Dolichovespula maculata - Wikipedia
The bald-faced hornet lives in North America, including Canada, the Rocky Mountains, the western coast of the United States, and most of the eastern United States. It is most common in the Southeastern United States.
Bald-Faced Hornets: What to Know - WebMD
Bald-faced hornets are large, aggressive wasps. Learn more about the signs of bald-faced hornets, health risks, what to do if you have them, and more.
What is a Bald Faced Hornet? Identification, Hornet Stings
Bald faced hornets are black and white wasps that are known to be aggressive and sting frequently. Learn about how to handle a bald faced hornet infestation.
Should You Worry About Bald-Faced Hornets? - Yard and Garden
2023年8月8日 · Fortunately, bald-faced hornets are typically unaggressive unless they or their nest are disturbed. If a nest or hornet is found, do not try to get close or touch them. They may consider this a threat and sting. Most nests can be ignored …
Baldfaced Hornet - Penn State Extension
2023年4月14日 · The baldfaced hornet is an 'aerial yellowjacket' - one of 7 or 8 species in the genus Dolichovespula in North America. However, it is not a 'true' hornet - it is a yellowjacket. The only hornet in North America is the European hornet, Vespa crabro, and it is an accidentally introduced species.
Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) - Insect Identification
2023年8月31日 · Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) Detailing the physical features, habits, territorial reach and other identifying qualities of the Bald-faced Hornet
Species Dolichovespula maculata - Bald-faced Aerial …
2024年10月21日 · Older references loosely used the term "hornet" to refer to members of this genus, despite not being members of the genus Vespa (the term is entomologically restricted to the genus).
Bald-faced Hornets - Yard and Garden
Bald-faced hornets are large, black insects about 7/8 of an inch long with white to cream-colored markings on the front of the head and at the end of the abdomen. Like all wasps, bees, and ants, hornets have a complete life cycle of four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. The larva is a legless grub reared within cells in the nest.
Baldfaced Hornets in Landscapes - NC State Extension Publications
5 天之前 · Baldfaced hornets, Dolichovespula maculata, are large wasps that build the large, gray cardboard nests in trees. The workers are black with white markings on the abdomen and on the face (hence the common name “bald-faced). They are called hornets because because of their large size and aerial nests. The workers catch caterpillars and other ...
Dolichovespula maculata - ADW
Bald-faced hornets get their name from the white markings on the face, legs, thorax, and abdomen. The rest of the body is dark black. They have brown wings and brown eyes. Bald-faced hornets are the largest species in the Dolichovespula genus. Workers are 12-14 mm long, while queens are 18-20 mm long.