Bald-faced hornet from mid-April to early October, and reproductives were produced from mid-July through the end of November. Onset of male output usually precedes that of queen output in social wasps, however here "D. maculata" is an exception to this trend. Energy investment by workers required to produce reproductives is considerable. Newly emerged males and queens are no more functional than pupae; both depend heavily on solid prey brought in by workers, thus competing with larvae for food resources. As a result, worker quantity must remain high in order to maintain reproductive output. Workers must maintain food stores and defend the nest,
Green Hornet contributing to the screenplays for both serials. "The Green Hornet" ran for 13 chapters while "The Green Hornet Strikes Again!" had 15 installments, with the Hornet and Kato smashing a different racket in each chapter. In each serial, they were all linked to a single major crime syndicate which was itself put out of business in the finale, while the radio program had the various rackets completely independent of each other. The 1993 American semi-fictionalized film biography "," in which Jason Scott Lee (no relation) portrayed Bruce Lee, featured scenes involving the filming of the TV series "The Green Hornet."