Sighting 4207675
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Asian paper wasp at Bega, NSW
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| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | KimPullen | 24 Apr 2019 | |
| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | JRideaux | 24 Apr 2019 |
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2 comments
26 Apr 2019
Thank you for your response Jackie. I have a photo which shows the nest clearly but can’t work out how/where to upload it here. It’s about 17cm x 10cm and an inverted mushroom shape like the native paper wasp nest. We did an early morning ant and wasp killing powder application on the nest which does appear to have been effective.
27 Apr 2019
Photo successfully uploaded - thank you. This article about Asian and Australian paper wasps living in New Zealand is somewhat reassuring as it seems the two can live together in harmony and the Asian wasp doesn’t seem to be more problematic for people than their Australian cousins. https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/paper-wasps-guests-or-pests/
Location information
- Coordinates 149.870361-36.703114
- Altitude 17.4m
- Places Bega, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Apr 2019 03:22 PM Recorded on
- JRideaux Recorded by
Collections
- JRideaux South Coast NatureMapr Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Scientific name
- Asian paper wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1135m Recorded at altitude
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