Wasp Pest Control
Wasps can pose a serious threat to the safety of your home and family. They are aggressive stinging insects that will swarm if threatened which can be deadly if people with allergies, small children, or elders are stung several times. If you have noticed signs of wasps or their nests starting to develop, be sure to call Griffin Pest Management to get a licensed wasp control specialist out to treat your home.
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Wasp Control Treatment Services
- Inspection – Finding where the wasp nest is will help the exterminator determine the type of wasp and the best treatment strategy.
- Insecticide Application – Insecticide application is the first step in treatment that helps collapse a wasp colony. This can be done with aerosol, dust, and liquid insecticide.
- Wasp Nest Extermination and Removal – Once a colony has been treated and has started to collapse, the nest can be removed. Be sure to take precautions to ensure safety during removal.
- Exclusion – Wasps will find access to undisturbed areas like wall cavities if entry points are not sealed up. Ensuring that all small access points are closed will keep wasps out.
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How to Get Rid of Wasp Nests
- Identify the location of the nest and what type of wasp you are dealing with.
- Be sure to wear protective gear to protect you from swarming wasps. This should include covering all exposed skin with thick material in addition to a beekeeper’s helmet and gloves.
- Treat the wasp nest at night when the colony has returned for the evening and are less aggressive. If treatment is done during the day, there will be wasps out searching for food that will rebuild the colony.
- When treating the nest, do not stand directly below the nest. Instead, spray at a 45-degree angle while standing upwind from the spray to avoid insecticide blowback.
- Be sure to monitor wasp activity for at least a day to confirm they do not pose much more of a threat before removing the wasp nest.
Where to Find Wasps Nests?
The location of a wasp nest depends on the type of wasp you are dealing with. Yellow jackets’ nests are typically found underground or in piles of debris while hornets will nest in trees and rotting wood. The species that will generally build a nest somewhere on your home are most likely paper wasps and mud daubers. You will see their nests attached to eaves and overhangs where they are protected from being disturbed. Paper wasps’ nests are made out of paper like cellulose and have a honeycomb structure that is visible from below. Mud daubers nests look like they are made of mud or clay and are clumped against a wall with some openings to allow access. If entry ways into your home are available, some wasps will find their way inside and colonize wall cavities and other spaces that provide ample protection and access to resources. The diversity of wasp species makes dealing with them complicated, which is why having a Griffin wasp control technician come out to treat and remove wasps’ nests is important.
Contact Griffin to Schedule a Wasp Inspection Today
If your home has attracted a wasp colony or you are seeing signs of wasp activity, call Griffin Pest Management to schedule a wasp inspection and nest removal. Our team of licensed and trained exterminators will safely and effectively remove any wasp nests from your home or business, so you no longer have to worry about wasps.
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If your home has attracted a wasp colony or you are seeing signs of wasp activity, call Griffin Pest Management to schedule a wasp inspection and nest removal. Our team of licensed and trained exterminators will safely and effectively remove any wasp nests from your home or business, so you no longer have to worry about wasps.
Quick Facts About Wasps
Habits
Paper wasps are semi-social insects. Colonies contain three castes: workers, queens and males. Fertilized queens, which appear similar to workers, lay dormant over winter in protected habitats such as cracks and crevices in structures or under tree bark. In the spring they select a new site and begin to build a nest. Eggs are laid singly in cells and hatch into legless grub-like larvae that develop through several stages (instars) before pupating. In late summer, queens stop laying eggs and the colony soon begins to decline. In the fall, mated female offspring of the queen seek overwintering sites. The remainder of the colony does not survive the winter.
Habitat
Nests are built from wood fiber collected from posts and occasionally from live plant stems, causing some plant damage. This fiber is chewed and formed into a single paper-like comb of hexagonal cells. Nests are oriented downward and are suspended by a single filament. Mature nests contain up to 200 cells. Paper wasps prey on insects such as caterpillars, flies and beetle larvae which they feed to larvae. They actively forage during the day and all colony members rest on the nest at night.
Threats
Nests commonly occur around the home underneath eaves, in or on structures and plants. Wasps attack when the nest is disturbed and each can sting repeatedly. Stings typically cause localized pain and swelling, but in sensitive individuals or when many stings occur, whole body effects can be seen including allergic reactions that may result in death.
Prevention
Wasps can be found on flowers, particularly from goldenrod in late fall. Paper wasp nests can be dislodged from eaves using sprays of high pressure water from a good distance, taking precautions not to allow wasps to attack nearby people or pets. Wasps will eventually abandon the nest.