The National Biodiversity Data Centre has just launched a new online course for the identification of Ireland’s social wasps.
Social wasps play an important role in our ecosystem. As predators, they help to control populations of other insect species. They also like to visit flowers and are underrated pollinators. With the new online course, you can learn how to identify Ireland’s 7 social wasp species, as well as where to find them, how to search for them and how to record your sightings.
The course is free and can be accessed via the NBDC online learning platform here: How to identify and record Ireland’s social wasps
