Resource Number: 56460
Title: Guide to the Siricid Woodwasps of North America
Publisher: USDA Forest Service
Resource Type: Field guide
Description:
The Siricidae are a family of large, colorful, stingless wasps whose larvae bore into wood. They are members of the suborder Symphyta (sawflies, and horntails or woodwasps) of the insect order Hymenoptera (ants, wasps, and bees), and are characterized by having a broad waist and an ovipositor modified to insert eggs into wood.
Last Updated: February 12, 2026
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