This nest inside a bowler hat was built by a colony of common ... Vespula vulgaris, or the German wasp, Vespula germanica. These species are very similar in size and colour - predominantly yellow with ...

ropean hornets (Vespa crabro) and wasps such as the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) or the German wasp (Vespula germanica ... The hornet then flies to its nest and feeds the food mash to its ...

Honeybees are often the culprits, but European wasps (Vespula germanica) also occasionally build their nests inside human-made structures. Their nests have a papery appearance and are made from ...

Vespula germanica (German wasp ... This is also the time when most active wasp nests die – early winter. Most, but not all! Some nests (around 5-10%) survive the winter and grow bigger and ...

The German wasp (Vespula germanica) is both a generalist predator ... you’re dealing with a German wasp. They mostly form nests underground but can nest in vents and holes in buildings.

They mostly form nests underground but can nest in vents and holes in buildings. A Vespula germanica queen. Simon van Noort, Author provided (no reuse) The European paper wasp (Polistes dominula ...

There are far fewer workers per nest and you can tell them apart from Vespula germanica by their orange antennae and the fact that they fly with their legs hanging. Vespula germanica tuck their ...