Taking residence in walls and tree cavities, honey bee nest are sometimes massive.

Docile with furry, rounded abdomens.

Paper nest, in foliage or under eves softball to beachball sized.

Open faced and flat, up to the size of a dinner plate.

Species range in color but generally have long narrow abdomens.

Usually only visible as a hole in the ground, yellowjackets also nest in attics, behind siding, and in dense landscape shrubs.

Often confused with honey bees, they are bright yellow and smooth. Walk your lawn before mowing in the summer, especially if you have sandy ground or buried wood.

Beige and brittle, these nests are usually out of sight.

Yellow and orange, they are often active at night, feed on saplings and shrubs like hydrangeas. The size of cicadas, they are the biggest insects we deal with but usually not aggressive.

Nests made of brittle mud.

Species range in colors, often docile but can make a mess!