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Common name: yellowjackets and hornets Scientific name: Vespula and Dolichovespula spp. (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Introduction - Identification- Biology - Economic Importance - Selected References Introduction Only two of the 16 Nearctic species of Vespula are known from Florida (Miller 1961). These are the two yellowjackets: V. maculifrons (Buysson) and V. squamosa (Drury). One species ...

UC home and landscape guidelines for control of Yellowjackets and other Social Wasps. (Published: 8/01) ...

Homeowners may confuse these insects with winged ants, stinging wasps, or other household/structural pests, causing much alarm. They live outdoors and ...

Hornets, general information about hornets ...

RETURN to Insect Notes CONTROLLING BALD-FACED HORNETS AND YELLOWJACKETS IN AND AROUND STRUCTURES Insect Note - ENT/rsc-10 The term hornet is often used to refer to many of the wasps that build large papery nests. The most notable paper wasp is the baldfaced hornet, Dolichovespula maculata, and several species of yellowjackets (Vespula sp.), which are really wasps. In actuality the only true ...

University of Kentucky Entomology CONTROLLING WASPS, HORNETS AND YELLOWJACKETS By Mike Potter, Extension Entomologist University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Paper wasps, hornets and yellowjackets are a potential health threat to Kentuckians. Hundreds (perhaps thousands) of people in the United States die each year from allergic reactions to the venom of these insects. Wasps, hornets and ...

University of Kentucky Entomology YARD WASPS by Stephanie Bailey, Extension Specialist University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Several wasp species can be found around the yard. Although wasps feed on insects such as house flies and garden pests, some can also be dangerous to people. Most wasps typically ignore people. For example, social insects that live in colonies will readily sting ...