Greenhouse fig wasp

Author

Comment

Bass

Registered:1188959030
Posts: 2,428

Posted 1426760933	Reply with quote #1

Yesterday I noticed while looking at some of my figs in the Greenhouse these wasps. They look very much like the fig wasps. I did get a Capri last year that had some wasps early in the season and didn't really pollinate anything because it was too early for me. I'm wondering if they really overwintered or this is something else. I took a close up shot with my phone. Not a great picture. The wings look like the blastophaga wasp. I don't have any Capri figs forming now. So they really not pollinating anything. Attached Images image.jpg (278.86 KB, 135 views) __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

Greenguy

Registered:1404360005
Posts: 67

Posted 1426769663	Reply with quote #2

How cold did your greenhouse get over the winter. How many different capris do you have. Do you have one that produces figs all year. Or do you have three different ones that produce begining middle and end of season. To transfer the wasp. Thanks cian __________________ wish list pananas purple, i258, any type of mutation

Bass

Registered:1188959030
Posts: 2,428

Posted 1426771712	Reply with quote #3

I don't have any Capri figs over winter. But did have a couple unripe figs on some plants. __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

Speedmaster

Registered:1404377112
Posts: 385

Posted 1426773035	Reply with quote #4

Hey bass I do not think these are fig wasps because I see them on my figs, but only one had viable seeds this year (2015). __________________ Weather: Winter: 10C+ Summer: 42C+ Growing: Syrian Unk., Atreano, Egyptian Unk., Lebanese Unk., Col de dame Gris, Beall, Negronne, Ronde de bordeaux, Brogiotto Bianco Wish List: Panache.

figpig_66

Registered:1416870358
Posts: 2,678

Posted 1426774814	Reply with quote #5

Quote: Originally Posted by Speedmaster Hey bass I do not think these are fig wasps because I see them on my figs, but only one had viable seeds this year (2015). how do you know if figs have viable seeds?? __________________ RICHIE BONI HICKORY LOUISIANA ZONE 8B WARM HUMID WINRERS ARE VERY MILD LOW 20'S BUT WARMS RIGHT UP DURING THE DAY. SUMMER IS EXTREMELY HOT & HUMID 100 degrees 100% humidity fig tree grow like crazy but some split from rain & humidity Wish list. Col de dame blanc Col de rimada Lsu numbered figs

figpig_66

Registered:1416870358
Posts: 2,678

Posted 1426774980	Reply with quote #6

Quote: Originally Posted by Greenguy How cold did your greenhouse get over the winter. How many different capris do you have. Do you have one that produces figs all year. Or do you have three different ones that produce begining middle and end of season. To transfer the wasp. Thanks cian Cian. I have all three capri's rooted. if they all make it. When would i introduce the wasp? __________________ RICHIE BONI HICKORY LOUISIANA ZONE 8B WARM HUMID WINRERS ARE VERY MILD LOW 20'S BUT WARMS RIGHT UP DURING THE DAY. SUMMER IS EXTREMELY HOT & HUMID 100 degrees 100% humidity fig tree grow like crazy but some split from rain & humidity Wish list. Col de dame blanc Col de rimada Lsu numbered figs

greenfig

Registered:1359790036
Posts: 3,182

Posted 1426776619	Reply with quote #7

Bass, They do not look like my wild wasps, a different shape, unless you managed to breed a different Arctic variety ! __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

Bass

Registered:1188959030
Posts: 2,428

Posted 1426777425	Reply with quote #8

I really didn't sit and compare these wasps to the ones I had last year. They could be something else. But wings look similar. @greenfig I will let God breed a new arctic wasp, I'm not that good. __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

Greenguy

Registered:1404360005
Posts: 67

Posted 1426778362	Reply with quote #9

So you are saying if they are wasps they overwintered in a common fig. Not a mamme Capri. Also how cold did you let your greenhouse get __________________ wish list pananas purple, i258, any type of mutation

hoosierbanana

Registered:1287901146
Posts: 2,186

Posted 1426780077	Reply with quote #10

They look like ant drones to me. Their wings are proportionally larger than fig wasps. __________________ 7a, DE

Speedmaster

Registered:1404377112
Posts: 385

Posted 1426780942 · Edited	Reply with quote #11

Quote: Originally Posted by figpig_66 Quote: Originally Posted by Speedmaster Hey bass I do not think these are fig wasps because I see them on my figs, but only one had viable seeds this year (2015). how do you know if figs have viable seeds?? they are darker seeds and are larger and have a white nut inside them and they sprout readily. Edit: and they sink when you put them in a glass of water. check this: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/my-first-pollinated-syrian-saydawi-fig-7043868 __________________ Weather: Winter: 10C+ Summer: 42C+ Growing: Syrian Unk., Atreano, Egyptian Unk., Lebanese Unk., Col de dame Gris, Beall, Negronne, Ronde de bordeaux, Brogiotto Bianco Wish List: Panache.

lampo

Registered:1329071797
Posts: 2,060

Posted 1426784616	Reply with quote #12

That insect seems too big for a fig wasp which is smaller and with a slimmer silhouette.. wings too long. It looks like winged termites . Francisco

figpig_66

Registered:1416870358
Posts: 2,678

Posted 1426811073	Reply with quote #13

Quote: Originally Posted by Speedmaster Quote: Originally Posted by figpig_66 Quote: Originally Posted by Speedmaster Hey bass I do not think these are fig wasps because I see them on my figs, but only one had viable seeds this year (2015). how do you know if figs have viable seeds?? they are darker seeds and are larger and have a white nut inside them and they sprout readily. Edit: and they sink when you put them in a glass of water. check this: http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/my-first-pollinated-syrian-saydawi-fig-7043868 Thank you speed. __________________ RICHIE BONI HICKORY LOUISIANA ZONE 8B WARM HUMID WINRERS ARE VERY MILD LOW 20'S BUT WARMS RIGHT UP DURING THE DAY. SUMMER IS EXTREMELY HOT & HUMID 100 degrees 100% humidity fig tree grow like crazy but some split from rain & humidity Wish list. Col de dame blanc Col de rimada Lsu numbered figs

Bass

Registered:1188959030
Posts: 2,428

Posted 1426814970	Reply with quote #14

Thanks Francisco and all. __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

FigWhisperer

Registered:1390447672
Posts: 106

Posted 1426823608	Reply with quote #15

__________________ Frank Q. Figs: Food from paradise Wish-list:A good harvest :) Now you can follow http://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesFigForest

Speedmaster

Registered:1404377112
Posts: 385

Posted 1426840291	Reply with quote #16

I have seen a fig wasp, but by the time I got my phone it was gone somewhere. It was on a fallen fig on the ground. It had a tail or something. __________________ Weather: Winter: 10C+ Summer: 42C+ Growing: Syrian Unk., Atreano, Egyptian Unk., Lebanese Unk., Col de dame Gris, Beall, Negronne, Ronde de bordeaux, Brogiotto Bianco Wish List: Panache.

DevIsgro

Registered:1420826837
Posts: 637

Posted 1431087008	Reply with quote #17

I wish there was a way to introduce them to a temperature controlled greenhouse. I know bees die in a greenhouse, it would be cool if fig wasps did not. __________________ Currently growing 50-60 varieties, this season's cuttings dependant. Hopefully I'll get to taste a few more this year...

Chivas

Registered:1283819505
Posts: 1,675

Posted 1431101800	Reply with quote #18

Bees only die in a greenhouse if they have no hive or no food source, excluding the pesticides and fungicides that harm them. They usually live for about 12 weeks if you talk about bumble bees, I use them for years and put new hives every week to maintain pollination, The ones I put in die from old age or from venturing outside and not making it back when there is frost. __________________ Canada Zone 6B

rcantor

Registered:1309799312
Posts: 5,724

Posted 1431102999	Reply with quote #19

These are fig wasps from Wayne's word. __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

noss

Registered:1244523274
Posts: 2,122

Posted 1431143744	Reply with quote #20

Hi lampo, Termites have no waists on them and this one looks like it has a waist. I can't see the photo clearly I hope, anyway. Who needs termites??? noss __________________ noss/a.k.a. Vivian Lafayette, LA Zone 9a Wish List: Col de Dame Blanc, Col de Dame Noir, Scott's Yellow, Tony's Brown Italian, any other fig that is good in the rain/humidity and has a real figgy flavor.

lampo

Registered:1329071797
Posts: 2,060

Posted 1431181812	Reply with quote #21

noss, I did not look into that anatomical detail- Google will provide a lot of information on those differences I am no entomologist but dealing with the FCarica wasps for a long time, saw the GH insect could never be a Blastophaga It was far bigger than the fig wasp and with different contours probably 4 times bigger, wasp wings are transparent, much smaller and usually the insect keeps them upright when walking. The mentioning of termites came from memories of my childhood searching the fields looking for them as well as big winged ants to feed my chameleons and bait the occasional larks and thrushes Francisco Portugal

Previous Topic | Next Topic

Modal title

Insert Code

Please paste your code into the box below: