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Norwegian Wasp
Dolichovespula norwegica
The Norwegian wasp (Dolichovespula norwegica) is a species of eusocial wasp. It is common in Scotland and can also be found in other areas in Britain and Ireland. Often known for being a tree wasp, it nests in low branches and bushes and feeds on insects. It also obtains nectar from blueberry and snowberry flowers. Although Dolichovespula norwegica were rarely considered as pests in the past, a few cases of pest problems relating to D. norwegica...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 416144.