Stinging Pest / role
5 entr(ies)
Bald-faced Hornet
A large black-and-white social wasp, despite its name a kind of yellowjacket, that builds a gray, pear-shaped paper nest hung in trees or under eaves and defends it aggressively when disturbed.Eastern Yellowjacket
A native, black-and-yellow social wasp that nests underground in lawns, woods, and pastures across the eastern United States, hunting other insects but defending its hidden nest aggressively with repeated, painful stings.Paper Wasp
A slender, long-legged wasp that builds an open, umbrella-shaped paper nest under eaves and overhangs. A useful caterpillar predator outdoors, but it will sting in defense of a nest placed too close to people.Red Imported Fire Ant
An aggressive, stinging, reddish-brown ant from South America that builds dome-shaped soil mounds across the southern U.S. and swarms to sting when its nest is disturbed.Striped Bark Scorpion
A slender, yellowish-tan scorpion marked with two broad dark stripes down the back and a dark triangle on the head, common across the south-central U.S., that climbs well and often turns up in attics and living areas of homes.
A large black-and-white social wasp, despite its name a kind of yellowjacket, that builds a gray, pear-shaped paper nest hung in trees or under eaves and defends it aggressively when disturbed.Eastern Yellowjacket
A native, black-and-yellow social wasp that nests underground in lawns, woods, and pastures across the eastern United States, hunting other insects but defending its hidden nest aggressively with repeated, painful stings.Paper Wasp
A slender, long-legged wasp that builds an open, umbrella-shaped paper nest under eaves and overhangs. A useful caterpillar predator outdoors, but it will sting in defense of a nest placed too close to people.Red Imported Fire Ant
An aggressive, stinging, reddish-brown ant from South America that builds dome-shaped soil mounds across the southern U.S. and swarms to sting when its nest is disturbed.Striped Bark Scorpion
A slender, yellowish-tan scorpion marked with two broad dark stripes down the back and a dark triangle on the head, common across the south-central U.S., that climbs well and often turns up in attics and living areas of homes.