THE BLACK REED- WASP. TRYPOXYLON CINEREOHIRTUM 

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Black Reed-wasp. Neet in a hollow reed. Three cells partitioned off with clay plugs. Cells stored 

 with small spiders. Egg hatches in two days. Larva feeds four days. Spins cocoon. Pupates ten 

 days after feeding. Emerges twenty-two days after pupating. Complete cycle 38 days. 



