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Re: Hive slaughter events
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Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:57:41 -0000
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>Hornets are not a type of wasp.

I suspect that most of the world would disagree (do we need a poll?).  My understanding is that hornets are the largest members of the wasp family.  Certainly every book that I own that mentions hornets say they are wasps.

>The Vespidae family is divided into the subfamilies Vespinae (yellow jackets and hornets) and Polistinae (wasps).

Is 'yellow jackets' an American term - never heard anyone else call them that.

Best wishes

Peter 
52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W

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