Ants in the home Order: HymenopteraFamily: Formicidae Description Almost anywhere in Colorado, ants will be the most common insect found in yards, gardens, fields and forests. Most ants found in homes nest outdoors and enter homes to forage for food or water.  Ants...
European earwig, Forficula auricularia  Order: DermapteraFamily: Forficulidae Description Earwigs found in Colorado were introduced in the 1950s, they are a common nuisance pest both indoors and outdoors. Occasionally, earwigs damage soft parts of plants, however,...
European paper wasp, Polistes dominula Order: HymenopteraFamily: Vespidae Description The European paper wasp is a generally black insect marked with yellow. They are fairly slender bodied with a distinct constriction of the body between the thorax and...
