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Dealing with a wasp nest near your home? Identifying a wasp nest early is essential for preventing painful stings and maintaining a safe environment.
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There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, very few of these build nests. Dr Gavin Broad explains one of the collection's unique nests.Find out why o...
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Apr 11, 2021 · A wasp's nest is a complex structure that is a specialized nursery for all aerial-nest-building wasp species. These nests are easily identifiable — most of u...
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Aug 5, 2023 · By understanding the size and shape, location, and materials used in nest construction, you can easily determine if you’re dealing with a wasp nest. Let’s dive into each aspect to help you become proficient in identifying these buzzing structures.
- Paper Wasp Nest. There are several paper wasps native to North America, the most territorial of which are red paper wasps. Like the southern yellowjacket, paper wasps create mache-like nesting material by combining chewed wood with saliva.
- Mud Daubers Nest. Mud daubers are a slender wasp species, typically measuring no more than 1-inch in length. They have inky-black bodies with a yellow thorax, legs, and wings.
- Southern Yellowjacket Nest. Notorious for their aggressive nature and tendency to swarm, the southern yellowjacket is a force to be reckoned with. They are up to ½-inch long and have smooth bodies with distinctive yellow and black stripes.
- Cicada Killer Wasp Nest. Cicada killer wasps are a large species, up to 2-inches long. You can identify them by their black and yellow-striped abdomen, lacy brown wings, and red legs.
Wasp Nests: What a nest looks like, what to do about it, how to deter wasps from building nests in inconvenient places (roof eaves, sheds and so on) in future.
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Common types of wasp and hornet nests. All social wasp nests look superficially similar but variations in the size, shape, location and position of the nest opening can help you work out which species made them.
