To do so, they cut holes into the wood and deposit about ... Because of this, some folks will try to attract cicada killer wasps to their yards. These large wasps sting cicadas and then move ...

Insects also make holes. Ants, yellow jackets and cicada killer wasps live in the soil. Their holes can range from 1/8-in for a cornfield ant to a couple of inches across for wasps and cicada killers.

Like other solitary wasps with no large colony to defend cicada killers usually ignore people as they go about their business of digging holes and hunting for cicadas. A mound of fine soil ...