Bald-Faced Hornets

Biology

• Length: 5/8 to ¾ inches
• Black in color with accents of an ivory white color on the tip of the abdomen and on the face
• Fly very fast
• Active predators of other insects
• Very aggressive wasps

Distribution/Habits

• Build a strong, gray, round nest between the sizes of a softball and basketball using cellulose
• Nest contains many rows of combs where larvae develop.
• Nests are suspended from an stable object i.e. trees, overhangs or bushes.