| 5489212 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
Collecting pollen in late season |
| 5489213 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
Collecting pollen in late season |
| 5489214 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
Collecting pollen late season |
| 5489209 |
wasp |
Vespula vulgaris |
Late season queen visiting flowers for pollen. |
| 5489210 |
wasp |
Vespula vulgaris |
Late season queen visiting flowers for pollen. |
| 5489197 |
Chinese paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis |
|
| 5489198 |
Chinese paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis |
|
| 5489199 |
Chinese paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis |
|
| 5469309 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5469311 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5477403 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Paper wasps found mating and hiding in a vacant building for overwintering |
| 5469293 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5402397 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
|
| 5469313 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
thorax |
| 5469312 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
thorax |
| 5469304 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
abdomen |
| 5469306 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
forewing |
| 5469308 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5469287 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469288 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469283 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
abdomen |
| 5469285 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
forewing |
| 5466606 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
|
| 5466607 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
|
| 5466608 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
thorax |
| 5466609 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
thorax |
| 5466603 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
forewing |
| 5466604 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
|
| 5466605 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
|
| 5466602 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
|
| 5466613 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
|
| 5466614 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
thorax |
| 5466615 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
thorax |
| 5466610 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
abdomen |
| 5466611 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
|
| 5466612 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma bernardii |
|
| 5463434 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
|
| 5463436 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
thorax |
| 5463437 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
thorax |
| 5468288 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
nest |
| 5469305 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5469307 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5469310 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes humilis |
|
| 5469286 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469289 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5469290 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
thorax |
| 5469291 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
thorax |
| 5469284 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5463443 |
mason wasp |
Abispa splendida |
|
| 5469282 |
wasp |
Vespula vulgaris |
thorax |
| 5469321 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
|
| 5469322 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
thorax |
| 5469323 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
thorax |
| 5469281 |
wasp |
Vespula vulgaris |
thorax |
| 5469277 |
wasp |
Vespula vulgaris |
abdomen |
| 5469278 |
wasp |
Vespula vulgaris |
|
| 5469279 |
wasp |
Vespula vulgaris |
|
| 5469280 |
wasp |
Vespula vulgaris |
|
| 5469320 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
|
| 5469318 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
abdomen |
| 5469319 |
German yellowjacket |
Vespula germanica |
|
| 5462666 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
abdomen |
| 5462669 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
thorax |
| 5462718 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
abdomen |
| 5462722 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
thorax |
| 5462723 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
thorax |
| 5462720 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
head |
| 5462729 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
head |
| 5462727 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
abdomen |
| 5462731 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
thorax |
| 5462732 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
thorax |
| 5462733 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
abdomen |
| 5462737 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
thorax |
| 5462738 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
thorax |
| 5462735 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
head |
| 5462665 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
thorax |
| 5465192 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma townsvillensis |
head |
| 5465193 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma townsvillensis |
|
| 5465194 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma townsvillensis |
thorax |
| 5465195 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma townsvillensis |
thorax |
| 5462664 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
head |
| 5465190 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma townsvillensis |
abdomen |
| 5465191 |
paper wasp |
Polistes stigma townsvillensis |
|
| 5463438 |
mason wasp |
Abispa splendida |
abdomen |
| 5463439 |
mason wasp |
Abispa splendida |
thorax |
| 5463440 |
mason wasp |
Abispa splendida |
thorax |
| 5463435 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
|
| 5463432 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
abdomen |
| 5463433 |
eumenine wasp |
Delta arcuata |
|
| 5463441 |
mason wasp |
Abispa splendida |
|
| 5462736 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
|
| 5462734 |
paper wasp |
Polistes erythrinus |
|
| 5462728 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
|
| 5462730 |
paper wasp |
Polistes facilis |
|
| 5463442 |
mason wasp |
Abispa splendida |
|
| 5462667 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
|
| 5462668 |
paper wasp |
Polistes tepidus |
|
| 5462719 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
|
| 5462721 |
paper wasp |
Polistes schach |
|
| 5458562 |
paper wasp |
Ropalidia socialistica |
|
| 5458537 |
paper wasp |
Polistes variabilis |
thorax |
| 5458538 |
paper wasp |
Polistes variabilis |
thorax |
| 5458563 |
paper wasp |
Ropalidia socialistica |
thorax |
| 5458564 |
paper wasp |
Ropalidia socialistica |
thorax |
| 5458559 |
paper wasp |
Ropalidia socialistica |
abdomen |
| 5458561 |
paper wasp |
Ropalidia socialistica |
head |
| 5458533 |
paper wasp |
Polistes variabilis |
abdomen |
| 5458560 |
paper wasp |
Ropalidia socialistica |
|
| 5458534 |
paper wasp |
Polistes variabilis |
|
| 5458535 |
paper wasp |
Polistes variabilis |
head |
| 5458536 |
paper wasp |
Polistes variabilis |
|
| 1386036 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Adult on nest with larvae in nest |
| 1386038 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Nest with larvae inside |
| 5445319 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Small lek of males, present in mid-September |
| 5445318 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
trap baited with heptyl butyrate (left). The gray bag, sold as the Waspinator, purportedly repels wasps, but trap captures were not affected by its placement next to traps. |
| 5445317 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
Adult visiting traps baited with heptyl butyrate |
| 5445316 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Trap baited with heptyl butyrate |
| 5445315 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Adult visiting pancakes with syrup |
| 5445314 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
|
| 5445169 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Adults visiting hummingbird feeder |
| 5443162 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Nest at end of year. Photograph taken October 27, 2010 |
| 5443163 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Nest at end of year. Photograph taken October 27, 2010 |
| 5444271 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Northern Paper Wasp: Polistes fuscatus |
| 5444273 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5443470 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5443471 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5443472 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 2651036 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 0014282 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
with adults |
| 0014280 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
large nest |
| 0001024 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5439549 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
nest |
| 5439550 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Nest |
| 5439551 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Nest |
| 0014281 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
large nest |
| 0001002 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
large local reaction to sting |
| 5436347 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
I trapped it under a pint glass so we could safely examine it and take some pictures before releasing a few minutes later. First time I've seen a wild one. |
| 5436348 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
I trapped it under a pint glass so we could safely examine it and take some pictures before releasing a few minutes later. In this image it is climbing up the side of the glass. First time I've seen a wild one. |
| 5436351 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
Good view of antennae |
| 1225051 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Start of Hornet's Nest |
| 1242094 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1227009 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 1225056 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1225055 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1225050 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 0001017 |
common paper wasp |
Polistes exclamans exclamans |
|
| 1402131 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Several species of paper wasps search out and kill small hornworms and other tobacco pests. The wasps roll parts of the worms into balls, fly them to their nest, and feed them to their young. Research in the early 1960’s showed the provision of nesting sites near tobacco fields reduced numbers of hornworms and leaf loss. Most people recognize these beneficials as the familiar "stinging" wasps which build paper nests or combs under the eaves of buildings and in dense vegetation. |
| 1224170 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 1326043 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Early season nest with larvae visible distribution |
| 1243120 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Large nest |
| 1224089 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1227008 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 0001018 |
red wasp |
Polistes annularis |
|
| 1242095 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5435592 |
mason wasps |
Euodynerus spp. |
7 mm long |
| 5435593 |
mason wasps |
Euodynerus spp. |
7 mm long |
| 5435594 |
mason wasps |
Euodynerus spp. |
|
| 5435595 |
mason wasps |
Euodynerus spp. |
|
| 1326042 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
An introduced species of rapidly expanding distribution |
| 2101022 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
eating bark of ash |
| 0001021 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
|
| 1386029 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
|
| 1386031 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
|
| 1386042 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 1386041 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 1386030 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
|
| 1398150 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 1243087 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Adult tending small nest |
| 1326041 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Nest observed in early July |
| 5408640 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald-faced hornet nest cut in half showing cells |
| 5408641 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald-faced hornet nest cut in half |
| 5408638 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald-faced hornet nest 20 feet in a Maple tree 9 inches in diameter |
| 5408639 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald-faced hornet nest cut in half |
| 5408637 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald-faced hornet nest 20 feet in a Maple tree 9 inches in diameter |
| 1366075 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 2107026 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 2107038 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 2107039 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 1386037 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Nest with two females |
| 1386028 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
|
| 1386027 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Nest |
| 1386039 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 1386040 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 0014283 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
large nest |
| 0001019 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
nesting in hay |
| 0001022 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
|
| 0001020 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
nesting in wall |
| 1549646 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
Insect on the right is a bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata). The other insect is a yellowjacket |
| 5369822 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Nest entrance in brick wall |
| 5369820 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Nest entrance in brick wall |
| 5369810 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes aurifer |
Late season (October 13) adult. At the time mating activities were noted and adults were moving to winter shelter. |
| 5369821 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes aurifer |
Late season (October 13) adult. At the time mating activities were noted and adults were moving to winter shelter. |
| 5369868 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
Late season adult (October 30, 2008). |
| 5369788 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes aurifer |
Late season (October 13) adult. At the time mating activities were noted and adults were moving to winter shelter. |
| 5369799 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes aurifer |
Shot of face showing markings of male. Late season (October 13) adult. At the time mating activities were noted and adults were moving to winter shelter. |
| 5424136 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5424138 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 1549628 |
hornets, potter wasps, paper wasps or yellow jackets |
|
Top: Vespula spp. Yellowjacket
Bottom: Vespa Crabro European hornet |
| 1549632 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
nest |
| 1549645 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
nest |
| 5407934 |
red wasp |
Polistes annularis |
|
| 1549620 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549643 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549637 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549630 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549647 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549648 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
bite |
| 1549644 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
nest |
| 1549640 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549641 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549642 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
nest |
| 1549638 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549639 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549631 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549634 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549636 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549626 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549627 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 1549624 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549625 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549621 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549619 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549617 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549618 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 1549490 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
second one from left on bottom row |
| 1549476 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 1549474 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 1549475 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 1549473 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 1549499 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549494 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549495 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549497 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549498 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549491 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549492 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549493 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1549489 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5402254 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402255 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402256 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402249 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402250 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402251 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402252 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402253 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402244 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402245 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402246 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402247 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402248 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402242 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5402243 |
wasp |
Polistes humilis synoecus |
|
| 5403460 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5403259 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5403260 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5403261 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5403262 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 5327038 |
Asian paper wasp |
Polistes chinensis antennalis |
|
| 5381054 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
|
| 5382007 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5389305 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
devouring some deer meat
|
| 5380309 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
adults, egg, and nest |
| 5380349 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5380350 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5367962 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5367957 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Adult on broccoli floret |
| 5367958 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5367959 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5367960 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5367961 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5376014 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
|
| 5369467 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5369468 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5369466 |
yellowjacket |
Vespula spp. |
|
| 5368157 |
potterwasp |
Eumenes spp. |
|
| 5368156 |
hornets/ yellow jackets |
Vespa spp. |
|
| 5368153 |
paperwasps |
Ropalidia spp. |
|
| 5368154 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
feeding on a larvae of a lymantriid caterpillar |
| 5292049 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5292050 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5292051 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5292052 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5292053 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5292054 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 5305039 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Adult chewing on leftover chicken |
| 5305040 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Adults massed on leftover chicken |
| 5304074 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Overwintered queen chewing on weathered wood |
| 5303009 |
forest yellowjacket |
Vespula acadica |
Worker visiting flower. Mendocino County, CA |
| 5303062 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Adult collecting honeydew from oak |
| 5303008 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Worker visiting flower. Mendocino County, CA |
| 5024075 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
feeding on larvae of California pear sawfly |
| 5025020 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Female cleaning nest cell. |
| 5255018 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
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| 5255019 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
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| 1482006 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
nest; photo January 1982 |
| 1482007 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
nest; photo 7 November 1976 |
| 5188011 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Overwintered queen |
| 5188013 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
Overwintered queen |
| 1491036 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Nest in beer can |
| 1491037 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Nest with workers |
| 1491029 |
Eumenid wasp |
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Eumenid nest and adult |
| 1491030 |
Eumenid wasp |
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Eumenid at trap nest |
| 1491031 |
Vespid wasp |
Symmorphus canadensis |
Chrysomelid larvae contents of trap nest |
| 1491034 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Large nest in shrubbery |
| 1491035 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Young nest |
| 1491032 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Large nest of with adults at entrance |
| 1491033 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Small nest of Dolichovespula arenaria with queen and queen of the parasite D. arctica |
| 1626099 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
Girdled branches due to removal of bark to be used for nest building. |
| 5108098 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
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| 5108099 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
|
| 5138024 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
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| 1224159 |
hornets, potter wasps, paper wasps or yellow jackets |
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yellow jacket feeding on rabbiteye blueberry |
| 2514019 |
hornets, potter wasps, paper wasps or yellow jackets |
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| 1225067 |
hornets, potter wasps, paper wasps or yellow jackets |
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Wasp nest, with grubs & wasps |
| 1225162 |
hornets, potter wasps, paper wasps or yellow jackets |
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Yellow Jacket nest, opened to show tiens |
| 1224169 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
|
| 2514008 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald Face Hornet at Tree wound. |
| 2514009 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald Face Hornet nest |
| 2514010 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bald Face Hornet nest |
| 1225061 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Paper wasp |
| 1225063 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
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| 1225170 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Bold faced Hornet (front) |
| 1225172 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Baldfaced Hornet. |
| 5109033 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
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| 5109006 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
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| 5109007 |
southern yellowjacket |
Vespula squamosa |
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| 5109023 |
mason wasp |
Pachodynerus erynnis |
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| 5109024 |
mason wasp |
Pachodynerus erynnis |
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| 5083091 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus aurifer |
overwintering queen produced in late summer |
| 5084031 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
overwintering queen exposed from under a board in late October |
| 5025016 |
paper wasp |
Polistes metrica |
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| 5025011 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
capturing calliphorid fly attracted to chicken liver bait |
| 5025024 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
foraging |
| 5025031 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
female |
| 5025032 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
Male |
| 5025034 |
paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus |
male |
| 5025029 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus aurifer |
foraging at rabbitbrush |
| 5025035 |
carpenter wasp |
Monobia quadridens |
sunning on leaf |
| 5025037 |
carpenter wasp |
Monobia quadridens |
preparing for flight |
| 5025033 |
Vespid wasp |
Euodynerus crypticus |
collecting water at pool |
| 5025013 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
visiting bacterial ooze on a willow branch with golden paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus aurifer), bumble flower beetle (Euphoria inda) and Tragidion coquus |
| 5025007 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
foraging at rabbitbrush |
| 5025009 |
prairie yellowjacket |
Vespula atropilosa |
foraging |
| 5025027 |
paper wasp |
Polistes apachus |
foraging |
| 5025028 |
golden paper wasp |
Polistes fuscatus aurifer |
Adult foraging on ooze from tree |
| 5024086 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Late season adult, a potential overwintering queen, basking on an oak leaf. |
| 5024097 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Feeding on honeydew secreted by gall produced by oak rough bulletgall wasp. |
| 5025008 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Colony located in pipe supporting clothes lines. |
| 5025017 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
sunning on rocks at nest entrance |
| 5025019 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
basking in early morning from a colony located in metal pipe of clothes line |
| 5025030 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Colony established on sweet corn tassel. August 20, 2006 |
| 5025021 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Female |
| 5025022 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
emerging from nest cell |
| 5025023 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
nest |
| 5025025 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
in flight |
| 5025026 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
collecting water at pool |
| 5025018 |
Western paper wasp |
Mischocyttarus flavitarsis |
Male |
| 5024063 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Collecting honeydew secreted by peony bud |
| 5025005 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Foraging at flowers in late summer. |
| 5025006 |
aerial yellowjacket |
Dolichovespula arenaria |
Early season queen sunning on leaf. |
| 5024092 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Nest produced on low-growing shrub. |
| 5024093 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Workers defending nest after hive disturbance. |
| 5024094 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Workers defending nest after hive disturbance. |
| 5024095 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
in flight |
| 5024096 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Collecting honeydew from galls of oak rough bulletgall wasp. |
| 5024098 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Collecting honeydew from galls of oak rough bulletgall wasp. |
| 5024099 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
sunning on leaf |
| 5024100 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
foraging on chicken liver |
| 5025001 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
chewing on chicken liver with calliphoris (Lucilia sp.) |
| 5025002 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Colony entrance at back of stone wall. |
| 5025003 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
manipulating cut piece of chicken liver |
| 5025004 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
with bumble flower beetle (Euphoria inda) foraging on bacterial ooze on willow |
| 5024006 |
western yellowjacket |
Vespula pensylvanica |
Queen produced in late Fall |
| 5023081 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
colony established on sweet corn tassel. August 26, 2006 |
| 5023082 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
adult present during late May oviposition period |
| 5023091 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
larvae and capped pupae |
| 5024003 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
close up of larvae in paper comb |
| 5024014 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Pupae and two stages of larvae extracted from comb. |
| 5024024 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
Fanning colony for temperature regulation |
| 5024053 |
paper wasp |
Polistes dominula |
chewing wood fibers from weathered wood. |
| 1247031 |
eastern yellowjacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
nesting in hay |
| 1361214 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
Large nest |
| 1626098 |
European hornet |
Vespa crabro |
|
| 1243141 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Larva exposed from comb. |
| 1243142 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
Larvae and capped pupae in comb |
| 1227084 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
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| 0805074 |
hornets, potter wasps, paper wasps or yellow jackets |
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hornet's nest on spruce |
| 1440136 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Paper wasps (Polistes spp. and others) may be seen searching leaves for food. These wasps attack soft bodied insects, such as hornworms, and use them up to feed larval wasps being raised in their nests. These beneficial insects play a role in the natural control of several tobacco pests. Most people recognize these beneficials as the familiar "stinging" wasps which build paper nests or combs under the eaves of buildings and in dense vegetation. |
| 1402132 |
paper wasps |
Polistes spp. |
Several species of paper wasps search out and kill small hornworms and other tobacco pests. The wasps roll parts of the worms into balls, fly them to their nest, and feed them to their young. Research in the early 1960’s showed the provision of nesting sites near tobacco fields reduced numbers of hornworms and leaf loss. Most people recognize these beneficials as the familiar "stinging" wasps which build paper nests or combs under the eaves of buildings and in dense vegetation. |
| 0001023 |
baldfaced hornet |
Dolichovespula maculata |
nest in a tree |
