Social Wasps do their own sting

By Charity Nebbe,

Katherine Perkins, Madeleine Willis

Published September 1, 2023 at 4:00 PM CDT

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Social wasps might make you think of wasps that are invasive, but it refers to the fact that certain kinds of wasps like to live in groups.

On this buzzin' episode Zach Schum joins Host Charity Nebbe to discuss "social wasps." Social wasps, yellowjackets, and bald-faced hornets are not pollinators, but they do have beneficial behaviors.

Guests:

Zach Schum, entomologist, Iowa State University Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic

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Charity Nebbe

Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa

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Katherine Perkins

Katherine Perkins is IPR's Program Director for News and Talk

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Madeleine Willis

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