Somewhat embarrassingly, I was wrong about wasps and radio tracking! Some sparrow wasps (V. mandarinia) were tagged with transmitters as a means of locating a n

Somewhat embarrassingly, I was wrong about wasps and radio tracking! Some sparrow wasps (V. mandarinia) were tagged with transmitters as a means of locating a nest in Washington state about a year and a half ago, the first nest known to exist in the US. (1) Granted, with the objective of locating the nest being in this case its extirpation, that the tracker should be innocuous would be of secondary concern in this case. However, rendering the tracked wasps unable to fly would somewhat defeat the purpose, so one assumes it was designed not to interfere too much with their activities - a difficulty no doubt ameliorated by these wasps' unmatched size and strength. I'd like to read the paper undoubtedly since published by the entomologists involved, but haven't the time just now to find it. But speaking of finding things - given how late in the year that nest was located, it's very probable that any mated gynes to whom it had given rise had dispersed from the nest and possibly entered diapause before the nest was found. Between that and the sparrow wasp's relatively reclusive nesting habit, while this was the first nest known to exist in the US, it's almost certain not to be the last. (1) https://www.geekwire.com/2020/using-radio-trackers-scientists-finally-locate-murder-hornet-nest-washington-state/amp/ https://www.geekwire.com/2020/using-radio-trackers-scientist...