Vespidae (predators)

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Polistes fuscatus (click on image to enlarge it)
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Vespidae (predators)

The Vespidae are social insects which construct paper nests. They feed mainly on other insects which can be beneficial in cropping areas but environmentally harmful for introduced species like Vespula vulgaris in New Zealand. This page deals only with beneficial predator species. For harmful species see Vespidae (pest wasps).


The following genera are currently entered under this family: