Flowering Plants Visited
by Vespula
germanica
Vespula germanica Fabricius: Vespidae (Vespinae), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, and Wilhelm & Rericha)
Apiaceae: Cicuta maculata sn (Rb), Heracleum maximum sn (Rb), Oxypolis rigidior sn (WR), Sium suave sn (Rb); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias incarnata [plpr sn] (Rb); Asteraceae: Ageratina altissima sn (Rb), Ambrosia trifida exp np (Rb), Aster lanceolatus sn (Rb), Aster lateriflorus sn (Rb, Gr), Aster pilosus sn fq (Rb), Aster sagittifolius sn (Rb), Bidens aristosa sn (Rb), Cirsium arvense sn (Gr), Erechtites hieracifolia sn (Rb), Erigeron philadelphicus sn (Gr), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn (Rb), Eupatorium serotinum sn (Rb), Helenium autumnale sn (Rb), Solidago canadensis sn (Rb); Caprifoliaceae: Symphoricarpos occidentalis sn (Gr); Cucurbitaceae: Sicyos angulatus [unsp sn] (Rb); Fabaceae: Strophostyles helvola [exfl sn] (Rb); Grossulariaceae: Ribes cynosbati sn (Gr); Hamamelidaceae: Hamamelis virginiana sn (Gr); Polygonaceae: Fallopia scandens sn (Rb), Persicaria amphibium sn (Rb), Persicaria pensylvanica sn fq (Rb); Rosaceae: Crataegus mollis sn (Rb); Salicaceae: Salix amygdaloides [stam sn] [pist sn] (Rb); Scrophulariaceae: Scrophularia marilandica sn fq (Rb)