Wasps and your home

What are the main types of wasps around homes during summer?

Now with all this warm weather you’ve probably noticed more wasps around your home and maybe even the beginnings of a couple of wasp nests. Randy Bilesky from Go Green Pest Control explains the different types of wasps you may find around your home this summer.

Paper Wasp

– these wasps tend to be a dark brown or can be banded with yellow and black. They build an open paper nest on almost any structure including trees, rocks, eaves, ceilings or soffits.

Mud Wasp

– these wasps build a hard mud nests on the exterior walls of the home. They are not very aggressive.

Yellow Jacket Wasp

– tend to be more aggressive than other wasps. They will easily sting if they feel threatened. They are considered scavenger insects and are attracted to sugars like fruits and proteins. Now that barbeque season is in full swing these are the guys pestering you.

Hornets

– hornets are very common here in B.C. They build paper nests that are enclosed in a gray, papery shell. These nests can get bigger than a basketball. These nests can be built high on branches of trees or on exterior structures.

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