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Posts Tagged: social wasps
Bohart Museum: How to Make a Paper Wasp Nest
When the Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts an open house on "Social Wasps" from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 20, the traditional family art-and-crafts activity will be something special. "We will be doing paper mache wasp nests; I'm...
The makings of a European paper wasp nest in Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A fully occupied European paper wasp nest on a Vacaville fence. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Wasps: Fascinating Insects But Often Demonized
If you hate wasps, and brush them off as just "uninvited guests at my picnic," take another look. For one, they're pollinators. Two, they're great predators, contributing to the biocontrol of such lepidopteran pests as...
A honey bee and a Western yellowjacket meet on a rose at a UC Davis bee garden. Both are pollinators. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A foraging European paper wasp, Polistes dominula. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The antennae of the European paper wasp are orange. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The antennae of the Western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, are black. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum Open House: Get Acquainted with Social Wasps
Let's be social! How much do you know about social wasps? Would you like to engage in a "meet-and-greet" with them and talk to a wasp expert? UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, will...
A northern giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, which the news media dubbed "Murder Hornet." (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Agriculture)
A Western yellow jacket, Vespula pensylvanica, at Bodega Bay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mark Your Calendars! Bohart Museum Announces Special Events
Mark your calendars! Mark your calendars for the eagerly awaited open houses and special events at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. The Bohart has announced its 2024 special events, which include three open houses and participation in...
A crabronid wasp or beewolf in the genus Philanthus foraging on a pineapple sea lily (Eryngium horrium) in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A katydid munching on yellow rose petals in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Wonderful World of Wasps
"Wasps are terrible. They come jam-packed full of pain and anger, and they love to sting us out of the blue while we're minding our own business. They eat our food at picnics and frighten our children. They even build nests in our gardens and homes, just...
A Western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, and a honey bee, Apis mellifera) sharing a rose in Davis, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A thirsty Western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, sipping water from a fountain in Davis, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A European paper wasp, Polistes dominulo, preying on a caterpillar of the Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The nest of an European paper wasp, Polistes dominulo, tucked inside a shrub in a garden in Davis, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
