Paper Wasps |
European Hornets |
Yellowjackets |
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| Appearance: Long body with thin waists; long legs dangle down while in flight. | Appearance: Large; up to 1-1/4 inches long with a red-brown head and thorax. | Appearance: Stout body with black and bright yellow markings. |
| Habits: Search vegetation for prey; visit flowers for nectar; less aggressive than yellowjackets. | Habits: Will fly at night and are attracted to light; eat ripe or near-ripe fruit such as apples, puncturing a hole and hollowing out the fruit; raid domestic honey bee hives. | Habits: Rapid fliers; aggressive; capable of inflicting multiple stings and bites; live in large colonies; defend nests vigorously. |
| Nests: Small multiple-comb nests in shape of upside down umbrella; most often attached to eaves of buildings. | Nests: Normally a woodland species which nests in hollow trees. Sometimes nest too close to human-occupied structures such as attics and hollow walls. | Nests: Multilayered carton nests mostly in the ground, although some are built in trees or wall voids. Single opening. |
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