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Paper Wasp

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***Name***

Paper Wasp

Size
13-25mm

Identification
Large social wasps with long legs, usually brown, yellow markings typically less extensive than yellow jackets and hornets.

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Food

Take nectar and juice from ripe fruit. Predatory on other insects (predominantly caterpillars) to feed larvae.

Life Cycle

In spring they build a nest and the colony builds up over the summer. At first, only workers are produced. Mature colonies have up to 30 adults. A young queen is the sole survivor of the colony.

Not as aggressive as Hornets, Yellowjackets. May be considered beneficial to gardeners because of predation on herbivorous insects.

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