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Baldfaced hornet Dolichovespula maculata (Linnaeus) Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Vespidae Click to enlarge Size Characteristics Color Nest Food Where Found Biology Damage Control Size: Baldfaced hornet workers are about 5/8-3/4+ in (15-20+ mm) or more long; queens are 3/4+ in (20+ mm) long. Characteristics: Baldfaced hornets are quite large. They build paper enclosed, gray, aerial nests. Color: Mostly black with a white pattern on most of i ...

EUROPEAN HORNET Vespa crabro L. Click here for Acrobat Reader Version The European or giant hornet is an introduced species first reported in the United States in 1840 in New York. Currently, its geographical range extends from the Northeastern states west to the Dakotas, and south to Louisiana and Florida. It belongs to a family of wasps called the Vespids, which encompass all of the yellowjackets including the bald-faced hornets. Technically, it is the only hornet in North America ...

Elanora Heights Home PageOur Research ProjectsInsects GIANT HORNET This picture is from Encarta The “hornet” is the wasp called Vespa crabro, common on the east coast of the U.S OF.A , where it is also called the giant hornet. This wasp, brought from Europe in the mid-1800s, makes its nest of hexagonal cells inside hollow trees. Wasp nests are paper, made of the partly digested wood and plant fiber. Hornets may come out from their nests at night and cluster around sources of light. Like other wasps, hornets have a painful sting. Research by Gavin and Alex 4/5S Go to top of page Elanora Heights Primary School Computer Co-ordinator : Judith Bennett This page was last modified on 25th March, 1998