The bald-faced hornet is distinguished from other yellowjackets by its striking black-and-white coloring. It has a white or "bald-faced" head, which is the source of its colloquial name. This wasp also has three white stripes at the end of its body and is notably larger than other species of Dolichovespula , as adults average about 19 mm (0.75 ...

2019年8月5日 · Also known as the white-faced hornet, white-tailed hornet, bald-faced yellow jacket, black jacket, and bull wasp, by any name this insect is one that should be avoided at all costs. This large, black-and-white-colored social wasp is found in Southern Canada and throughout North America.

2023年1月16日 · Bald-faced hornets are not true hornets. They're in the wasp family and are a species of black and white yellow jacket. The species gets its name from the black and white coloring on the front of...

Bald faced hornets are black and white wasps that are known to be aggressive and sting frequently. Learn about how to handle a bald faced hornet infestation.

2025年1月28日 · Bald-faced Hornets are related to yellow jackets, but are not "true" hornets themselves. This species features a rather stout body and they are more white than yellow. They are mainly black from head to abdomen, and the pattern of …

2023年4月14日 · The baldfaced hornet gets its name from the ivory-white markings on the face. The thorax, legs and abdomen also have white markings. The queen and her offspring range in size from 13 mm to 20 mm - the queen is usually the largest yellowjacket in the colony.

The bald-faced hornet is distinguished from other yellowjackets by its striking black-and-white coloring. It has a white or "bald-faced" head, which is the source of its colloquial name.

2024年10月21日 · A large yellowjacket with black with white markings on the head, thorax, and the apical segments of the abdomen. The first 3 tergites are usually entirely black, though males may have white on the first tergite.

Commonly called the bald-faced hornet (or white-faced hornet), it is not a true hornet. Bald-faced hornets are more closely related to yellow jackets than they are to hornets. These stout-bodied social wasps are black with white markings on the front of the head and the tip of the abdomen.

The Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) is a type of paper wasp in the family Vespidae (subfamily Vespinae). It also goes by the names of White-faced Hornet, White-tailed Hornet, Spruce wasp and Blackjacket.