Potter or Mason wasps (Eumeninae) nest in holes in
the ground, in hollow stems, or
construct nests from clay. Females lay an egg in each individual cell
and provision the cells with partially paralysed caterpillars. The cell
is then sealed. The masarine Pollen wasps provision their nests with pollen and nectar.
Paper wasps (Vespinae) are social, constructing communal paper nests. Larvae are fed
on chewed-up, soft-bodied insects such as caterpillars.
Reference
Brothers, D.J. &
Finnamore A.T. 1993. Superfamily Vespoidea (pp. 161-278). In GOULET, H. & HUBER,
J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families.
Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp.
