Urocerus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)

giant wood wasp

on Pinus, etc.

parasite

Larvae bore in the stem.

host plants

Pinaceae, oligophagous

Abies alba; Larix decidua; Picea abies; Pinus cembra, nigra, sylvestris.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

synonyms

Sirex gigas.

references

Benson (1961a), Blank (1993a), Chrystal (1928a), Hoop (1983a), Kofler & Schedl (2010a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Savina & Chevin (2012a), Schedl (1976a), Taeger, Altenhofer, Blank, ao (1998a).