I often see bald-faced hornets on the old spruce stump, gathering wood fibers for their nest. But I've never seen a nest in our yard, which is a bit surprising to me. They are aerial yellowjackets - which means that they build their nests above ground, in trees, under eaves, etc.
They've never caused any problems for us. There aren't that many of them and they don't seem aggressive. They are sometimes attracted to our hummingbird feeders, though.
When I first started Life on a Quarter Acre, a bald faced hornet was my first observation.
- Links
- iNaturalist: Latah County
- Wikipedia
- Penn State
- Iowa State University: Should You Worry About Bald-Faced Hornets?
Dolichovespula maculata
(Bald-faced Hornet)
On the spruce stump
Dolichovespula maculata
(Bald-faced Hornet)
25 Jun 2024
On spruce stump
Dolichovespula maculata
(Bald-faced Hornet)
Dolichovespula maculata
(Bald-faced Hornet)
Dolichovespula maculata
(Bald-faced Hornet)
Dolichovespula maculata
(Bald-faced Hornet)
On hummingbird feeder
Dolichovespula maculata
(Bald-faced Hornet)
This is the first observation from the yard!
I hope to find and identify as many species as possible on our little quarter-acre lot.
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They've never caused any problems for us. There aren't that many of them and they don't seem aggressive. They are sometimes attracted to our hummingbird feeders, though.
When I first started Life on a Quarter Acre, a bald faced hornet was my first observation.
- Links
- iNaturalist: Latah County
- Wikipedia
- Penn State
- Iowa State University: Should You Worry About Bald-Faced Hornets?
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Dolichovespula maculata
(Bald-faced Hornet)
Taxonomy
Subclass:
Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
Suborder:
Apocrita (Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees)
Infraorder:
Aculeata (Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps)
Family:
Vespidae (Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies)
Subfamily:
Vespinae (Hornets and Yellowjackets)
No lower level information
