Western yellowjacket
The western yellowjacket is a social wasp with a yellow and black body. It lives across the western half of North America and has spread to the Hawaiian Islands, where it is considered a major pest. Its colonies can grow very large in places without cold winters.1

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- Yellow and black pattern, typical of social wasps in the genus Vespula1
- Most females have a continuous yellow ring around each eye, known as an eye-loop1
- A diamond-shaped black mark on the first tergum (the upper plate of the abdomen)1
- Nests are made of wood fibres and enclosed in a paper envelope, with an entrance tunnel of 10 to 30 cm at the bottom1
Yeroo baay'ee kan itti wal fakkeessan: It is often misidentified as V. germanica, which has a similar diamond-shaped black mark. The continuous yellow eye-loop around each eye usually tells the western yellowjacket apart, though males often lack it.1
Humna summii
Summiin qeensa iddii (stinger) keessaan ba'a.
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: Ni dhukkubsaBaay'ee dhukkubsuu danda'a, garuu gonkumaa jechuun ni danda'ama cimaa hin ta'u.
Yoo idde
- Qeensa kanniisaa (stinger) haqii baasiitii bakka sana qabbaneessi.
- Yoo namichi hargansuuf rakkate, fuulli ykn qoonqoon isaa dhiite, ykn of wallaaluuf jedhe, kun balaa tasaa alarjii ti: lakkoofsa balaa tasaa bilbili, yoo qalama adrenaaliinii (adrenaline pen) qabaate immoo itti fayyadami.
Yeroo hunda dursa lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee bilbili (112, 000, 911). Kun qajeelfama gargaarsa jalqabaa waliigalaa ti, gorsa yaalaa miti. Bu'uura gargaarsa jalqabaa
Nageenyaan turi
- Bineensa bosonaa gonkumaa hin tuqin, hin qabin, hin tuttuqin, xiqqaa ta'us, rafe ykn du'e fakkaatus.
- Iddoo itti kenni. Yoo tokko wajjin wal argite, tasgabbaa'i, suuta duubatti deebi'iitii karaa isaa akka deemu dhiisi.
- Yoo tokko si idde: tasgabbaa'i, sochii malee turi, lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee (112, 000, 911) bilbili ykn dafii hospitaala ga'i. Maal akka fakkaatu yaadadhu, suuraan ni gargaara.
Si miidhuuf si hin barbaadu. Summii isaa nyaata qabachuuf ykn of eeguuf fayyadama, dhokachuu immoo baay'ee filata. Waa'ee nageenyaa dabalataan
Addunyaa keessaa eessatti?
Hammam guddaa dha?
Dheerinni isaa hammam?
quba kee isa xiqqaa caalaa gabaabaa
dirree kubbaa miilaa guutuu sekoondii 16 keessatti barrisee ce'uu danda'aWestern yellowjacket SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?
Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam ariifata?
Dhugaawwan
Workers settle dominance within the nest by mauling, where one wasp chews on another that stays still.1
In Hawaii, the western yellowjacket has become so invasive that it is labelled a major pest.1
The nest is kept cleaner than those of many other social wasps, with waste, prey remains and dead larvae removed.1
Only the inseminated queen survives the winter, entering diapause (a resting state) until spring.1
Most foraging happens close to the nest, usually within about 335 metres, though some trips reach about 550 metres.1
Cold weather limits the number of western yellowjackets, but in places without cold winters their population can grow very quickly.1
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Vespula pensylvanica (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Vespula pensylvanica (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
- Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.
Dhugaan fuula kana irra jiru hundi lakkoofsa madda isaatti si qajeelchu qaba. Yoo waan tokko dogoggorre, dhiifama, nuti jaallattoota bineensotaa ti malee joornaalii saayinsii miti. [email protected] irratti nutti himi, ni sirreessina.
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