Black and White hornet-Not bald faced - Vespula consobrina

black jacket

worker V. consobrina

… Vespula vulgaris, 28 August, 2008 - 3:09pm

Thanks! I was hoping it might

Thanks! I was hoping it might bee that. It was very shy and hard to get a photo of...YAY!!!

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 28 August, 2008 - 3:20pm

congratz!

i have been searching for one FOREVER it seems like becuase i just this year learned they were in PA where i live. my grad project for school that i am doing is a guide to PA bees wasps and hornets where i photograph all that i can find. this is one of the species that i was really hoping to photograph, but i have never even seen one let alone photographed one!

do you know if this was a mint plant that this wasp was feeding on?

… Vespula vulgaris, 28 August, 2008 - 6:24pm

V. consobrina in PA

Yes, this seems to be the first image from PA. Another one posted previously was not V. consobrina but D. adulterina:

… Matthias Buck, 29 August, 2008 - 8:26am

Actually I found a Queen V. c

Actually I found a Queen V. consobrina in 2005 and it's posted here too.

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 29 August, 2008 - 9:50am

I wanted to find one since I

I wanted to find one since I found a Queen (it's in the guide here)

This one was feeding on Bur Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) flowers. I also saw one feeding on Boston (or English) Ivy flowers (but it was too fast for me)

BTW-if you want/need to use my photos at all cos they are taken in PA-it's okay with me. ^__^ I know they aren't great but if they can help you out...ya know. My daughter just finished her class project...such fun that was....or not.

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 28 August, 2008 - 9:46pm