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    The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) is one of the most common and well-known species of social wasps in the genus Polistes. Its diet is more diverse...
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    Paper wasps are vespid wasps and typically refers to members of the vespid subfamily Polistinae, though it often colloquially includes members of the subfamilies...
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    germanica, the European wasp, German wasp, or German yellowjacket is a species of wasp found in much of the Northern Hemisphere, native to Europe, Northern...
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    Polistes (redirect from Polistes wasp)
    cosmopolitan genus of paper wasps and the only genus in the tribe Polistini. Vernacular names for the genus include umbrella wasps, coined by Walter Ebeling...
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    The European hornet (Vespa crabro) is the largest eusocial wasp native to Europe. It is also the only true hornet (genus Vespa) found in North America...
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    A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted...
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    German yellowjacket, aerial yellowjacket, bald faced hornet, European paper wasp, golden paper wasp, paddle-tailed darner dragonfly, shadow darner dragonfly...
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    Polistinae (redirect from Polistine wasp)
    executioner wasp P. carolina - red paper wasp P. chinensis - Chinese paper wasp P. dominula - European paper wasp P. fuscatus - northern paper wasp P. humilis...
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  • The name cuckoo paper wasp refers to a monophyletic species group of brood-parasitic paper wasps in the genus Polistes. This species group contains only...
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  • leafminer) Pineus pini (pine woolly aphid) [25] Polistes dominula (European paper wasp) Popillia japonica (Japanese beetle) Pseudococcus viburni (obscure...
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    L. Brown (May 2021). Feasibility of successful biological control of paper wasps, Polistes spp (PDF) (Report). Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. Retrieved...
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    (with all the abovementioned calculations available) An aphid colony European paper wasp colony Bluestripe snapper schooling. Flamingos Gannet colony Common...
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  • mealybug) [36] Pineus pini (pine woolly aphid) [37] Polistes dominula (European paper wasp [38] Prostephanus truncatus (larger grain borer) Pseudococcus calceolariae...
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    Hornet (redirect from Vespa (wasp))
    Asia, though the European hornet (V. crabro) is widely distributed throughout Europe, Russia, North America, and north-eastern Asia. Wasps native to North...
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    median wasp (Dolichovespula media) is a species of social wasp of the family Vespidae found throughout Europe and Asia. It builds aerial paper nests often...
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  • housefly from Europe Honey bee from Europe Polistes chinensis (Asian paper wasp) Polistes humilis (common paper wasp) Vespula germanica (European wasp) Vespula...
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    mealybug [14] Pineus pini – pine woolly aphid [15] Polistes dominula – European paper wasp Pseudococcus calceolariae – Citrophilus mealybug [16] Sirex noctilio...
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  • the first known sighting of a particular invasive wasp in Victoria (possibly the European paper wasp, Polistes dominula), highlighting the use of sightings...
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    Vespidae (redirect from Vespid wasp)
    (and other insects) in flight Vespidae: Potter wasps; vespid wasps; social wasps; hornets; paper wasps; yellowjackets Identification Atlas of the Vespidae...
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    Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes...
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  • banded stink bug Insecta Hemiptera Pentatomidae Polistes dominula European paper wasp Insecta Hymenoptera Vespidae None Rhipicephalus sanguineus brown...
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    Polistes gallicus (category Hymenoptera of Europe)
    Polistes gallicus is a species of paper wasp found in various parts of Europe, excluding England, Denmark, and Scandinavia, from warmer climates to cooler...
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    Polistes carolina (redirect from Red wasp)
    Polistes carolina is one of two species of red paper wasp found in the eastern United States (the other being Polistes rubiginosus) and is noted for the...
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    Paper is a thin nonwoven material traditionally made from a combination of milled plant and textile fibres. The first paper-like plant-based writing sheet...
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  • confuse common wasps and bees at a distance or without close observation, there are many different characteristics of large bees and wasps that can be used...
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    pest insects. Yellowjackets may be confused with other wasps, such as hornets and paper wasps such as Polistes dominula. A typical yellowjacket worker...
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    Sphecius speciosus (category Biological pest control wasps)
    Solitary wasps like the eastern cicada killer are very different in their behavior from the social wasps such as hornets, yellowjackets, or paper wasps. Cicada...
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    wasp, is a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe....
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    Vespula vulgaris (redirect from Common Wasp)
    as the European wasp, but the same name is used for the species Vespula germanica or German wasp. In 2010, the ostensible Vespula vulgaris wasps in North...
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  • Chalybion californicum Blue mud wasp, mud dauber Pepsis pallidolimbata Tarantula hawk Polistes dominula European paper wasp Sceliphron caementarium Black...
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