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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 ]
Vespula squamosa is a common parasite of V. maculifrons, though they are facultative, which means they can live both independently and parasitically. Roughly 80% of V. squamosa colonies are parasitic, which can be determined if any V. maculifrons workers are present or if the nest itself has the characteristics of a V. maculifrons nest, such as ...
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 is a small genus of social wasps, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Along with members of their sister genus Dolichovespula , they are collectively known by the common name yellowjackets (or yellow jackets) in North America .
The nests of most species are constructed out of mud, but polistines and vespines use plant fibers, chewed to form a sort of paper (also true of some stenogastrines). Many species are pollen vectors contributing to the pollination of several plants, being potential or even effective pollinators, [ 2 ] while others are notable predators of pest ...
Vespula sulphurea, the California yellowjacket, is a species of wasp within the family Vespidae. [1] It is found distributed in the Upper Sonoran Fauna of California, but has been known to occur in southern Oregon, western Nevada, southern Arizona, and northern Baja California. Nests of the species are found underground, with a maximum known ...
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.
Many perennial Vespula squamosa (southern yellowjacket) colonies are polygynous. [3] Different types of polygyny exist, such as lek polygyny and resource defense polygyny. Grayling butterflies ( Hipparchia semele ) engage in resource defense polygyny, where females choose a territorial male based on the best oviposition site. [ 4 ]