Wasps are commonly found in many areas of the world, there are many different types of wasp, the can differ dramatically in appearance and habit. They belong to the insect order Hymenptera, suborder Apocrita, it is neither a bee or an ant. The most common and familiar wasps belong to a sub division of Apocrita called Aculeata, and often have a venomous sting, although many types of wasp do not sting.
The suborder of Aculeata contains Bees and ants, and of course many types of wasps are often mistaken for bees and vice versa.
The many types of wasps fall into one of 2 catagories, solitary and social wasps, the differences are fairly simple the solitary wasps tend to live alone and belong to no social network, whilst the social wasps operate as part of a colony that can number several thousand. Its the social wasps that of course build and live in the large and commonly found wasps nests. The bulk of the population of such a nest is made up by infertile females, with the males mating with the fertile queen wasp.
Wasp nest removal
Hints and tips on how to remove wasps nests and eliminate wasps