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Wasp Infestation: You Can Identify Wasps By Their Nests

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Tim Scott
Wasp Infestation: You Can Identify Wasps By Their Nests

Having wasps at your front yard, back yard or home interior can be a worrisome development, because wasps can cause fear and pain to inhabitants. Unlike bees wasps are more aggressive hence will attack anything that comes between them and their nests. Wasps come in different types and build different types of nests and identifying their nest will reveal what kind of wasps you are dealing with. Here we will list the types of nests commonly found in Vaughan’ homes. If you already have an infestation you can use the information given below to identify the nest and subsequently call BBPP, the most effective wasps nest removal Vaughan and get rid of the nest.


Different types of wasps’ nest


Paper wasps


Paper wasps’ nest is made of wood pulp which is derived from mixing wood fibers and wasp saliva. You will find their nest hanging from ceilings, wall, trees, and other lofty places of a building. The nest is umbrella shaped with honeycomb cells and it hangs upside down from a solid base.  The papery nest which appears like an umbrella hung upside down can accommodate hundreds of paper wasps.


Yellow jacket wasps

Yellow jackets are a wasp species known for its extremely aggressive nature. It is yellow and black striped and can really deliver stings which are painful and traumatizing. Yellow jackets like to build nests in hidden places such as crevices inside walls, rodent burrows, hollow of trees, under the grass, thickets etc.


Hornets


Hornets are bigger wasps and they build aerial nests. Their nests resemble a football or globe and it is built on walls, window frames, tree branches and other lofty places. The globular nest guards rows of cells built inside and a single entry allow hornets to access the nest. in Canada the bald faced hornets are most commonly found wasp species. Hornet’ sting is lethal and they will attack people when it is provoked.


Mud Dauber wasps


Mud dauber is a wispy little insect which use mud to build its horn shaped nest. The mud is produced by mixing dirt from outside and saliva from the wasp. You will find them lined up on your walls, windows and even on cornerstones. Mud Dauber is not social wasp and it builds single occupancy nests to keep babies along with dead spiders.


Cicada Killer Wasps


These build solitary nests and dig the ground or use abandoned rodent burrows to establish them. A single entry on the ground gives them access. Under the ground you will find dozens of cells built for storing eggs and babies. The nest can be a foot deep under the ground.


Potter wasps


They derived the name from the way they build their mud nests. You can find rows of pot shaped single nest built on store, wood or solid objects. The pots store an egg and caterpillar or bee larvae used as food for babies.

It will be easy for you to destroy or remove these nests if you know the type of wasp nest you are having in your premises. If you see increased activities by wasps you can use the information to eliminate them comprehensively. Removing wasps nest on your own may spell trouble so it is important that you call BBPP, most professional Wasps Removal Vaughan and for other towns nearby. Contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or [email protected] and get a free quote.


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