Hornets

General Description
The so-called bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata), is about three-fourths of an inch long, black and white, with a white face. This hornet is actually a larger yellow jacket species. Its nest is the familiar basketballsize papery oval hanging from tree limbs and sometimes structures. Colonies are relatively small, containing as many as 700 wasps. An even larger wasp is the European hornet (Vespa crabro). This is a true hornet, more than an inch long and reddish-brown in color with dull orange stripes. Nests occur in trees and in attics and wall voids of structures near forested areas.

General Control
See general control of bees and wasps at the beginning of this section.