Pest - Wasps

There are several varieties of wasps in North America, including the yellow jacket, hornet and paper wasp. Colour ranges from black to combinations of black with yellow, white or brown markings.

Golden paper wasp Polistes fuscatus is sometimes also called Northern paper wasp and belongs to the family Vespidae, subfamily Polistinae together with around 21 other paper wasp species in North America and approximately 700 species world-wide.

Wasps are generally regarded as being a nuisance. It is the wasps' ability to give a painful sting which makes these insects feared by members of the public.