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Family Vespidae (potter wasps, yellowjackets and hornets) - English
URL: http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/citybugs/Taxa/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Vespidae.htm

Identification, Biology, Food, Ecological Impact, Economic Impact.

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Vespula - English
URL: http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/hymenoptera/apocrita/vespidae/vespu

List of species.

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Dolichovespula - English
URL: http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/hymenoptera/apocrita/vespidae/dolic

List of species.

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Vespa - English
URL: http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/hymenoptera/apocrita/vespidae/vespa

List of species.

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Polistes - English
URL: http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/hymenoptera/apocrita/vespidae/polis

List of species.

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Yellowjackets and hornets - Vespula - Dolichovespula - English
URL: http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/occas/hornet_yellowjacket.htm

Only two of the 16 Nearctic species of Vespula are known from Florida (Miller 1961). These are the two yellowjackets: V. maculifrons (Buysson) and V. squamosa (Drury). One species of Dolichovespula is also present: the baldfaced hornet, D. maculata (Linnaeus).

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Gordon's Social Wasps Page - English
URL: http://www.earthlife.net/insects/socwasps.html

An Introduction to the biology, classification and ecology of Sucking Lice (Siphunculata)

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The Social Hymenoptera (Ants Bees and Wasps) - English
URL: http://www.earthlife.net/insects/socins.html

Apart from some Bark or Ambrosia Beetles (Scolytidae) recently found in Australia and the Termites (Isoptera) all the known Social Insects are Hymenopterans. These are the Ants (Formicidae), the Honey and Bumble Bees (Apidae), as well as some other Bees such as some (Halictidae) and (Anthophoridae) and the Wasps [(Vespidae) including the Yellow Jackets of America and the Common Wasps of Europe.

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Gordon's Solitary Wasp Page - English
URL: http://www.earthlife.net/insects/solwasps.html

The main difference between Bees and Wasps is that Bees feed their larvae on 'honey' a mixture of pollen and nectar, whereas Wasps feed their larvae on meat, mostly paralysed arthropods (the exception that makes this rule are the Pollen Wasps Masarinae). The Wasp paralyses its prey rather than kills it, this is so that it will not rot before the larvae gets a chance to eat it.

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Hymenoptera: Vespidae - English
URL: http://eny3005.ifas.ufl.edu/lab1/Hymenoptera/Vespid.htm

Describes and illustrates diagnositc characters for the family Vespidae.

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Specola livE - Florence (Italy) - Portfolio - Vespe Sociali - Gruppo di Sudio Vespe Sociali - Italian
URL: http://www.specolalive.it/portfolio/portfolio3/sl-portfolio3-vespe-sch10.htm

Il Gruppo di Studio sulle Vespe Sociali continua gli studi i iniziati da Leo Pardi nel 1967 all'Universitŕ di Firenze. Le linee di ricerca sono state progressivamente ampliate fino a comprendere varie specie di tutte e tre le sottofamiglie sociali dei Vespidi.

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Yellowjackets and other social wasps - UC Pest Management Guidelines - English
URL: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7450.html

UC home and landscape guidelines for control of Yellowjackets and other social wasps.

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Yard Wasps - English
URL: http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/trees/ef411.htm

Several wasp species can be found around the yard. Although wasps feed on insects such as house flies and garden pests, some can also be dangerous to people. Most wasps typically ignore people. For example, social insects that live in colonies will readily sting when they perceive their nest or territory is threatened while solitary insects only sting in self-defense when mishandled. In addition, only female wasps can sting. In any case, it is best to regard any wasp with care before attempting to control it, since stings can be very painful. The best and easiest way to tell wasps apart is to look at the relative size of the wasp, and the pattern on the abdomen.

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Hornets - Gentle Giants - English
URL: http://www.muenster.org/hornissenschutz/hornets.htm

General information about hornets.

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Hornets & Yellowjackets - English
URL: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/horn-yj.htm

The term "hornet" is often used to refer to many of the wasps that build large papery nests. The most notable paper wasp is the baldfaced hornet, Dolichovespula maculata, and several species of yellowjackets (Vespula sp.), which are really wasps. In actuality the only true hornet found in the United States is the European hornet,Vespa crabro L. The term "hornet" is often used to refer to many of the wasps that build large papery nests. The most notable paper wasp is the baldfaced hornet, Dolichovespula maculata, and several species of yellowjackets (Vespula sp.), which are really wasps. In actuality the only true hornet found in the United States is the European hornet,Vespa crabro L. Description, Life History, Behavior, Control.

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Hornets-Literature - English
URL: http://www.muenster.org/hornissenschutz/literature.htm

Bibliography.

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VespidWasps - English
URL: http://www.no-pest.com/VespidWasps.htm

Photos and short review.

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Rob Longair's Vespid Wasp Home Page - English
URL: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~longair/

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"I am interested in insect behaviour and systematics, in particular the behaviour and systematics of wasps of the family Vespidae, a family which includes the familiar yellowjackets, paper wasps and hornets, as well as a much larger number of solitary and subsocial species. Projects currently underway include male dimorphism and mating systems in solitary wasps of the genus Synagris, a catalogue of Afrotropical eumenine wasps, diversity of Vespidae in Alberta and western North America and studies of insect diversity in altered habitats."

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World of the Mason Wasps - English
URL: http://www.greenvalleypc.com/html/wasp/mason.htm

These wasps get their common name due to the fact that they make their nest of mud or clay in the form of a ceramic-like pot or jug. In the urban setting, they are occasional nuisance pests. Various species are found throughout the United States.

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Vespidae - Systematics and Behaviour - English
URL: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~longair/vespid.html

The family Vespidae (sensu Carpenter, 1981) includes approximately 4150 described species in six subfamilies. Photos. Euparagiinae, Masarinae, Eumeninae, Stenogastrinae, Polistinae, Vespinae.

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