Ichneumon wasps eat pollen and nectar, if they eat at all. Most species spent their life searching for food for their larvas.
An ichneumon wasp will not lay her eggs in humans. The ichneumon wasp prefers to lay her eggs in the ground or on tree bark.
Order: Hymenoptera Family: Ichneumonidae
25 - 30 days
Indian meal moth
The life cycle of an ichneumon wasp typically involves four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The female wasp lays her eggs inside a host insect or spider. The larvae feed and develop inside the host, eventually emerging as adults. The lifecycle can vary depending on the species and host preferences.
The eggs of the Ichneumon wasp are inserted into the tunnels of a pigeon tremex. The larvae develop over the winter and adults emerge in the spring.
Some can lay eggs in their host which eats them alive from the inside out. An example is the Pepsis wasp which lays it's eggs in tarantulas. Another is the Ichneumon wasp which lays it's eggs on caterpillars. And there's a lot more out there.
It could be a wasp or beetle. Both can be black with just one stripe. They typically do not sting, unless provoked.
Ichneumon wasps are highly specific parasitoid wasps. They will often have one specific target prey. Observe them and try to find out what they are after. Perhaps beetle grubs in your trees? If you get rid of their prey, you get rid of them as well.
An ichneumon wasp. Found out the hard way when one stung me on the face.
the Ichneumon wasp
sadly i have tried this and no it does not eat the wasp.