So you think you know about wasps?

[waspman]

Hi Everyone - I am new to this site but have always had a passion for bugs and my business brings me into regular contact with paper wasps. What I want to try and do is discover more about them. So little is known about these amazing creatures and so few people want to know about them that I think it's about time they had their say. So if you know any great sites, resources, experts or simply want to share a story etc that you think no one else knows about then please let me know. The more the better.

[Za]

Hi Waspman,
Welcome to WAB, wasps probably know more about me than I know about them, but there are several members here who *know their wasps* so I`m sure someone will be along soon, just thought I`d say hello.
Za

[Matt Smith]

Actually, quite a lot is known about them, I have several books that deal with them in whole or in part.

[thunder]

Originally Posted by Matt Smith

Actually, quite a lot is known about them, I have several books that deal with them in whole or in part.

So be kind to Waspman and list two or three

henrya

[The Woodman]

How about this on Ebay - Item number: 220701343766

Product Category : Books
ISBN : 0855462957
Title : Solitary Wasps (Naturalists' Handbook)
Authors : Peter F. Yeo, Sarah A. Corbet
Binding : Paperback
Publisher : Richmond Publishing Company
Publication Date : 1995-06
Pages : 76

[eucera]

The wasp literature is large and extensive, both covering the UK fauna and that of the rest of Europe.

Archer, ME, 2000, The British Potter and Mason Wasps (Hymeoptera: Vespidae; Eumeninae)

Edwards R Social Wasps: Their Biology and Control (Rentokil Library) [Hardcover]. (This is the standard work on the UK Social species)

The BWARS Atlases (7 Parts published) (these contain accounts of many species of wasp in the UK)

Richards OW, Scolioidea, Vespoidea and Sphecoidea. Hymenoptera, Aculeata. OW Richards. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 1980 Vol. 6 No. 3(b) pp. 118 pp.

+ this little lot:

Bajári, E. (1957) Sphecoidea I.. 1-117, Budapest.

Beaumont, J. de (1964) Hymenoptera: Sphecidae. 1-174, Lausanne.

Bieri, S. (2002) Bienen und Wespen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. 1-160.

Bitsch J., H. Dollfuss, Z. Boucek, K. Schmidt, C. Schmid-Egger, S.F. Gayubo, A.V. Antropov & Y. Barbier (2001) Hyménoptères Sphecidae d´Europe occidentale. Vol. 3. 1-459.

Blösch, M. (2000) Die Grabwespen Deutschlands. 1-480, Goecke & Evers, Keltern.

Dollfuss, H. (1991) Bestimmungsschlüssel der Grabwespen Nord- und Zentraleuropas (Hymenoptera Sphecidae) mit speziellen Angaben zur Grabwespenfauna Österreichs.. Stapfia 24: 1-274.

Klein, W. (1996) De graafwespen van de Benelux - Hymenoptera, Sphecidae. 1-130, Jeugdbondsuitgeverij.

Lomholdt, O. (1984) The Sphecidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Fauna Ent.Scan. 4 , part 1: 1-224.

Saure, C. (1999) Bienen, Wespen und Ameisen (Insecta: Hymenoptera) im Großraum Berlin. Verbreitung, Gefährdung und Lebensräume. Beitrag zur Ökologie einer Großstadt. 1. überarbeitete Fassung, Februar 1998. In: Köppel, C., E. Rennwald & N. Hirneisen (Hrsg.). Rote Listen auf CD-ROM. Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz, Liechtenstein, Südtirol. Vol. 1: Mitteleuropa. Ausgabe 1 (Stand 30.06.1998).

Schmid-Egger, C., S. Risch & O. Niehuis (1995) Die Wildbienen und Wespen in Rheinland-Pfalz (Hymenoptera, Aculeata). Verbreitung, Ökologie und Gefährdungssituation. Fauna Flora Rheinland-Pfalz Beiheft 16: 1-296.

[poschiavanus]

Fauna Helvetica have started on the Vespoidea too.