what is the scientifc name of the white and black wasp?
emmasays
hi i am emma my dad is a allegtto them and it has beena whole 2days and he got bit about 6 times on his arm and they are verybig and sollown and now his face is too and can they kill some one if they are ellerget to them
plese get back to me asap at emma@planet caprice.com
brettsays
i got stung by a white and black bee that looked just like this one and i am allergic to any kind of bees
what should i do
Jo-Annsays
We have theses wasps on our acreage in Alberta. They seem to nest in the ground. My husband was stung on the foot 3 times while cutting the grass. His foot was incredibly swollen and red. We ended up at the doctor’s office the next day because it was so infected!!!
Any ideas of how to get rid of them???
adminsays
Hi Jo-Ann,
I’m sorry to hear that your husband was stung. This was taken at my sisters acreage just outside of Calgary. Unfortunately I don’t know how one would get rid of them. I’ll check with my sister and see if she has any ideas.
I hope your husbands foot is better now.
thomassays
what is this wasp called? we had a nest i want to look it up.
Jonathansays
Hey everyone, I am 14 years of age, and I’m very sorry for all the problems you’ve been having with these wasps but I think I’ve had the worst, I fell asleep on the lawn and awoke with 27 stings and over 40 wasps on my back. I’m not allergic to these wasps thankfully so I’m fine. But, I have dug up some seamingly valuable information. First off, they are callled Mason wasps. Second, they’re highly aggresive (duh). Third, they built nests from the ground up, the nests look like something a 3 year old would make in pottery class (not joking). Forth, (This is the best quality they have) They stockpile spiders in great numbers for their larvae. I hope this information helped you out some. If you need anymore information E-mail me at —- Jonathan_uke@earthlink.net, I also have a facebook — Kaboose Jonthan. DON’T GET STUNG! Jonathan.
thomassays
that aint no mason waps ill tell u typ the name inta gooogl and wat cums up r somthin looken difernt. and i finded this waps in a nest on my roof not in the ground!
adminsays
Ok gang. Thank you all for your input here. You all are offering some great information and help in identifying this wasp. I am by no means a bee or wasp expert, but I have done some of my own research and this is what I have come up with.
I believe that this is call the bald-faced hornet. Don’t let the name fool you because it is not a hornet, but related to the yellow jacket wasp. They are very common in the southeastern United States and southern Canada and known for their football shaped, paper nests.
If anyone else knows anything more about them, please let us know.
Hope this helps.
thomassays
it says that they r found in south eastern and western parts of the US but i found a nest in Wisconsin?
Richiesays
i found one eating a apple in my backyard and i live in michigan
julie wilsonsays
could you please email me some info on this insect. im curious to know about their sting and whatever else you can tell me. the one we found was much larger then ever seen by us and i was wondering how their size differs thank you.
Jennifer Wilsonsays
Hi Julie,
I don’t really know much about these wasps except for what I am learning from everyone’s comments here. It has been interesting to me to hear the experiences different people have had with this mysterious breed of wasp.
A photo blog is a great to tell a story. photos and text are great to convey what youa re trying to get across. WE are experimenting with video as well. I great way to engage poeple and build trust.
tomsays
hey m tom I’m 15 and I’m from Moama NSW australia and yesterday i was stung by one of these wasps and now my finder is all swollen as i have read all theses comments these wasps are from america and i have never seen one of these wasps till yesterday can someone email some info about this wasp so i can lear about it and know how to fix me finger
Wilsonsays
YES, that is a bald-faced Hornet. They are common in the Kootenays/BC. They do look like a wasp(or rather yellow jacket), but are larger and black/white. They live in huge football shaped nests that hang relatively high in the trees(where I live, anyways). If you disturb their nest, they will dart for your eyes
and subsequently sting. They are extremely quick and accurate as I suffered a bite just beneath my
eye upon getting to close. Pretty shocking skills for an insect. Live and let live or suffer the consequences.
The more common leather jacket is a joke in comparison.
Hey everybody umm my name is john i am 14 years old i live in NC my dad recentley cut the lawn and was stung by the bee or wasp maybe even hornet i went to japan 1 year ago and there was a type of hornet there called the japense hornet it was blue black and white a cousin to this type its sting was deadly but the sting of this wasp is not my dad is ok but the sting happened yesterday on his foot i will report the after affects whenever they occur
Eddiesays
Just thought I add by saying, Bold Face Hornets are now living in Quesnel, BC. I haven’t found a nest as of yet. And, I witnessed their aggression towards each other, over something in particular…food, space, whatever I do not know. But, they would dive bomb each other. If any one is tracking them, recording data, what have you. And,they were quite aggressive, constantly flying close to your head, neck and shoulder area…really annoying.
Dog plays with them in the grass…can only assume he hasn’t been stung yet. Kids, so far okay…and, us the parents…no stings.
Cheers~
sophiasays
I’ve seen these and I live in the UK, also saw a wasp very similar to the yellow jacket, except much bigger with mostly black body and thinner yellow stripes.. anyone know what kind of wasp that is?
Mark Barrattsays
I found one today on my up stairs window and i live in uk , first one i have ever seen over here
jasonsays
i have seen these wasps/hornets in my garden this week in dudley in the uk i have never seen them before
francessays
ok so all i know is that we have a nest that resembles well it looks the color of pottery but is not that strong its kinda like cardboard in looks anyways and its maybe 4 inches from ground and hangs in a flower bed, it contains god only knows how meny bees and yes they are very mean, the last 2 times i have mowed the yard well tried ive been stung the first time it was only once but yesterday it was three times but there was more then 6-10 bees on me.and so this brings me to ask how do i get rid of the nest i have grandchildren and my mother and of course kids and myself and i really am concerned with the safety of all and so if anyone at all can tell me how to get rid of them without someone getting really hurt and without going broke getting it done please and thank you for all valuable information
lorisays
We have these in our yard but I don’t think the nest is in our yard. My son said he saw someone on the news that said they had these but the nest was in the ground and their son ran through the yard and fell through and was stung literally to death. we are supposed to weed a large weed pile but now no one wants to go to it for fear of pulling a weed with a nest attached. I want to know the same as everyone else? Are they ground or mud or paper nests? We live in Illinois 20 minutes from Wisconsin border. pest control wont or rather can’t help until we find the nest. So now what?
Tonysays
It is a bald-faced hornet I live in Pembroke, Onatrio, but we are on the border of Quebec. So on our roadtrip in Quebec we stopped at an old friends cottage that was rundown and never used due to the poor shape of it from spring floods. We found a nest on their porch 13″ wide,12.5″ Tall, and had the biggest white and black bees I had ever seen, and super aggressive. I put a bag over it and pinned the bag tighly to the porch roof. One hand holding the bag the other hand scraping the hornets nest of the roof with a wood stove shovel.(dustpan). It cleanly removed it dropping into the bag, twisted it up and had it home within’ 40 min. The process of taking it down took all of 20 sec. maybe less.. thank god because I never got stung by one hornet! I have the nest, pictures of it, the core of it was removed and have photos of it aswell. It measured at 8″ at the widest section,and 7″ long, with 6 tiers of combs. This nest ist just awesome I’ve tried to count how many holes there are in it but its impossible. If I was to guess I’d say that there are 2500 anyways . If anyone wants some pics I’ll send them to you.
brandonsays
plase e-mail me some info on this wasp because today i just saw one
Christinesays
Bald faced hornets are incredibly nasty. I saw a few attack a dog once. It’s owner got so mad he knocked the nest down from his truck (in a wooded area). They attacked the truck next. Last time I saw one, I went inside…
chris jsays
In order to get rid of them you must use pyrethrum. Pyrethrum is the 100% natural an is from the Chrysanthemum plant, it is totally safe around kids and pets. What it does is attacks the nervous system of the wasp and it shuts down the organs of the wasp.
rebekahsays
Those are bald faced hornets.look them up to see what you can do.the are extremly aggressive so be carefull
Hey, I’m in Port Colborne, near Niagara Falls Canada, and I was just attacked by one of these insects for my sandwich. Luckily, I was not stung. However, I have a few questions:
1. Do they attack on random?
2. Do they sting more than once?
3. Are they deadly to humans who aren’t allergic? (poisonous)
4. How do you get rid of them, without getting them mad?
5. What should I do to avoid this happening again?
jessie ickysays
me and my sis found one in are back yard and we were afraid that it was a killer bee so we ran and came in to look it up so it can kill
we live in utah
Stacysays
Hi Everyone!
I work at The Toronto Zoo here in Canada (Toronto, Ontario) for those who might not know; and I have seen a lot of these new species of black and white wasps, especially by garbages.
Mattsays
I got stung by a bee once.
$100 for a small jar of honey!
larasays
I was at work today…..@Frontenac Shores resort.As I was climbing in to the garden to remove some weeds, i stepped on a rock and it wiggled abit. So i put my hand down to steady myself and step up,thats when it happened. Searing pain in my hand i thought i had cut my finger, then another..in my other hand, on my wrist…. I ran screaming the pain was so bad, iI thought for sure my finger was cut, but no i loooked down as I ran away and there it was on my leg, the black and white wasp, smaller like a bee, but agressive and territorial….and a multiple****stinger. WOW. I ve been stung be fore…but nothing like this. Instantly my finger swelled, and shooting pains up my arm. I still cant even run water on it….i had to leave work, im not allergic to bees, but with this breed it doesnt matter, they are brutal. If i cant make a fist by tomorrow i am going to a doctor, the pain is sooo bad i cant do anything with my hand. im typing with my other one….it literally feels like my fingers and hand has a deep gash or cut …..but nothing justa sting, swollen and discolored……if you know how to get rid off them please let me know….
victor seibelsays
we found a huge black and white hornets football shapes nest in our large pine tree. We live in Wis. I spayed with wasp killer got it down. Next day the wild turkeys came and eat what was left.
Sandra Collinssays
One of these guys landed on my windscreen today as I was driving from Lake Grace to Kulin in Western Australia. I looked like a “zebra” wasp to me. ( Not technical name, just the one I gave it) There are huge salt lakes around this area. Anyone heard of these guys living in this area before?
Kimberleesays
I just got stung by one of these in my backyard. I live in Palos Park Illinois!!! I have never seen one like this. Should I be worried about a nest? IT STILL HURTS!!!
Could u email me some info on this wasp because we live in Wyoming n i hav started to see this wasp everywhere. Thank you
what is the scientifc name of the white and black wasp?
hi i am emma my dad is a allegtto them and it has beena whole 2days and he got bit about 6 times on his arm and they are verybig and sollown and now his face is too and can they kill some one if they are ellerget to them
plese get back to me asap at emma@planet caprice.com
i got stung by a white and black bee that looked just like this one and i am allergic to any kind of bees
what should i do
We have theses wasps on our acreage in Alberta. They seem to nest in the ground. My husband was stung on the foot 3 times while cutting the grass. His foot was incredibly swollen and red. We ended up at the doctor’s office the next day because it was so infected!!!
Any ideas of how to get rid of them???
Hi Jo-Ann,
I’m sorry to hear that your husband was stung. This was taken at my sisters acreage just outside of Calgary. Unfortunately I don’t know how one would get rid of them. I’ll check with my sister and see if she has any ideas.
I hope your husbands foot is better now.
what is this wasp called? we had a nest i want to look it up.
Hey everyone, I am 14 years of age, and I’m very sorry for all the problems you’ve been having with these wasps but I think I’ve had the worst, I fell asleep on the lawn and awoke with 27 stings and over 40 wasps on my back. I’m not allergic to these wasps thankfully so I’m fine. But, I have dug up some seamingly valuable information. First off, they are callled Mason wasps. Second, they’re highly aggresive (duh). Third, they built nests from the ground up, the nests look like something a 3 year old would make in pottery class (not joking). Forth, (This is the best quality they have) They stockpile spiders in great numbers for their larvae. I hope this information helped you out some. If you need anymore information E-mail me at —- Jonathan_uke@earthlink.net, I also have a facebook — Kaboose Jonthan. DON’T GET STUNG! Jonathan.
that aint no mason waps ill tell u typ the name inta gooogl and wat cums up r somthin looken difernt. and i finded this waps in a nest on my roof not in the ground!
Ok gang. Thank you all for your input here. You all are offering some great information and help in identifying this wasp. I am by no means a bee or wasp expert, but I have done some of my own research and this is what I have come up with.
I believe that this is call the bald-faced hornet. Don’t let the name fool you because it is not a hornet, but related to the yellow jacket wasp. They are very common in the southeastern United States and southern Canada and known for their football shaped, paper nests.
You can read more about them on Wikipedia . I also found another site that was helpful. See Bald-Faced Hornet.
If anyone else knows anything more about them, please let us know.
Hope this helps.
it says that they r found in south eastern and western parts of the US but i found a nest in Wisconsin?
i found one eating a apple in my backyard and i live in michigan
could you please email me some info on this insect. im curious to know about their sting and whatever else you can tell me. the one we found was much larger then ever seen by us and i was wondering how their size differs thank you.
Hi Julie,
I don’t really know much about these wasps except for what I am learning from everyone’s comments here. It has been interesting to me to hear the experiences different people have had with this mysterious breed of wasp.
You might be able to find more information about them from this site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald-faced_hornet
I hope this helps.
i am just starting out to make my own Photo Blog. i really love taking pictures and putting it on my blog.
A photo blog is a great to tell a story. photos and text are great to convey what youa re trying to get across. WE are experimenting with video as well. I great way to engage poeple and build trust.
hey m tom I’m 15 and I’m from Moama NSW australia and yesterday i was stung by one of these wasps and now my finder is all swollen as i have read all theses comments these wasps are from america and i have never seen one of these wasps till yesterday can someone email some info about this wasp so i can lear about it and know how to fix me finger
YES, that is a bald-faced Hornet. They are common in the Kootenays/BC. They do look like a wasp(or rather yellow jacket), but are larger and black/white. They live in huge football shaped nests that hang relatively high in the trees(where I live, anyways). If you disturb their nest, they will dart for your eyes
and subsequently sting. They are extremely quick and accurate as I suffered a bite just beneath my
eye upon getting to close. Pretty shocking skills for an insect. Live and let live or suffer the consequences.
The more common leather jacket is a joke in comparison.
Hey everybody umm my name is john i am 14 years old i live in NC my dad recentley cut the lawn and was stung by the bee or wasp maybe even hornet i went to japan 1 year ago and there was a type of hornet there called the japense hornet it was blue black and white a cousin to this type its sting was deadly but the sting of this wasp is not my dad is ok but the sting happened yesterday on his foot i will report the after affects whenever they occur
Just thought I add by saying, Bold Face Hornets are now living in Quesnel, BC. I haven’t found a nest as of yet. And, I witnessed their aggression towards each other, over something in particular…food, space, whatever I do not know. But, they would dive bomb each other. If any one is tracking them, recording data, what have you. And,they were quite aggressive, constantly flying close to your head, neck and shoulder area…really annoying.
Dog plays with them in the grass…can only assume he hasn’t been stung yet. Kids, so far okay…and, us the parents…no stings.
Cheers~
I’ve seen these and I live in the UK, also saw a wasp very similar to the yellow jacket, except much bigger with mostly black body and thinner yellow stripes.. anyone know what kind of wasp that is?
I found one today on my up stairs window and i live in uk , first one i have ever seen over here
i have seen these wasps/hornets in my garden this week in dudley in the uk i have never seen them before
ok so all i know is that we have a nest that resembles well it looks the color of pottery but is not that strong its kinda like cardboard in looks anyways and its maybe 4 inches from ground and hangs in a flower bed, it contains god only knows how meny bees and yes they are very mean, the last 2 times i have mowed the yard well tried ive been stung the first time it was only once but yesterday it was three times but there was more then 6-10 bees on me.and so this brings me to ask how do i get rid of the nest i have grandchildren and my mother and of course kids and myself and i really am concerned with the safety of all and so if anyone at all can tell me how to get rid of them without someone getting really hurt and without going broke getting it done please and thank you for all valuable information
We have these in our yard but I don’t think the nest is in our yard. My son said he saw someone on the news that said they had these but the nest was in the ground and their son ran through the yard and fell through and was stung literally to death. we are supposed to weed a large weed pile but now no one wants to go to it for fear of pulling a weed with a nest attached. I want to know the same as everyone else? Are they ground or mud or paper nests? We live in Illinois 20 minutes from Wisconsin border. pest control wont or rather can’t help until we find the nest. So now what?
It is a bald-faced hornet I live in Pembroke, Onatrio, but we are on the border of Quebec. So on our roadtrip in Quebec we stopped at an old friends cottage that was rundown and never used due to the poor shape of it from spring floods. We found a nest on their porch 13″ wide,12.5″ Tall, and had the biggest white and black bees I had ever seen, and super aggressive. I put a bag over it and pinned the bag tighly to the porch roof. One hand holding the bag the other hand scraping the hornets nest of the roof with a wood stove shovel.(dustpan). It cleanly removed it dropping into the bag, twisted it up and had it home within’ 40 min. The process of taking it down took all of 20 sec. maybe less.. thank god because I never got stung by one hornet! I have the nest, pictures of it, the core of it was removed and have photos of it aswell. It measured at 8″ at the widest section,and 7″ long, with 6 tiers of combs. This nest ist just awesome I’ve tried to count how many holes there are in it but its impossible. If I was to guess I’d say that there are 2500 anyways . If anyone wants some pics I’ll send them to you.
plase e-mail me some info on this wasp because today i just saw one
Bald faced hornets are incredibly nasty. I saw a few attack a dog once. It’s owner got so mad he knocked the nest down from his truck (in a wooded area). They attacked the truck next. Last time I saw one, I went inside…
In order to get rid of them you must use pyrethrum. Pyrethrum is the 100% natural an is from the Chrysanthemum plant, it is totally safe around kids and pets. What it does is attacks the nervous system of the wasp and it shuts down the organs of the wasp.
Those are bald faced hornets.look them up to see what you can do.the are extremly aggressive so be carefull
Hey, I’m in Port Colborne, near Niagara Falls Canada, and I was just attacked by one of these insects for my sandwich. Luckily, I was not stung. However, I have a few questions:
1. Do they attack on random?
2. Do they sting more than once?
3. Are they deadly to humans who aren’t allergic? (poisonous)
4. How do you get rid of them, without getting them mad?
5. What should I do to avoid this happening again?
me and my sis found one in are back yard and we were afraid that it was a killer bee so we ran and came in to look it up so it can kill
we live in utah
Hi Everyone!
I work at The Toronto Zoo here in Canada (Toronto, Ontario) for those who might not know; and I have seen a lot of these new species of black and white wasps, especially by garbages.
I got stung by a bee once.
$100 for a small jar of honey!
I was at work today…..@Frontenac Shores resort.As I was climbing in to the garden to remove some weeds, i stepped on a rock and it wiggled abit. So i put my hand down to steady myself and step up,thats when it happened. Searing pain in my hand i thought i had cut my finger, then another..in my other hand, on my wrist…. I ran screaming the pain was so bad, iI thought for sure my finger was cut, but no i loooked down as I ran away and there it was on my leg, the black and white wasp, smaller like a bee, but agressive and territorial….and a multiple****stinger. WOW. I ve been stung be fore…but nothing like this. Instantly my finger swelled, and shooting pains up my arm. I still cant even run water on it….i had to leave work, im not allergic to bees, but with this breed it doesnt matter, they are brutal. If i cant make a fist by tomorrow i am going to a doctor, the pain is sooo bad i cant do anything with my hand. im typing with my other one….it literally feels like my fingers and hand has a deep gash or cut …..but nothing justa sting, swollen and discolored……if you know how to get rid off them please let me know….
we found a huge black and white hornets football shapes nest in our large pine tree. We live in Wis. I spayed with wasp killer got it down. Next day the wild turkeys came and eat what was left.
One of these guys landed on my windscreen today as I was driving from Lake Grace to Kulin in Western Australia. I looked like a “zebra” wasp to me. ( Not technical name, just the one I gave it) There are huge salt lakes around this area. Anyone heard of these guys living in this area before?
I just got stung by one of these in my backyard. I live in Palos Park Illinois!!! I have never seen one like this. Should I be worried about a nest? IT STILL HURTS!!!