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The Raspberry Crown Borer is a moth that looks like a hornet - see
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r71300511.html

Jim Nottke
-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Angermayer <hangermayer@isp.com>
>Sent: Feb 18, 2009 2:08 PM
>To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Disguised fly
>
>Jim,
>
>Are you sure it's not Rasp. crown borer?  They come out in Sept. and look
>just like a yellow jacket.  However, they don't eat fruit.  I have to deal
>with them here.  See image:
>
>http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/so-id/entomology/Raspberry%20crown%20borer-ad.jpg
>
>Mark
>KS


Jim Nottke
Pfafftown, NC