Vespula germanica (European wasp)
From the Atlas of Living Australia: The German wasp, Vespula germanica, is a vespid wasp native to Europe, Northern Africa and temperate Asia, that have recently invaded much of the new world (North America and South America), Australia and New Zealand, where they pose a significant pest to indigenous fauna. These wasps are still spreading, for example, along the western coast of the United States where they arrived in about 1980 and into Patagonia in 1990; in these new areas they are far more destructive to the environment than in regions where they are well established. German wasps are aggressive hunters of insects, which they masticate and feed to their larvae, and require large amounts of protein to feed their brood. The adults themselves eat pollen, nectar, other carbohydrates and secretions produced by their young. Although V. germanica can play a positive role in diminishing numbers of pest insects, this wasp also out-competes native species for food resources as well as directly killing native species to extinction, especially in recently invaded habitats. Vespula germanica also has a large negative impact on human activities such as bee-keeping, cattle rearing, and fruit orchards. German wasps look very similar to the closely related common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), but have a different coloration pattern on their face and back
Vespula germanica is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Gippsland | Barwon South West | Tasmania
Species information
- Vespula germanica Scientific name
- European wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1366.2m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Location information
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Maps
Ainslie volcanic grassland Albury ANBG ANU Dickson Precinct ANU Ellery Precinct Aranda Bushland Australian National University Bega River Bioblitz Belvoir Park Bimberi Nature Reserve Black Mountain Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11) Boro Bournda Environment Education Centre Brindabella National Park Bullen Range Canberra City Farm City Renewal Authority Area Clyde Cameron Reserve Commonwealth & Kings Parks Cotter Reserve Cuumbeun Nature Reserve Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12) Dryandra St Woodland Dunlop Grasslands Ewart Brothers Reserve Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor Gibraltar Pines Googong Foreshore Haig Park Hall Cemetery Higgins Woodland Hughes Garran Woodland Hughes Grassy Woodland Illilanga & Baroona Jerrabomberra Wetlands Kama Kambah Pool Kosciuszko National Park Lake Ginninderra Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T. Lower Cotter Catchment Magpie Hill Park, Lyneham Mcleods Creek Res (Gundaroo) Mimosa Rocks National Park Molonglo River Reserve Mongarlowe River Mount Ainslie Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain Mount Painter Mount Taylor Mt Holland Nail Can Hill Namadgi National Park National Arboretum Forests National Zoo and Aquarium Old Naas TSR Point Hut Pond Point Hut to Tharwa Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek Rob Roy Range Rugosa Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park Stranger Pond Sullivans Creek, Acton Sullivans Creek, Turner The Pinnacle Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Tuggeranong Hill Umbagong District Park Watson Green Space WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck. West Belconnen Pond Wodonga Wodonga Regional Park Woodstock Nature Reserve WREN Reserves -
Survey points
Pambula Preschool Point 80 -
Places
Bonner, ACT Drouin, VIC Freshwater Creek, VIC Glenroy, NSW Greenleigh, NSW Michelago, NSW Monash, ACT Wodonga, VIC
