Know your foe before calling wasp exterminator service

In North America you see two types of wasps prominently and they are yellow jacket wasp sand hornets. Knowing them will enable you to adjust to their lifestyles and habits and also have enough information to supply to your neighborhood pest control service which you will obviously call to remove wasp infestation.  These are real twin threats that you cannot ignore so easily so it is advised that you call BBPP, most productive wasp control Caledon and get rid of them in earnest. Now let us provide you with some information about these two dreaded wasp species so handle an informed threat.

Bald faced hornet

With hornet in your backyard the threat level can be termed as medium, because hornets are not so bad tempered as yellow jacket wasps. It is bigger in size and can grow up to 2-inches. They are little sluggish to react to threat but can be deadly with a group attack. Hornets can start a swarm attack if you approach the nest within 3 feet, make loud noises, jostle or vibrate. When there is a visual change in the environment hornet will attack. Hornet if separated from the enemy by a screen or unable to reach the target it will squirt venom in the air directing it at the victim’s eyes.  Hornets make big nests the size of football and you can see globular nest hanging from trees, ceiling and other lofty places. These are papery nests with thousands of cells inside the nest and at a time can hold about 800-1,000 hornets. Their nests have a single opening at the bottom and the nest itself is pasted over hard surface and may look part of the structure. The bald faced hornet in particular is black and white strips and the white marking can be seen prominently on the face. Bald faced hornets are not overtly aggressive and will attack only if they see you as a threat to their nest.

Yellow jacket wasps

Threat level is high if yellow jackets have taken refuge in your backyard, nearby thickets, bushes, and underground burrows. They will also build nests in to your foundation and mostly prefer underground nesting places. These underground nests built in vacant rodent burrows can house thousands of individuals at a time. Yellow jackets are with yellow and black stripes around their body and face. Yellow jackets can whip up frenzy when they form an attack.  Yellow jacket wasp forage in garbage bins and trash piles and they routinely invade garden or outdoor picnics. Their fondness to sugary drinks and meat make them compulsory attendance at BBQ parties. Yellow jacket wasps are most dreaded because they will attack at sight and may chase you down if you try to swat at it. Their sting is like fire and it is capable of inflicting excruciating pain.

It is advised to steer clear of yellow jacket nests and inform BBPP, the best pest control Caledon and for other towns nearby, as they are experts in exterminating yellow jackets and hornets and has vast experience in removing all types of wasps nests. You can contact them on phone number 647 910 6315 or by email to info@bbppcanada.com.

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