Insects and Spiders - native

yellowjacket (genus Vespula) on Nov 24, 2025

Submitter has sample

Description of specimen

Some kind of hornet. Don't know if it is invasive. 8 was able to capture it alive.

Commentary

Thank you for your report! That is a Yellowjacket, I think specifically it's Western Yellowjacket, Vespula pennsylvanica, a native social wasp.

Tom Valente
Nov. 26, 2025, 12:26 a.m.

Location

In my house

Expert Reviewer

Tom Valente
Oregon Department of Agriculture

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