The Wasp (Hymenoptera)
There are two common kinds of wasps, the social and the solitary. The social are called that as they usually live and work together in colonies, whereas the solitary wasps rear their families alone.
The Wasp
There are over one hundred thousand species of wasps and they can be found living in wall cavities, lofts, hollow trees and bushes. The solitary wasp lives alone and makes a nest for its family, which could be a hole in a tree or the ground. Some solitary wasps build small nests from mud and pebbles which they stick together with their saliva.
The Wasp, its Sting and Kent Pest Control
The wasp is a relation of the bee and the ant. Its sting can cause tremendous pain but it does have black and yellow stripes to serve as a warning to animals and humans, so …show more content…
The larvae (grubs) eat animal matter. This can be a caterpillar or beetle that has been paralysed by the wasp’s sting and used for food. She lays her larvae on the paralysed insect for them to have a supply of fresh food as they grow. It sounds disgusting but often nature is brutal.
The Mating Habits of The Social Wasp
As for the social wasp, they live in colonies. Each colony will only survive for one season. The queen hibernates in the winter and lays her eggs to start the new colony for the spring. She builds her nest with paper which she makes herself by chewing wood until it is pulp. She feeds her eggs (larvae) on chewed insects who then become workers and help build the rest of the nest while she continues to lay eggs. Eventually new queen wasps develop and the cycle begins again leaving the previous wasps to die.
The queen lays about ten to twenty eggs in cells, inside the nest reaching up to a thousand in the summer. The larvae are fed by workers while they are in the cells and the queen continues to lay more eggs. The grubs begin to develop after four weeks.
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There are two common kinds of wasps, the social and the solitary. The social are called that as they usually live and work together in colonies, whereas the solitary wasps rear their families alone.
The Wasp
There are over one hundred thousand species of wasps and they can be found living in wall cavities, lofts, hollow trees and bushes. The solitary wasp lives alone and makes a nest for its family, which could be a hole in a tree or the ground. Some solitary wasps build small nests from mud and pebbles which they stick together with their saliva.
The Wasp, its Sting and Kent Pest Control
The wasp is a relation of the bee and the ant. Its sting can cause tremendous pain but it does have black and yellow stripes to serve as a warning to animals and humans, so …show more content…
The larvae (grubs) eat animal matter. This can be a caterpillar or beetle that has been paralysed by the wasp’s sting and used for food. She lays her larvae on the paralysed insect for them to have a supply of fresh food as they grow. It sounds disgusting but often nature is brutal.
The Mating Habits of The Social Wasp
As for the social wasp, they live in colonies. Each colony will only survive for one season. The queen hibernates in the winter and lays her eggs to start the new colony for the spring. She builds her nest with paper which she makes herself by chewing wood until it is pulp. She feeds her eggs (larvae) on chewed insects who then become workers and help build the rest of the nest while she continues to lay eggs. Eventually new queen wasps develop and the cycle begins again leaving the previous wasps to die.
The queen lays about ten to twenty eggs in cells, inside the nest reaching up to a thousand in the summer. The larvae are fed by workers while they are in the cells and the queen continues to lay more eggs. The grubs begin to develop after four weeks.
How to Identify a