Species

FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/jul/17/#incident-953794">CITIZEN CONTACT &#8212; 0 Block of PARK ST 6:08 p.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/jul/17/#incident-953792">CITIZEN CONTACT &#8212; 700 Block of S FORTUNA BLVD 5:59 p.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/jul/17/#incident-953791">FIGHT &#8212; 0 Block of PARK ST 5:20 p.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2024/jul/17/#incident-953789">SUSPICIOUS PERSON &#8212; UNION ST/SAMOA BLVD 5:02 p.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2024/jul/17/#incident-953781">911 CELL PHONE &#8212; 0 Block of PARK ST 4:54 p.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2024/jul/17/#incident-953787">ANIMAL BITE REPORT &#8212; 2900 Block of JANES CREEK DR 4:46 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2024/jul/17/#incident-953804">SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE &#8212; 1700 Block of BROADWAY ST 4:35 p.m.

Vespula sulphurea (California yellowjacket)

Vespula sulphurea. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Vespula is a small genus of social wasps, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Along with members of their sister genus Dolichovespula, they are collectively known by the common name yellowjackets (or yellow jackets) in North America. Vespula species have a shorter oculomalar space (shown in the figure below right) and a more pronounced tendency to nest underground than Dolichovespula.

— Wikipedia