woodwasp

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woodwasp

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noun woodwasps · wood wasp

Any of various not closely related insects of the suborder Symphyta (the sawflies, not true wasps), whose larvae are found in wood. The Sirex woodwasp kills pines and sometimes other conifers by introducing a toxic mucus and fungus when the female lays her eggs through the bark and into the sapwood.

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@misc{woodwasp_2026,
  title = {woodwasp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/woodwasp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}