Our eco system thrives on the help of insects like bees and wasps, as they help in carrying out the process of pollination. They in the process also generate great amount of oxygen for human consumption. It is a misfortune that both are foes to human as they inflict painful sting when they come face to face with them. Wasps and bees are able to deliver painful sting when they feel that you are about to attack them or harm their nests. They will launch an attack with ferocity and the end result will be very bad for human. Here we will find out which is more dangerous wasp or bee, when you find them in your home. In the event it is better to consult wasps exterminator Richmond Hill like BBPP, as bigger infestation may not be within your control.
To estimate how dangerous both these insects are you must first understand their physical appearance and character traits so it becomes easy to drive them from your home. One thing they have in common is their sting and their ability to trigger off allergies in people who are allergic to their venom.
How they look like?
Since you have to live with them you would as well recognize them when they confront you and take evasive action. Closer look will reveal the following features and traits:
Physical appearance
- Bees have hair bodies and legs while wasps appearance is smooth without any hair on body or legs
- Bees are round shaped and wasps are cylindrical in the middle and thorax
- Bees are endowed with flat and wide legs where as wasps have round and waxy legs
How their nests look like?
Wasps and bees differ in choice of location for nest building. by looking at the location and nests you can easily tell whether it is a wasps’ or bees’.
Wasps’ nests
Wasps consist of different species with different shapes and sizes. Paper wasps, yellow jackets, hornets and the solitary wasps or mud daubers are what you find in Canada. The first three are distinct for their nest building as they use paper like material made out of wood scrapes and saliva. Yellow jackets and paper wasps nests are honeycomb designed with umbrella shape and attached to solid surface with a stack. You can see them hanging from ceilings, walls, beams, attic and other high places. Mud dauber wasps use dirt paste to build elongated nests in a series. Both use the nest to store food and rear babies. Mud daubers use the mud cells to grow the larvae and store dead spiders with them to feed. Like bees, wasps do not have wax glands to produce paste so they use their saliva with other materials to make nest building materials. Hornet nests appear like a football with an entrance or opening on the top end.
Bees’ nests
Bee hives are found in highly concealed areas like wall voids, cavities in wood, thickets and attics. You can trace their nest by following the flight path of bee or bees as they come out from their nest to collect nectar from flowers. Their nests are made up of hexagonal prismatic cells that they make with the wax they secrete. This nest is also called honey comb. If you hear buzzing sound inside your walls you can be sure that a bees’ nest is located there. Nest’ cells are used for housing eggs, larvae, pupae, pollen and honey.
Wasp’s sting is deadlier than bees and wasps have the ability to sting repeatedly and cause dangerous allergies. The Asian Giant hornet is known to cause death when it attacks people repeatedly. Bees when they attack in swarm could cause dangerous consequences and you may need hospitalization after the attack. Both are capable of causing pain and allergies but wasps like yellow jackets and paper wasps can attack you without provocation.
Using the above information you can identify the insect and accordingly inform when you call experts like BBPP, the most effective pest control Richmond Hill and it will help. You can call BBPP on phone number 647-910-6315 or send email to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.