Yellowjacket - species? - Dolichovespula arenaria

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Yellowjacket - species? - Dolichovespula arenaria

Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
July 24, 2008

Yellowjacket nest - yes, they're dead. I don't normally advocate killing bugs, but these were right behind our building at work and had attacked one of my coworkers twice in the last 3 days.

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Yellowjacket - species? - Dolichovespula arenaria

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Contributed by Heidi Genter on 24 July, 2008 - 11:47pm
Last updated 12 August, 2008 - 10:28am

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