Possible Signs and Symptoms of Wasp Infestation and How to Get Rid of Them

Wasps invade homes when it becomes difficult to live under adverse condition such as snow covered exterior. Most of the wasps die before onset of winter and only stronger wasps or queens survive. Queen goes in to hibernation during winter and emerges when it is spring. Queen starts the process of nest building with the help of few worker wasps it has hatched.  The nest building process could be slow and painful because of the reduced workforce but it builds momentum when queen is able to produce numbers. Increased number of wasps in your premises means possible physical and psychological damage to family members. You cannot let this happen because wasp sting is extremely painful and has the potential to flare up allergies in family members who are averse to wasp’ venom. If you suspect wasps are living in your place you are better advised to take evasive action like calling BBPP, the best wasp removal service Bolton and get rid of them without a second thought.

How to spot wasp infestation?

There are always tell tale signs that wasps leave in the environment and you can spot them and confirm that a wasp infestation is taking place or already taken place.

  • Wasps build nests in hidden places like wall crevices, trunk cavities, tree branches, abandoned structures and underground burrows etc. hidden places are difficult to visually see but signs like landing and taking off by line of wasps in the bush or near walls is a sure indication that wasps are building nests in y our house.
  • Nests on tree branches, upper floors of house, eves and roof corners, foundation and crawl spaces can be detected by close inspection. You should use a torch to inspect these places and should also cover your head with protective clothing while inspecting.
  • You can also stir up wasps by beating thickets near your lawn or periphery with a long stick. If you do that you will see a wasp or two emerging from the bush. Repeated sighting will confirm that the bush or thicket in your periphery is playing host to wasp nests.
  • Wasp nests on trees or upper floors of house are easy to spot. If you see a flat bed catacomb nest hanging from a wick attached to ceiling or tree you can safely assume that you are infested by paper wasps.
  • Yellow jacket wasps mostly prefer to build nests in hidden places like pile of debris, abandoned underground burrows of rodents or under the decks hence can be difficult to spot easily. However continued traffic of yellow and black striped wasps making in to hole on the ground or side of the deck is confirmation that you have an active wasp infestation. It is suggested to hire wasp nest removal Bolton to get rid of yellow jacket wasps.
  • A globular nest with single entry point at the bottom hanging from eves, tree branch and other lofty places is evidence that you have hornets in your home.
  • A direct confrontation with wasps and getting stung by them is final evidence and you should start planning the elimination of wasps at once.

Wasps infestations are difficult to remove by DIY methods so do not try them. So call BBPP instead as they are professionals and the best Bolton pest control service serving your area and also nearby towns.  You can contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or send mail to info@bbppcanada.com to get a free quote for your wasp removal.

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