Welcome to Idaho wasps and bee. It starts with the stinging wasps because they receive the most attention in homes and gardens across the state because of their potential harm to people.
The picture at the top of the page shows the basic umbrella shape of the paper wasp nest.
Bald-faced Hornet
Black Jacket
Western Yellowjacket (ground nester)
Golden Paper Wasps
Western Spider Wasp
Western Spider Wasp face
Blue-black Spider Wasp
Black and Yellow Mud Dauber
Mexican Grass Carrying Wasp
American Sand Wasp
Eumenes Potter Wasp
Potter Wasp
Square-headed Wasp
Lucospis affinis (female)
Carrot Wasp (female)
Very small Anomalon
Male California Velvet Ant
Female California Velvet Ant
Bees
North American hosts approximately one thousand different species, including its most familiar members, honey bees and bumble bees, along with less familiar names such as Cuckoo Bees, Carpenter Bees and Digger Bees.
The story of flower bees extends far beyond the basic honeybee. Approximately four thousand bees inhabit North America, and many households who practice bee friendly gardening get treated with their presence and pollination help.
California Bumblebee
California Bumble Bee (face)
Western Bumble Bee
Brown-belted Bumblebee (side)
Brown-belted Bumblebee (top)
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (face)
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee (side)
Yellow-fronted Bumblebee (face)
Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee (side)
Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee (top)
Hairless and small in size, Cuckoo Bees family resemble wasps more than they resemble bees, making them among the least known of the family.
The common name cuckoo refers to the bee’s practice of brood parasitism, like it’s namesake in the bird world, the Cuckoo bird. Adults lay their eggs in ground nests of other bee species, and then let the young fend for themselves.
Digger Bee
Blue Orchard Bee
Leaf-cutter Bees (Megachile)
Western Longhorned Bee (face)
Western Longhorned Bee
Longhorned Bee
Oblong Woolcarder Bee
Female European Woolcarder Bee
Male European Woolcarder Bee
Stelis
Northern Rotund Resin Bee
California Digger-cuckoo Bee
Least Cellophane Cuckoo Bee
Red-footed Sharp-tailed Bee
Western Leafcutter Bee
Furrow Bee
Wide-striped Sweat Bee
Fine Lined Sweat Bee (female)
Fine Lined Sweat Bee (male)