Honeybees Extermination

It is dark brown with yellow markings and usually nests in a hollow tree or log, or within buildings. The nest is covered with a brown envelope of coarse wood fibers made from bits of wood scraped from logs, bark, and even the wood on decks and houses.

Like bald-faced hornets, this hornet constructs aerial paper nests usually in trees and large shrubs. European hornets, however, will also nest inside the voids of buildings, usually in an attic or chimney. Nests may also be constructed on the sides of buildings.

Although it causes alarm because it is a large wasp and approaches lights at night, this wasp is not always aggressive. However, loud vibrating noises, such as those from lawnmowers and leaf blowers, can "set off" the hornet workers causing them to sting people and pets.