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In the UK there are approximately 9,000 species of wasp. This includes larger wasps species that sting and microscopic parasitic wasps that can't be seen with the naked eye. These are the wasps most likely to upset your picnic. V. germanica tends to be more bad tempered than V. vulgaris.
This illustrated guide to wasps is all you need to identify some of the most common species – with help from the experts at BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.
Wasps are a common problem in the UK, and identifying different types of wasps can be useful in determining the best method of control. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the most common types of wasps found in the UK and provide some information on how to identify them.
The BWARS website contains pages for each British and Irish species of bee, wasp and ant. Most pages contain a detailed account, photos, distribution map, life history and conservation status. Features such as videos and identification advice are being added over time.
Read about the most common types of wasps in the UK and how to identify them. Also covered - the positive roles wasps have in the ecosystem!
Seven species of social wasps commonly occur in gardens in Britain. Short cheeked, Vespula species of wasps, such as the common wasp (V. vulgaris) red wasp (V. rufa) and German wasp (V. germanica) usually make their nests underground or in dark cavities, such as roof spaces.
British Wasps on Wild About Britain include the latest UK wasp news, hundreds of British wasp images in our photo gallery, lots of wasp conversations in the insect forums, a directory of wasp-related organisations and websites, as well as a big reference encyclopedia with information on UK species from the Queen Median and Ruby-tail Wasp, the Sa...
Factors that may serve to influence the wasps response include - temperature, nest size and nest maturity. It well, established through our own observations that wasps nests tend to become more of a risk as it matures and the number of workers begin to out number the larvae.
There are approximately 9,000 species of wasp in the UK. These include the parasitic wasps, some of which are so tiny, they can barely be seen without a micropscope. 250 of these are the larger wasps which have a stinger.
There are over 250 species of larger wasp in the UK, but about 6000 species in total, including tiny parasites and gall-wasps right up to the magnificent brown and yellow hornet, one of our largest insects, with quite a reputation.