The Yellowjackets of the Northwestern United States

Matthew Kweskin

The Evergreen State College

19 March 1997

This web resource is the result of an individual learning contract by Matthew Kweskin at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington in the fall of 1996. This contract was sponsored by John T. Longino.

A review of yellowjacket general biology and systematics.
Before using the key you should make sure that the insect you have is a yellowjacket or hornet.
This is the key to the yellowjacket workers of the Northwest U. S. and adjacent Canada.
Information about the species in our area.
A list of the literature cited in this web site.

Page author: Matthew P. Kweskin kweskm@evergreen.edu
Last modified: 22 Feb 1997