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Bald-faced hornets are not true hornets. They're in the wasp family and are a species of black and white yellow jacket. The species gets its name from the black and white coloring on the front of ...
If you've noticed an uptick in activity and general annoyance from insects of a stinging variety – mainly yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps – you're not alone. "It's not ...
What’s black and white and meaner than a yellow jacket? The bald-faced hornet! Dolichovespula maculate, belonging to the wasp family, is a North America problem. As with yellow jackets ...
If you've noticed an uptick in activity and general annoyance from insects of a stinging variety – mainly yellow jackets, bald-faced hornets and paper wasps – you're not alone. "It's not ...
Habitat: Yards, meadows, forest edges, parks. Creepy fascination: Getting stung by a bald-faced hornet is “similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door,” according to entomologist ...
After a post on an Elizabeth community Facebook page, Neighbors started sharing their encounters with the bald-faced hornet. Some, like Sara Jones, spoke with our sister station, Channel 11 ...
The Hudson Valley’s early spring warmth awakens the Dolichovespula maculata (whitefaced or bald-faced hornet) queens. The shiny black-and-white, nearly inch-long beauties emerge from their ...