Stinging Insects
Stinging Insects in the Northwest
Our moist springs provide the perfect environment for nest formation of this region’s most aggressive pests; Wasps, Hornets, and Yellow jackets.
Our commitment to Bees. We here at Interstate Pest Management recognize the important role that Bees play in the environment and the danger of Colony Collapse Disorder. All of our services are designed with the safety of Bees in mind and we only treat the insects in situations where Bee Keepers can’t remove the nest.
Yellow Jackets
Facts
More people are stung by yellow jackets than any other type of wasp or bee. Notoriously aggressive, the yellow jacket’s shiny yellow and black striped abdomen is an unmistakable warning. Often mistakenly called “bees,” yellow jackets are in fact wasps. They construct paper nests up to several feet across that contain combs arranged like the floors of a building covered by a papery envelope. Up to 3,000 (many more in warmer states) wasps can be present in the yellow jacket colony. Nests of the Eastern yellow jacket (Vespula maculifrons) are located in the ground, while the German yellow jacket (Paravespula germanica) nests in cavities including crawlspaces, attics and wall voids. Adults consume nectar and sweets, but feed the larvae on captured insects. When temperatures cool in late summer, yellow jacket numbers peak just as their insect food supply begins to decline. They scavenge more aggressively at this time, taking food from trash containers and picnickers. When disturbed, yellow jackets can sting repeatedly; their stingers are not barbed nor lost after stinging like those of honey bees.
Our Solution
We are capable of taking care of any nest no matter the location. For multiple nests on the home our eve treatment service includes the removal of all nests from your home a preventative treatment of the eves and if any nest appear in the three month warranty period will come take care of it for no charge.
What You Can Do
Preventing the formation of nests is a difficult tasks for homeowners the only way to make sure that home remains free of stinging insects is to have a quarterly pest control service like our Green Tree Service.
Paper Wasps
Facts
Paper wasps are perhaps the most common wasps around structures. They are also known as “umbrella wasps” because their nests look like umbrellas hanging upside-down from eaves and overhangs. There are many species, but the typical paper wasp is up to 3⁄4-inch long, reddish brown in color with a long, cylindrical abdomen. A paper wasp nest is a single comb of hexagonal cells made of a papery material the wasps form by chewing wood and mixing it with saliva. Larger nests can harbor up to 75 paper wasps including larvae and pupae developing within the cells. To feed the larvae, paper wasps capture insects, especially caterpillars. Late in the year, colonies of paper wasps, yellowjackets and hornets produce new queens that abandon the nest (it will not be reused) and seek shelter for winter. Many find their way into structures and are later seen crawling sluggishly across the floor when temperatures rise in late winter or early spring.
Our Solution
We are capable of taking care of any nest no matter the location. For multiple nests on the home our eve treatment service includes the removal of all nests from your home a preventative treatment of the eves and if any nest appear in the three month warranty period will come take care of it for no charge.
What You Can Do
Preventing the formation of nests is a difficult tasks for homeowners the only way to make sure that home remains free of stinging insects is to have a quarterly pest control service like our Green Tree Service.
Hornets
Facts
The so-called bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata), about 3⁄4-inch long, black and white, with white face, is actually a larger yellow jacket species. Its nest is the familiar basketball-size papery oval hanging from tree limbs and sometimes structures. Colonies are relatively small, containing up to 700 wasps. An even larger wasp is the European hornet (Vespa crabro). This is a true hornet, more than an inch long and reddish brown in color with dull orange stripes. Nests occur in trees and in attics and wall voids of structures near forested areas.
Our Solution
We are capable of taking care of any nest no matter the location. For multiple nests on the home our eve treatment service includes the removal of all nests from your home a preventative treatment of the eves and if any nest appear in the three month warranty period will come take care of it for no charge.
What You Can Do
Preventing the formation of nests is a difficult tasks for homeowners the only way to make sure that home remains free of stinging insects is to have a quarterly pest control service like our Green Tree Service.
