wasp (queen)

vespula vulgaris

• The queen is the first wasp you’ll see in early spring when she searches for a nesting site
   
• The queen has the familiar vivid yellow and black stripes, triangular head and sting of the smaller workers
   
• The queen is about 2 - 2.5cm
   

Where found

Wasps are attracted to meat, sweet food and drinks.

Nests are usually only seen as tiny entrance holes, usually underground but also in cavities in walls, ceiling, logs and trees.
 

Record seasonal events

You can help scientists monitor the effect of climate change on wasps by telling us when you first see a queen wasp where you live

• Early spring - about April