insect id?

[JeffreH]

I think the EAB parasitoid they released was a chalcidoid wasp (the superfamily I actually do my research on =D ). They are extremely small... This one was probably searching for a beetle larva or caterpillar to use as a host to lay eggs on or inside of. They often visit decaying wood because beetle larvae and horntail larvae often feed and live within it. Especially particular dead, standing trees... If you want to see cool parasitoid wasps take a camera to an dead standing tree and just wait

[JeffreH]

Actually, this could be an EAB parasitoid... The one I was thinking of is an egg parasitoid. There is apparently a species in the genus Atanycolus (Family: Braconidae...very closely related to ichneumonids) that looks kind of like this one. It's called Atanycolus hicoriae... check this out:
Genus Atanycolus - BugGuide.Net

I don't think the morphology is quite right, but has similar coloration at least. I'm pretty sure its a braconid or ichneumonid but there are some ~20,000 species of braconids and ~60,000+ ichneumonid species globally so narrowing it down to species will probably not be possible without more detailed photos

[LilyPad]

Yeah, I do not have anymore photos, I will watch around the plywood piles and see if anymore show up and get some better pics. May be a job for my little bug hunter. She has more patience for bug hunting than I do! Thanks again, Jeff, all very interesting!

[Tongue Flicker]

Amazing how it resembles a black soldier fly

[UncleChester]

If you want to see cool parasitoid wasps take a camera to an dead standing tree and just wait

I think you should warn people that hanging around dead standing trees can cause nightmares. The ovipositor on this parasitoid wasp (Megarhyssa atrata I believe?) appeared long enough to go in through my ear and lay eggs in my eyeball, so roughly 5" or so, maybe longer. I do wish I had a photo to show the scale, but it was hard enough operating a camera as it was with a finger jammed in each of ear for protection. I know it won't lay eggs in my eyeball, but once I conjured up the image it would't go away. They don't like human eyeballs. I'm sure of that... I think.

[Frogman1031]

If it's yellow and it flies, i kill it.