Wasps can be big nuisance despite them being friendly to the environment by consuming dead flies and insects and helping pollination among plants. Apart from their deadly stinging, they are persistent and won’t go away on their own unless you completely exterminate them. They are responsible for causing allergic conditions go worse in people who are allergic. If they ever sting you in the mouth of neck rush to hospital at once or if you experience unusual swelling, giddiness and nausea. Wasps’ stings can be excruciating so it is important that you keep them at a distance when you move around them. In the meanwhile contact the best neighborhood pest control such as BBPP, the best wasps removal King City and get rid of their nests. Here we list some of the interesting facts about wasps that you should know if you have wasps living near you.
Wasp facts you should know
- Usually wasp’s venom loses strength within 24 hours but however for some the sting can be too much and they may go into anaphylactic shocks which can become lethal.
- Wasps releases a pheromone which they use to communicate other wasps and when other wasps get the scent of it, they become aggressive and join fellow wasp to attack enemies (You and your pets)
- Wasp sting without much strength can be treated with deodorant that has aluminum as a component
- Wasps form colonies and live and they are self contained. Caste order is followed in these colonies by queens, males and worker wasps.
- Male wasps are termed as a Drone. Drone’s job is to mate with queen and help produce eggs. Male wasps or drones die after they fulfill their task.
- Unlike bees wasps do not swarm
- Wasps collect meat from your home and outside and feed it to their larvae.
- Only the fertilized queen survives the winter. In the spring they come out of the cold to build nests. After laying eggs and hatching them, queen wasps feed the young ones until they become worker wasps. The worker wasps then go out and hunt for food, feed the larvae and defend the nest when they see danger.
- New queens and males are produced by late summer. They move to another place where the queen chooses to hibernate. The males mate with the queen before she goes into hibernation. Male wasps after mating succumb to cold weather.
- European hornets strip of tree barks and cause extensive damage.
- The giant Asian Hornets, larger wasp species that can grow up to 2-inches, are known to cause death with their deadly stingers. This happens when the victim is administered with multiple stings by a hornet or hornets.
The above facts can prove useful to you if you have wasp infestation. It is important that if you plan to eliminate them from your home, remove their nest completely or the wasps that escaped extermination can come back to their old nest.
A word of caution, only engage professional wasp exterminators like BBPP to remove wasps nests from your homes. Your DIY methods can fail so make sure that you hire this expert pest control King City by calling the number 647-910-6315 or sending mail to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.