Polistes - Wikipedia
Polistes is a cosmopolitan genus of paper wasps and the only genus in the tribe Polistini. Vernacular names for the genus include umbrella wasps, coined by Walter Ebeling in 1975 to …
Genus Polistes - Umbrella Paper Wasps - BugGuide.Net
May 24, 2024 · Polistes is one of several genera affected by the deformed wing virus. It is known to be spread from the mite, Varroa descructor, to honeybees. Indirect spillover to other …
Polistes carolina, paper wasp, red wasp - Entomology and …
Of all the paper wasps, Polistes carolina and Polistes perplexus are the only dominantly ferruginous (rust-colored) species; although sometimes confused with these two species, …
Polistes fuscatus - Wikipedia
Polistes fuscatus, whose common name is the dark or northern paper wasp, is widely found in eastern North America, from southern Canada through the southern United States. [2] It often …
Paper wasp - Wikipedia
Paper wasps are a type of vespid wasps. The term is typically used to refer to members of the vespid subfamily Polistinae, though it often colloquially includes members of the subfamilies …
Paper Wasps: A Quick Guide to US Polistes Species
Species of Polistes, commonly known as Paper Wasps, can often be a difficult group to identify to species. A number of species can appear superficially similar, so misidentification by casual …
Paper Wasps ( Polistes ) - Springer
Jan 1, 2021 · Polistes is a cosmopolitan genus of about 200 known species of medium-sized to large social wasps. As their common name (paper wasp) suggests, they build a light but …
Polistes - WaspWeb
Rapid range expansion of the invasive wasp Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) and first record of parasitoids on this species and the native Polistes marginalis in …
ADW: Polistes: INFORMATION
The genus Polistes, whose species are commonly known as paper wasps, belongs to the subfamily Polistinae. They are members of the family Vespidae . This genus contains over 200 …
Species Polistes fuscatus - Northern Paper Wasp - BugGuide
Sep 22, 2023 · Adult P. fuscatus feed mainly on plant nectar. The species is considered insectivorous because it kills caterpillars and other small insects in order to provide food for …