Vespula Germanica (German Yellow Jacket)

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Shriya K.
Location
Collection date 09/11/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Penn State Lehigh Valley
Observations

Characteristics include black and yellow coloration, a continuous yellow band behind the eye that connects to the jaw, and three small black dots on their face.

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer 1X TAE
DNA stain Cyber Stain
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
TGAGCNNNNNCTTTAGGAGCTTCANTNNGAANAATTATNCGNTTAGAATNNNNNNNNNNN GNAGCTTTAATTAATAATGATCAAATTTATAATACTNTTATTACAGCTCATGCTTTCATTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTAT ACCTTTTTTAGTTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAATCCCTTTAATATTAGGTGTTCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGAATAA ATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCATCCTTATTTTTATTAATCTTAAGAAATTTTATTGGAACCGGAGTAGGGACA GGATGAACTCTGTACCCTCCTTTATCATCAATTGTAGGACATGACTCTCCCTCTGTAGACTTAGGAATTTTTTCTATCCA TATTGCTGGAATTTCATCAATTATAGGTTCAATTAATTTTATTGTTACTATTTTAAATATACACACAAAAACACATTCAC TAAATTTTCTTCCTTTATTTTCATGATCAATTTTAATTACAGCAATTCTTCTCTTGTTATCTCTACCAGTTCTTGCAGGA GCAATTACTATACTTCTTACAGACCGTAATTTAAATACATCTTTCTTTGATCCTGCAGGCGGAGGTGACCCAATTTTATA CCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCACCTGGAAAGTTTAA
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Hymenoptera was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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