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Mystery wasp - Polistes fuscatus - female
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Mystery wasp - Polistes fuscatus - Female
Greenfield, MA, Franklin County/Western Mass County, Massachusetts, USA
April 10, 2021
Size: .75 inch?
We have these wasps all over our balcony and we think their nest is in the balcony, under the wood planks. Trying to learn more about them and how to get rid of them. Thanks!
Contributed by mbejjani8 on 10 April, 2021 - 10:25am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 10 April, 2021 - 10:33am

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