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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Turftwister Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | USGA Green Section |
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| Title: | [Cicada killer wasps harmless] |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 43, No. 4, July/August 2005, p. . |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| Question: | "Our course seems to be the home for more and more cicada killer wasps. Besides the nuisance they create with the holes they burrow in the ground and the piles of soil around the holes, many of our golfers are fearful of these large wasps. I have told them they are harmless to humans. They do not seem to believe me. Maybe they will believe the USGA Green Section." |
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| Source of Question: | Maryland |
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| Answer/Response: | "According to Dr. William J. Sciarappa, Monmouth Country (New Jersey) Extension Agent, while the male giant cicada killer wasp often flies close to people in defense of his nest, only the female can cause a mild sting. Her stingers is used primarily to paralyze prey, not to attack humans. A fact sheet on this pest can be downloaded from the website of Rutgers University at www.rcre.rutgers.edu/pubs/publications.asp?pid=FS040. With support from the USGA and Rutgers, maybe your skeptical golfers will believe you now." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Insects; Sphecius speciosus
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| Abstract/Contents: | Responds to a question asked regarding cicada killer wasps. While these wasps are a nuisance to golf courses, the female wasps cause only a mild sting. As part of the response, a link to a sheet about the pest is provided by Rutgers University. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
USGA Green Section. 2005. [Cicada killer wasps harmless]. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 43(4) |
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