Golden paper wasp
Polistes aurifer
Insect
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Slender wasp with golden-yellow body and brown markings. Builds open-comb paper nests in Bay Area gardens; hunts caterpillars and other soft-bodied insects, providing natural pest control.
Plants that support Golden paper wasp
8 plants
Coyote Brush
Baccharis pilularis
shrub
Nectar
Bay Area native
Apache-beads
Anemopsis californica
perennial herb
Nectar
Bay Area native
California Figwort
Scrophularia californica
perennial herb
Nectar
Bay Area native
Douglas's False Willow
Baccharis glutinosa
perennial herb
Nectar
Bay Area native
Mulefat
Baccharis salicifolia
shrub
Nectar
Bay Area native
Polypody Fern
Polypodium californicum
fern
Shelter
Purple sage
Salvia leucophylla
shrub
Nectar
Toughleaf Iris
Iris tenax
perennial herb
Nectar