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Old 04-10-2007, 11:36 AM
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Re: Flying earwig type wasp thing!

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Originally Posted by sumadartson2001 View Post
Whilst i appreciate what i now know,i will not harm one in the future,obviously in hindsight i may have done wrong but at the time if you are like me and not sure about something like this then i don't think i am alone in thinking that the said person would rather kill it than throw it outside.
Hopefully in the future the rush to wield the spray and dob the clogs will be muted. Though I do appreciate that many people find unknown insects scary. Ichneumons along with Tachnid flies are beneficial insects as they target many pest species.

Some however are not so beneficial:
7 spot ladybird with parasitic wasp cocoon DSCF7766 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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