How to identify bees and wasp nests

How to identify bees and wasp nests.

Wasps and bees and hornets are a huge problem, and there are so many species of each that its hard sometimes to tell what you have flying around your yard. If you are seeing a lot of wasps or bees around then it’s important to find the nest. You can do this by following the…

How to get rid of a wasps nest in a tree

How to get rid of a wasps nest in a tree

Your beautiful trees. Most people who own a home buy it not just because they love the home but because they love the beautiful grounds that surround it. Sweet-smelling gardens, fruit trees, and outdoor patio furniture complete the ensemble of the perfect life so why does it always lead to something terrible? Wasps, terrible aggressive…

How to find a wasp nest inside your house

How to find a wasp nest inside your house

Wasp nests are very hard to locate at times and different species of wasp create different kinds of nests.  If you have something like the great black wasp or a yellow jacket colony on your property then you should probably be worried. These wasps are attracted to your home because of several reasons, and all…

How to distinguish bees and wasps

How to distinguish bees and wasps

Bees and wasps are brothers on the evolutionary chain. They are so close they sit in the same Order of species as bees and even act similarly. The larval stage looks almost identical and many scientists believe that these insects may have evolved from bees while other believe the wasp evolved parallel to the bee…

How long do hornets and wasps live

How long do hornets and wasps live

That is a very complicated question. Worker wasps and hornets die of with every winter. However, the queen and her queen children do not die off when winter comes. Instead, they find a warm place to hibernate for the winter and then begin building their nests when the spring comes. Both wasps and hornets build…

How deep in the ground is a yellow jacket nest

How deep in the ground is a yellow jacket nest

Yellowjackets are aggressive, defensive and violent pest that has no issues attacking a whole family in a swarm. If they perceive in any way that your family is threatening them they will try to kill you. They will not likely succeed but the results will still be very painful. They tend to be most active…

Do wasps leave when the nest has been broken up

Do wasps leave when the nest has been broken up

Wasps are extremely defensive of their nest, they are very protective because the queen lives in the centre of the nest and that is who makes new wasps and provides them with fellow workers. Without the queen the wasp nest is nothing but getting to the queen in the nest is not so easy. Tearing…

Do wasps hunt other flying insects

Do wasps hunt other flying insects

Wasps are the kings of the insect jungle, well the princes, the hornets are king. But wasps are pretty much apex insect predators when it comes to hunting other insects. They thoroughly enjoy tearing into any and all flying or crawling insects and that usually means they will like your garden. f you suspect wasp…

Can a yellow jacket sting more than once

Can a yellow jacket sting more than once

Yellowjacket wasps look distinctly like bees, this is not specifically intentional but it is an evolutionary advantage. Most people are aware that bees can only sting once and then die so bees are less likely to want to sting someone unless they are truly threatened. However, the wasp has no such issue. Female wasps can…

Where do carpenter ants hide?

Where do carpenter ants hide?

Carpenter ants can hide quite literally anywhere. They can hide behind walls and make nests in the wood studs and insulation. They can even live in drywall. They can hide inside furniture and in the wood and insulation in your attic so essentially there is no way to physically find them. They are master spys…

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