Yellowjacket is a serious threat to private and public property. A nest in a park is a danger to both dogs and joggers, and don’t forget cyclists who have to swerve off to the side when someone passes, they could easily ride straight over a wasp nest and cause a torent of yellowjackets to attack …
Carpenter bees are “real” bees in the biological sense. They are very helpful pollinators and even pollinate plants that no other insect can pollinate. They are not a great threat as they build their nests usually high up or low to the ground and only the females can sting. The males will just buzz around …
Wasps are all a threat but some are more of a threat than others. There is a broad range of species in North America, about 18. we will focus on the most common. The mud dauber, the paper and bald-faced wasp and the yellow jacket. These wasps are the most common to infest a residential …
Paper wasps come from Europe. They evolved to use wood and paper, two very common things in Europe throughout the past few thousand years, to make their nests. The process involves constructing a bowl-shaped form on a stem that connects it to a wall or other surface. The nest is very much open and looks …
Bees are the primary pollinators of the world. Without them, our world would slowly die off as flowers and plants would stop reproducing. They are a very important member of the ecology of the earth and that is why most extermination companies refuse to kill them. That is not the case for wasps. Wasps do …
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There are many reasons why people don’t want wasps on their property. They are dangerous, aggressive and they can attack in swarms. They offer little to the ecosystem other than killing off other insects. That being said there are many kinds of wasps, some dangerous, some not, and some you can ignore completely. If you …
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Yellowjackets are a common pest that can be a serious problem for any homeowner. The best way to fight a pest like this is to know as much about it as possible. There are many people with allergies to the stings of this type of wasp and if you are not careful you may end …
Have you been seeing holes in the raw wood on your property? Maybe holes in the old gazebo, or maybe the new deck you just had installed? Or worse, maybe you found the holes in your untreated wood siding. Carpenter bees may sting you and it may hurt but nothing will hurt more than the …
Carpenter bees are a major threat, not so much to your family’s safety as to the structural stability of your house. Carpenter bees are so named, like carpenter ants for the fact that they drill through the wood to make their nests. It is important to know that they don’t eat the wood, they deposit …
