Common Types of Wasps Found in Canadian Neighborhoods

Canada is not the only country to have wasps across the world, Asian countries deal with worse situations concerning wasps. The types of wasps and hornets you find in oriental countries is far more lethal than what we see here. We have reasons to rejoice when you compare them with us as our wasps function in a limited period of time owing to long winters. In the Asian countries you have prolonged summers and under hot conditions wasps thrive and become deadlier and more venomous. In Canada the queen wasp wait for the winter to pass before it start working on task of increasing population. Compared to eastern part of the world, we have less growth of wasp’s nests because they die when cold winter nears. Even this is enough for them to wreak havoc with our life as they build nests each year in our premises and threaten our freedom with their fearsome stings. If you even have a whiff of wasp infestation the first thing you do is to call an expert wasps removal Richmond Hill like BBPP, the most efficient pest control service and get rid of them.

Most common wasps you find in Canada

Paper wasps, bald faced hornets, yellow jackets, and mud dauber wasps are the ones that infest Canadian homes. There are distinct differences between paper wasps and hornets though they look similar in appearance. Hornets can make huge nests containing thousands of hornets and can hang out in burrows dug out by rodents and abandoned for some reasons. Hornets can be dangerous foes when it comes to confrontation and one too many stings can send a person to hospital. Asian Giant Hornets have proved lethal with their stings and reportedly some of them have been sighted in Canadian neighborhoods.

Paper wasps make hexagonal cells with nests shaped like an umbrella and it is hung by a stalk from the ceiling or anything solid that can hold the nest. They make their nest with wood pulp and saliva which becomes paper like when dried. They are not as serious as a hornet or yellow jacket but can still hunt you down if you try to remove their nest or swat at them. They start with a few initially and then go on to grow big with time increasing their numbers in hundreds.

Yellow jackets are difficult propositions and hard to manage pests. They have a fiery temper and they are highly territorial. If they feel threatened by you they will come after with great anger and deliver painful stings all your face and body. They also build nests in the ground and make life difficult for you when you decide to hold a BBQ party in the backyard. Yellow jackets can breed quickly and spread and rake up numbers in thousands. They sting repeatedly and a group attack from them could spell doom for the victim. It is advised not to go near their nest and call a Pest Control Richmond Hill like BBPP, most successful wasps exterminators in the town.

In the hierarchy of ferocious wasps species you can count mud daubers as the least harmful. They go on building their nest even if you disturb them or remove their earth made nest from the wall or ceiling. They will start building again and you will have a task at hand. Mud dauber is solitary wasp and it builds mud nests to store its young and dead insects for food. Their mud nests can make an ugly picture on the wall and removing them with the help of experts is the only way to get rid of them without causing any damage to your structure.  If you spot any of the above wasps in your home call BBPP, the best wasps removal Richmond Hill immediately on phone number 647-910-6315 or send email to info@bbppcanada.com and also get a free quote.

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