Invasive Identification Guide Version 3.0 (2015/11/23)

Invasive Indigenous German Wasp ( European South African Paper Wasp Cape Honey Bee (Apis germanica) ( dominula) (Polistes marginalis) mellifera)

Body Description: Stoutly, like a Body Description: Longer than a Body Description: Narrow body, 13- Body Description: Stocky, short bee. Around 15mm long. Queens are bee, 15-19mm long with a narrow 17mm long. Queens are not easily body with many hairs like virtually all larger body. Queens are not easily distinguished from workers bees. Very short antennae. Queen distinguished from workers has plumper abdomen than workers

Colour: Black and bright yellow Colour: Black and bright yellow body Colour: Brown body with white and Colour: Golden yellow with thick, body. With many having black spots with wavy black markings along black stripes. Brown legs solid black stripes along abdomen. and/or wavy markings along abdomen. Yellow legs Very dark/dull compared to the abdomen. Yellow legs . Black legs

Antennae: Fully Black Antennae: Yellow/Orange Antennae: Brown Antennae: Black. Shorter and thinner than wasps

Behaviour: Very aggressive. Actively Behaviour: Usually rather docile but Behaviour: Usually rather docile but Behaviour: Docile when compared defend and will readily sting will attack if threatened. On hot days will attack if threatened. Does not to other honey bees or the German when the is disturbed. Will they will be more active, aggressive swarm and chase targets wasp swarm and chase a target for quite a and more likely to attack, however, distance they do not swarm and chase a target Invasive Wasp Identification Guide Version 3.0 (2015/11/23)

German Wasp (Vespula South African Paper Wasp Cape Honey Bee (Apis germanica) (Polistes dominula) (Polistes marginalis) mellifera) Nests: Usually below ground with a Nests: Commonly seen as it is Nests: Commonly seen as it is Nests: Characteristic honey bee hive hole for an entrance where many always above ground, commonly in always above ground, commonly in with multiple, vertically layered, waxy wasps will be seen flying in and out. places that receive abundant sunlight places that receive abundant sunlight combs used for raising brood and the May be above ground in a closed, or places that heat up during the day or places that heat up during the day production of honey. Nests will be in round, papery nest or inside a wall (under roof eaves, in steel piping, (under roof eaves, in steel piping, cavities such as tree hollows crevice or other opening. Nest is a inside metallic structures like mail inside metallic structures like mail round structure with multiple, boxes etc.). Nest is a papery, honey boxes etc.). Nest is a papery, honey horizontal layers inside. Cells are not comb like, single layered structure comb like, single layered structure visible with the cells clearly visible with the cells clearly visible

Invasive Wasp Identification Guide Version 3.0 (2015/11/23)

German Wasp European Paper Wasp () (Polistes dominula)

South African Paper Wasp Cape Honey Bee (Polistes marginalis) (Apis mellifera)

Invasive Wasp Identification Guide Version 3.0 (2015/11/23)

German Wasp European Paper Wasp (Vespula germanica) (Polistes dominula)

South African Paper Wasp Cape Honey Bee (Polistes marginalis) (Apis mellifera)