Wildlife and Gardens - Part 7: Re: About the wasps or hornets
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In response to message posted by Minnie:Good for you, Minnie! Seems you came through unscathed.
If they are black and the nest is papery, they are very likely the black paper wasp, Polistes fuscatus. Found a nice page of info. about Paper Wasps and Hornets that may be of interest to you.
It was very good of you to save and move that nest as these wasps are beneficials, preying on catepillars and other insects. From what I have found on the web, they are not aggressive except when the nest is disturbed. Hope that planter is out of the way of traffic!
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