Paper Wasps
(Polistes species)

Updated February 4, 1999

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Golden Paper Wasp Nest (Polistes fuscatus)

(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
Closer View of Nest

(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
Golden Paper Wasp Foraging on Flowers

(David Keith, UNL Entomology)
Golden Paper Wasp Masticating Cabbageworm

(David Keith, UNL Entomology)
Black Paper Wasp (Dark Phase of Polistes fuscatus)

(David Keith, UNL Entomology)
Black Paper Wasps Foraging on Apple
(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
Paper Wasp Nest in Mid-Summer

(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
Paper Wasp Eggs and Larvae

(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
Closer View of Paper Wasp Larvae

(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)
Old Nest with Scavenging Caterpillar Infestation

(Jim Kalisch, UNL Entomology)