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Species Vespula squamosa - Southern Yellowjacket


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Range map for Southern Yellowjacket
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama6     1 11  
Arkansas    13      
Florida112  1 11 23
Georgia     32 11  
Illinois       1    
Kentucky       2    
Louisiana          4 
Maryland     1      
Mississippi    4       
North Carolina1  21   1 1 
Oklahoma 223 22  25 
Pennsylvania    2  1    
South Carolina7  1     2  
Texas1 313 5 1151
Virginia2     1 2   

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