Bald-faced Hornet

Dolichovespula maculata insect

Aerial yellowjackets, native and conspicuous across the prairies.

23 documented plant relationships.

sips nectar at

Canada GoldenrodSolidago canadensiswildflower · August–SeptemberChokecherryPrunus virginianashrub · May–JuneCommon SnowberrySymphoricarpos albusshrub · June–JulyFlat-topped GoldenrodEuthamia graminifoliawildflower · August-SeptemberFlat-topped White AsterDoellingeria umbellatawildflower · August–SeptemberGiant HyssopAgastache foeniculumwildflower · July–SeptemberHighbush CranberryViburnum opulusshrub · May-JuneJerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosuswildflower · August–SeptemberLate GoldenrodSolidago giganteawildflower · August-SeptemberMany-flowered Aster (Tufted White Prairie Aster)Symphyotrichum ericoideswildflower · August–SeptemberMeadowsweetSpiraea albashrub · July–AugustNorthern Black CurrantRibes hudsonianumshrub · May–JunePearly EverlastingAnaphalis margaritaceawildflower · July–SeptemberSmooth AsterSymphyotrichum laevewildflower · August–OctoberSpreading DogbaneApocynum androsaemifoliumwildflower · June–AugustStiff GoldenrodSolidago rigidawildflower · August–SeptemberTall GoldenrodSolidago altissimawildflower · Aug-SepWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–AugustWild RaspberryRubus idaeusshrub · June–JulyWillow AsterSymphyotrichum lanceolatumwildflower · Aug-Oct

gathers pollen at

BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursigroundcover · May–JuneCommon SnowberrySymphoricarpos albusshrub · June–JulyWild BergamotMonarda fistulosawildflower · July–August