Using data and samples of Vespula vulgaris (a species of yellowjacket ... scale genetic analysis of the insect across its native range. The insights, published in Insect Molecular Biology ...

Social wasps such as the hornets and yellow-jackets live in colonies similar to those of honey bees and ants Yellow-jackets (Vespula vulgaris) are the size of honey bees, with black and bright ...

The common wasp, or vespula vulgaris, has been on Earth for millions of years. Its lineage dates back about 260 million to 270 million years to the Late Permian period. The oldest fossils are from ...

? The Euro-wasp - dolichovespula media - grows up to 1.25in long, twice as big as the British wasp, vespula vulgaris. ? They are wary of dark, moving objects and sensitive to movement near the ...