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Do yellow jackets build honeycombs

Updated: 8/9/2023
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11y ago

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A Yellow Jacket and a Bee are two different things.

Yellow Jackets are not actually bees at all, although they are often mistaken as such. They are a member of the wasp family and are of the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula. They are more commonly referred to as "wasps" in most English speaking countries. Most of these wasps are of a yellow and black striped colour, but others can be red and black, or even white and black. They can be identified by very distinctive markings and small size. They live in colonies and exhibit rapid side to side flight patterns before landing. All the females are capable of stinging and their stinger is barbless, allowing them sting repeatedly. See the related question for differences between bees and yellow jackets.

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Yellow jackets are flying insects that do not have the ability to make honey. They are widely considered pest insects.

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Yes, Yellow jackets bite as well as stingIT is a common myth that they Just bite or just sting. Yellow jackets have mandibles and the sting organs.
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11y ago

No, but they do build paper nests for their young.

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