Polistes (Polistes) chinensis (Asian paper wasp)
Family Vespidae, subfamily Polistinae.
Paper wasps live in small colonies and build a papery nest out of masticated wood fibres. The nest is composed of a single layer of exposed cells attached to a waterproofed 'roof' hanging by a short stalk from a branch or twig in a shrub or tree, on a fence or under an eave. Nest removal is hazardous, as the occupants will aggressively defend it; the job is best left to an experienced operator.
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast | Greater Sydney | Central West NSW | Greater Melbourne
Species information
- Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Scientific name
- Asian paper wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1135m Recorded at altitude
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Maps
ANBG Braemar Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill Canberra City Farm City Renewal Authority Area Crace Grasslands Dickson Wetland Dickson Wetland Corridor Emu Creek Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor Flea Bog Flat, Bruce Ginninderry Conservation Corridor Griffith Woodland Gungaderra Grasslands Higgins Woodland Hill Reserve Isabella Pond Jerrabomberra Wetlands Lake Ginninderra Lanyon - northern section A.C.T. Lyneham Ridge Lyneham Wetland Monash Grassland Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain Mount Jerrabomberra Mount Pleasant Nadjung Mada NR O'Connor Ridge to Gungahlin Grasslands Pine Island to Point Hut Point Hut Pond Saint Mark's College & Grassland. Stranger Pond Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland Umbagong District Park Upper Stranger Pond Watson Green Space West Belconnen Pond Wingecarribee Local Government Area -
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Ainslie, ACT Barton, ACT Campbell, ACT Casey, ACT Florey, ACT Fyshwick, ACT Ngunnawal, ACT Pialligo, ACT Watson, ACT
