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Genus Vespula


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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama6     2 21 1
Alaska  2         
Alberta    33 23   
Arizona  2     23  
Arkansas    53      
British Columbia   22 483 5 
California 42 2165487  
Colorado    581121  
Connecticut       1    
Delaware   3    1   
Florida112  1 11 24
Georgia2    345112 
Idaho    5 2     
Illinois   3  1621  
Indiana         1  
Iowa    2   154 
Kansas      11 2  
Kentucky       2    
Louisiana          4 
Maine      13    
Manitoba       1    
Maryland   1 12 4   
Massachusetts   2  4916151 
Michigan      4611  
Minnesota            
Mississippi    4    1 1
Missouri       12   
Montana    1 14 2  
Nebraska         1  
Nevada         1  
New Brunswick       1    
New Hampshire       232  
New Jersey    5  162  
New Mexico   21       
New York     1 622  
Newfoundland/Labrador       32   
North Carolina1  311111 2 
Ohio        1   
Oklahoma 223 22  46 
Ontario  11113433  
Oregon2 1   613 3 
Pennsylvania1  32372218512932
South Carolina7  1 2   2  
Tennessee      12    
Texas1 313 5 1181
Utah     1   23 
Vermont      2  2  
Virginia5  1  2232  
Washington  23213914911 
West Virginia       22   
Wisconsin1   3 471614 3

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