Worldwide you will find 30,000 species and all wasps have one thing in common, they sting and cause pain. Canada has its share of wasps and your king city home may be infested by one of them. Identifying wasps and understanding their lifestyle will help in getting rid of them. Observing their daily activities will help wasps removal King City professionals when you want to get rid of them. Wasps are distinguished by the almost non-existent waist, slender body and the pointy lower abdomen. In Canada you will find three prominent wasp species and they are paper wasps, yellow jackets and hornets and if one of them is found in your household you should immediately call BBPP, the best wasp exterminators in the area and for nearby towns.
Types of wasps
Paper Wasps
Paper wasps by appearance are medium sized measuring 2.5 to 3.5 cm. They are primarily black with few yellow or brown stripes running across their body. Paper wasps invaded Canada only 15 years ago and have stayed since then, building nests in Canadian homes that look like an umbrella set upside down and with hundreds of catacomb cells that act as storage containers for paper wasps. They also have orange colored sensors and they make nests with wood fibers and saliva. Primary source of food for paper wasps are nectar from flowers, flies and caterpillars. They live in colonies where you will find about 5-30 wasps. They build their nests in protected areas lime barn, attic, eaves, porch ceilings, under tree branches and deck floor joints. They disappear during winters and become alive with activities in summer. They are not overtly aggressive like yellow jackets or hornets but will sting you if they feel you are threat to their nest.
Yellow Jackets
Yellow jackets are mistaken for honey bees and they measure about 10-20mm and they are distinguished by the yellow strips around their mid section. You can easily identify them by their flight pattern which is rapid side to side movements before they land. Yellow jackets are the most dangerous and can cause considerably harm by their stings. Apart from nectar yellow jackets also eat other insects for food. Yellow jacket wasps also occupy underground burrows and form huge network of nests with several exit and entry points. They can be great nuisance at BBQ parties and parks where people assemble to celebrate occasions. Yellow jackets are possessive about their nest and guard their periphery with ferocity. You must steer clear of their nests so as to avoid painful stings.
Hornets
Hornets are large species in wasp family and they can grow from 3-5 cm and in color they are similar to yellow jackets. Hornets are mostly black and yellow and some variations can be black and white. Hornets can be found in the garden where they come to feed on insects. These are social wasps that live in a colony and build globular nests that contain thousands of cells. Population of a hornet’s nest can be from 500-1,000 and their nests have a protective outer cover made of wood pulp with a single opening at the top. They can be found hanging from your window frame, tree branches and lofty areas of your structure. Hornets have the bad reputation of being killers, especially the Asian Giant Hornets that pack enough venom to kill victims.
If your home is infested by any of the above species you should immediately call BBPP, the most effective pest control King City and get rid of them. The company also provides wasp nests removal service to other towns located nearby. You can contact them on phone 647-910-6315 or by sending mail to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote for your wasp removal.