Cicada killer wasps dig burrows underground and fill them with the cicadas that they have paralyzed to feed their larvae or babies. Cicada killer wasps are a natural form of pest control because while cicadas don’t have stingers, the way they lay their eggs often causes damage to trees and other plants.
Pets are also more at risk of being stung than people and may experience allergic reactions to the venom especially if they are stung on their face or mouth. However, females will use their stingers on cicadas and inject venom in them that paralyzes them. The male cicada killers don’t have stingers and are therefore harmless to people but female killers do have stingers but very rarely will sting people. Their main source of prey is adult cicadas hence their name. They are abundant in Northern Virginia during the late summer months of July and August and start leaving the state toward mid September. They have stripes along their abdomen that are jagged and resemble mountain ranges. The Eastern cicada killer wasp typically can grow to be up to one and a half inches long. In Northern Virginia, the most commonly found species of cicada killer wasp is the Eastern cicada killer wasp.
There are four different species of them in the United States, the Western cicada killer, the Eastern cicada killer and the Pacific and Caribbean cicada killer wasps. Photo Credit: Cicada Mania What are cicada killer wasps?Ĭicada killer wasps are the largest wasp in the world. What is the difference between cicada killer wasps and Asian giant Hornets?
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