Virginia Cooperative ExtensionDellinger, Theresa A.Day, Eric R.2014-08-202014-08-202012http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50297Describes Velvet Ants, their life cycle, habitats, and discusses control if necessary, although they are generally not regarded as pests. Caution is noted in handling velvet ants, since their stings are very painful.1 pageapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Agricultural insects / PestsVelvet Ants: Hymenoptera: MutillidaeExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/ENTO/ENTO-22/ENTO-22_PDF.pdfMutillidaeLife history