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 ...

What’s black and white and meaner than a yellow jacket? The bald-faced hornet! Dolichovespula maculate, belonging to the wasp family, is a North America problem. As with yellow jackets ...

Apparently, along with white-faced, they are also called white-tailed hornet, bald-faced yellow jacket, black jacket, and bull wasp. They are stout in body and black with white markings on the front ...

Ivory-white pattern on head ... Creepy fascination: Getting stung by a bald-faced hornet is “similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door,” according to entomologist Justin Schmidt ...

It’s a matter of species and perspective. Bald-faced hornets aren’t hornets at all. They are black and white yellowjackets that make paper nests in trees, shrubs and buildings. Because they ...

The Hudson Valley’s early spring warmth awakens the Dolichovespula maculata (whitefaced or bald-faced hornet) queens. The shiny black-and-white, nearly inch-long beauties emerge from their ...

Bald-faced hornets have distinct black and white markings. Bald-faced hornets can be very aggressive, especially if you're standing close to their nest. They're still considered mostly beneficial ...

black and white insect. Bald faced-hornets are social insects responsible for constructing those huge football shaped paper nests seen hanging in trees after the leaves have fallen. Famed for ...

These are beneficial insects that are good for your garden. Bald-faced hornets are mostly black with white markings that are more pronounced on their face. Many people are afraid of wasps and ...