Yellowjackets
What do yellow jackets look like?
Yellow jackets are aggressive stinging insects that have smooth, hairless bodies that are patterned with yellow and black bands. Their faces are usually black, yellow, or a combination of both colors. They have a thin, defined waist and elongated wings that fold laterally against their body when they are at rest. Adults grow to between 3/8 and 5/8 of an inch in length. Yellow jackets are an aggressive species and will think nothing of defending themselves or their colony against a perceived threat. Their smooth stingers allow them to sting their victims repeatedly.
Where are yellow jackets found?
Being social insects, yellow jackets live and work together in colonies. It is common to find their aerial nests in the walls of Iowa or Illinois homes or other buildings, but they also build nests inside attics and chimneys. Yellow jackets prefer, however, to build ground nests in areas of bare vegetation or in spaces found next to building entrances. Their nests are created by forming multi-layered paper combs that are covered by multi-layered paper envelopes.
What do yellow jackets eat?
Yellow jackets primarily feed on other insects and any sweets and proteins that they come across as they are foraging for food. Yellow jackets are common nuisances at outdoor events where they feed on sugary drinks and leftover food scraps, especially in late summer and early fall when colony numbers are large. Yellow jackets are responsible for some pollination, but what really makes them beneficial is that they control the populations of many nuisance insects.
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