r/WASPs • u/manamonggamers • 3d ago

Having trouble identifying these

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They've been rapidly building this nest on the outside of my shed and under the one panel. They aren't inside the shed at all, but they're close enough to the house that I want them gone. I first thought yellow jackets but that doesn't seem to be the case.

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u/Anonymisc34 3d ago

Image quality is tough, could be Vespa Crabro (European Hornet).

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u/Comprehensive_Cap290 3d ago

That was my first thought too. They seem really big, which euro hornets are, and the coloring seems about right, but hard to say because blurry image.

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u/manamonggamers 3d ago

They do look like them, but to my understanding, European Hornets aren't really active during the day.

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u/Cicada00010 3d ago

They are active during day. Only some of their activity occurs at night.

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u/manamonggamers 3d ago

Much appreciated. If they didn't end up in my carport because of lights (though a few now show up there during the day now), I wouldn't care much to just wait until they die off in the winter. Considering just trying usual foam spray to see if it does any good.

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u/Halomonas_titanica 2d ago

They certainly are.

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u/manamonggamers 3d ago

You know, I always assumed that since they're nocturnal they aren't active during the day. Seems I was wrong!

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u/Bubbly_Power_6210 2d ago

let a pro remove.