Successful Cicada Killers Project Completed in Rex, GA

A property in need of pest control in Rex, GA, called about the intriguing Cicada killers. The Cicada wasp is the largest in Georgia, measuring almost two inches long. These size able solitary digger wasps are known for their unique behavior of creating burrows in the ground where they live and hunt for food during the day. When a female finds a cicada, she paralyzes it with her stinger, straddles it, and attempts to fly with it to her burrow. Despite the cicada typically weighing more than she does, these flights are usually hops, with more dragging than gliding. These burrows, which provide shelter and protection from predators, play a crucial role in the life cycle of the cicada killer wasp, serving as a safe space to raise their young. The egg hatches in a few days, and the larva feeds on the paralyzed cicada until nothing is left but a shell.