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Yellow Jacket

Vespula germanica

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Description:

About 10 feet away sits their underground nest. They are surprisingly not very aggressive. The lowest number limit is 50 of them.

Habitat:

Live in a patch of lilies in my backyard ~40 feet from woods.

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Eyes on Central PA
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2013

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