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German yellowjackets are known to be especially successful and destructive invaders of new territories. These wasps are polyphagous predators which feed on native arthropods , and because they are able to outdo many other animals for food, they have caused considerable harm to the indigenous wildlife of areas which they have invaded.
While most species of this genus inhabit North America, four Vespula species inhabit Europe, namely V. austriaca, V. germanica, V. rufa, and V. vulgaris.; Two common European species, the German wasp (V. germanica) and the common wasp (V. vulgaris), have established in other countries; both species are now found in New Zealand, Australia, and South America, while the former has also been ...
Face of a southern yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa)Yellowjackets may be confused with other wasps, such as hornets and paper wasps such as Polistes dominula.A typical yellowjacket worker is about 12 mm (0.47 in) long, with alternating bands on the abdomen; the queen is larger, about 19 mm (0.75 in) long (the different patterns on their abdomens help separate various species).
Vespula vulgaris, known as the common wasp, is a species found in regions that include the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, India, China, New Zealand [1] and Australia. It is sometimes known in English as the European wasp, but the same name is used for the species Vespula germanica or German wasp.
[89] In the Second World War, a German self-propelled howitzer was named Wespe, [92] while the British developed the Wasp flamethrower from the Bren Gun Carrier. [93] In aerospace, the Westland Wasp was a military helicopter developed in England in 1958 and used by the Royal Navy and other navies. [ 94 ]
Vespula pensylvanica, the western yellowjacket, is a Nearctic species of wasp in the genus Vespula. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is native to regions of North America, largely in areas with northern temperate climates.
V. maculifrons is within the family Vespidae, which is commonly found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. V. maculifrons is part of the subfamily Vespinae, and these species are part of the yellowjackets. [5] For example, V. maculifrons is commonly called the eastern yellowjacket and has the black and yellow color that distinguishes the ...
Vespula squamosa, or the southern yellowjacket, is a social wasp. This species can be identified by its distinctive black and yellow patterning and orange queen. [ 1 ] This species is typically found in eastern North America, and its territory extends as far south as Central America. [ 1 ]