Identification
The first step in wasp or bee control is to correctly identify the insect and locate its nesting site.
It is important to distinguish between the different type of bees, wasps and/or hornets because different methods may be necessary to control them if they are a nuisance.
Wasps have a slender body with a narrow waist, slender, cylindrical legs and appear smoothed-skinned and shiny. Yellowjackets, baldfaced hornets, and paper wasps are the most common types of wasps encountered by people.
Bees are robust-bodied and very hairy compared with wasps. Their hind legs are flattened for collecting and transporting pollen.
Food preferences
Wasps feed on other insects and other arthropods to their young, which develop in the nest. During late summer and fall, as queens stop laying eggs and their nests decline, wasps change their food gathering priorities and are more interested in collecting sweets and other carbohydrates. Some wasps may become aggressive scavengers around human food and may be common around outdoor activities where food or drinks are served. Bees feed only on nectar and pollen from flowers. Honey bees sometimes visit trash cans and soft-drink containers to feed on sugary foods.
Outdoor activities in late summer and early fall
Yellowjackets become aggressive scavengers and often times become a nuisance when serving food or beverages at outdoor activities during this season. Control of scavengering wasps is difficult, as there is no insecticides that effectively repel or discourage them.
The best strategy is to minimize attracting them.
Suggestions to help with this:
What should I do, I have a bee wasp/bee/hornet problem?
The first step in wasp or bee control is to correctly identify the insect and locate its nesting site. The identification step is important because different methods of pest control treatment may be necessary to control the nuisance. MaxPro Pest Control can provide you with effective wasp or bee control service.
The first step in wasp or bee control is to correctly identify the insect and locate its nesting site.
It is important to distinguish between the different type of bees, wasps and/or hornets because different methods may be necessary to control them if they are a nuisance.
Wasps have a slender body with a narrow waist, slender, cylindrical legs and appear smoothed-skinned and shiny. Yellowjackets, baldfaced hornets, and paper wasps are the most common types of wasps encountered by people.
Bees are robust-bodied and very hairy compared with wasps. Their hind legs are flattened for collecting and transporting pollen.
Food preferences
Wasps feed on other insects and other arthropods to their young, which develop in the nest. During late summer and fall, as queens stop laying eggs and their nests decline, wasps change their food gathering priorities and are more interested in collecting sweets and other carbohydrates. Some wasps may become aggressive scavengers around human food and may be common around outdoor activities where food or drinks are served. Bees feed only on nectar and pollen from flowers. Honey bees sometimes visit trash cans and soft-drink containers to feed on sugary foods.
Outdoor activities in late summer and early fall
Yellowjackets become aggressive scavengers and often times become a nuisance when serving food or beverages at outdoor activities during this season. Control of scavengering wasps is difficult, as there is no insecticides that effectively repel or discourage them.
The best strategy is to minimize attracting them.
Suggestions to help with this:
- Wait to serve food and beverages until people are ready to eat.
- Put away food promptly after people are finished, throwing garbage into a container with a tight fitting lid.
- If a wasp flies to your food, wait for it to fly away or gently brush it away.
- If only a few yellowjackets are bothering your activity, ignoring them or capturing them with a net and crushing them may be sufficient.
- Traps may catch a considerable number of wasps, but not enough are captured to notice a reduction in the wasp population in the fall
What should I do, I have a bee wasp/bee/hornet problem?
The first step in wasp or bee control is to correctly identify the insect and locate its nesting site. The identification step is important because different methods of pest control treatment may be necessary to control the nuisance. MaxPro Pest Control can provide you with effective wasp or bee control service.
