Integrated Pest Management · Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of California
Bees and wasps
Yellowjacket.
Larva of pearslug (cherry slug).
Galls on oak.
Although many bees and wasps (Order Hymenoptera) are beneficial through their activities as pollinators or natural enemies of pests, some can cause damage to people, plants, or structures by stinging, boring holes, causing plant galls, or being a nuisance in and around homes.
Bees
Gallmakers (general)
Sawflies (general)
- Pearslug or cherry slug
- Raspberry sawfly
- Willow leaf gall sawfly
- California pear sawfly
- Raspberry horntail
Woodwasps and horntails
Yellowjackets and other social wasps
En español
- Las avispas chaqueta amarilla  (Yellowjackets)
related or similar insects
For information about beneficial wasps, including insect parasites, see the Natural Enemies gallery
