ID of a flying bug ~size of small hummingbird, burrows in clay/sand combo under rocks, in CT, ~mid-day? Yuk!?

Question

Has tones of orange on wings and white on its back. Bigger than any bee I've ever seen!

Answer 1

Too bad you don't have a picture. It sounds like a Cicada Killer Wasp. These things look like they could carry away a small child! Check out the images on the search for them.

They burrow into the dirt that has recently been disturbed or bare spots in your lawn. They're around about mid July to Mid August. They don't sting unless really, really aggravated. They kill cicadas and bring them into their burrow so that they can lay their eggs in them.

You might want to try to get rid of them now because they multiply! We started with 2 or 3 now we are up to 25 to 30 this year. Use a wasp spray, we use the Green Thumb brand wasp killer from Ace Hardware. Get them early morning or evening when they are sluggish. Also try a tennis racket if you have one.

They are considered a "beneficial" insect but can really become a nuisance since we have many children in our neighborhood who like to play in our yard.

We have been battling these buggers for years. We are in Manchester.

I wish you much luck!

Answer 2

Bat moth?

Answer 3

this is a hummingbird Hawk Moth and can be a little strange looking. http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dhummingbird%2Bhawk%2Bmoth%26sp%3D1%26fr2%3Dsp-top%26_adv_prop%3Dimage%26fr%3Dks-ques%26sz%3Dall%26ei%3DISO-8859-1%26SpellState%3Dn-117264638_q-lOBwXP2pBiZKA%2Fz5VHoEnwAAAA%40%40&w=300&h=262&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F32%2F43967523_fc67c91997_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F39023207%40N00%2F43967523%2F&size=33.3kB&name=43967523_fc67c91997.jpg&p=hummingbird+hawk+moth&type=jpeg&no=3&tt=534&oid=1c7ac967059348b0&fusr=Thermocouple&tit=Hummingbird+Hawk+Moth&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F39023207%40N00%2F&ei=ISO-8859-1&src=p