Yellow Jacket
Yellow Jackets receive their common name from their typical color pattern. There are about 16 species occurring in the U.S.
- Common Name: Yellowjacket
- Scentific Name: Vespula spp., Dolichovespula spp.
- Class/Order/Family: Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae
- Metamorphosis: Complete
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Size
Adult workers about 3/8-5/8 long with queens about 25% longer.
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Color
Abdomen usually banded with yellow and black, several species are white & black, 2 northern species marked w/ red.
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Biology
Social insects who live in nests or colonies of rounded paper combs.
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Habit
Most of the species are ground nesting, however some occasionally nest in buildings or on shrubs.
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties