Giant wood wasp

Photo: Peter Lillywhite, Museum Victoria, PaDIL

Large, 10-40mm long, yellow and black coloured wasp Usually affects stressed softwoods including pine, fir, cedar and spruce Larvae bore into the tree creating feeding galleries and cause significant damage

High priority pest of: Plantation forestry

Scientific name: Urocerus gigas
EPPRD Category:
Life Form: Ants & wasps (HYMENOPTERA)

Pest Documents

• Giant wood wasp FS

FS: fact sheet

CP: contingency plan

DP: diagnostic protocol