Ohio is home to several different kinds of species of wasps including different kinds of paper wasps, potter wasps, ichneumon wasps, and more. Some wasps can be very harmful and territorial while others may pose little threat at all to humans. Regardless, it is best to keep wasp activity away from your property. Bees, hornets, and wasps are for the most part a very beneficial group of insects, being the major pollinators of flowering plants, helping to reduce the numbers of many insect pest species, etc. however, of the 54 reported deaths each year from arthropod bites or stings, bees, hornets, and wasps account for about 30 percent.
Correct identification of these pests will help in their extermination. Almost half a million people each year are sent to the emergency room with allergies to stinging and biting pests. Most stinging insects are more active in the summer and fall, when they are out looking for food sources to get them through the winter ahead.
To free your property from wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets, you must remove their nest. You can continue to kill each wasp or hornet you see individually, but as long as the nest remains you will continue to have problems. Getting rid of stinging insects and their nests is a dangerous task, as the nuisance pests’ stings are painful and can also cause severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reactions. When a customer calls us about wasps and hornets, we will:
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It’s important to avoid swatting or squishing the wasps, as swatting is seen as a threat and will more likely get you stung. Squishing them releases a chemical Pheromone that attracts even more wasps to that area. It’s best to call a professional to remove wasps from your property the correct way. The experienced technicians at AllPest Pest Control have years of experience with wasp control. We’ll conduct an inspection of your home and create a personalized plan of action depending on your specific wasp problem. typically ridding your property of stinging insects by blowing perthyroid dusts into their nesting areas to kill and remove all life stages of Wasps.
Yellow jackets receive their name from their typical black and yellow color pattern. Yellow jackets are very aggressive. But are beneficial because their food consist of various arthropods.
The Baldfaced hornet gets its common name from its largely black color but mostly white face. Color black and white pattern on most of face, as 2 angled stripes on thorax towards head.
Honey bees get their name from the sweet yellowish to brownish fluid they make from the nectar of flowers. Honey bees not only provide honey, but as pollinators are of far greater importance.
This wasp gets its name from the fact that it hurts and provisions each of it nest cells with a cicada as food for its young. This wasp is very large, color black with yellowish.
Paper wasp get their name from the paper-like material of which they construct their nests. Color brown sometimes reddish. Paper wasps tend to hang their nest from door and window frames.
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6866 Georgetown Verona Rd
Lewisburg, OH 45338
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