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Insects
Sharply yellow-and-black wasp nesting underground in banks and lawns.
Field facts
HabitatLawns, field banks, woodland edges
RangeStatewide
When to lookPeaks August to October
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesPaper wasps, Hover flies
Field note: Colonies grow all summer then die out entirely at frost.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Late-summer picnic pests; cover food rather than swatting.
Ground nests sting in numbers when mowed over.
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