Things to consider before removing wasps nests by yourself

It is an unpleasant situations to have wasps around home especially if you have kids and pets and someone in the family with allergic to wasp stings. Some of you may in the opinion to take care of the problem on your own, and you could succeed if you don’t have anyone with wasp sting allergy. Your best bet to remove wasps’ presence from your home is to call professional wasp removal Vaughan such as BBPP, the best pest control company around here and for nearby areas. However if you have made up your mind you should consider the following things before you venture out to remove the wasp nest by yourself.

Get allergy test done

To remove wasp’s nest you will need protective clothing, approved wasp repellent spray, smoke or water and other homemade tools and solutions. But before collecting these things you can get a allergy test done from your doctor and make sure that you are not allergic to wasp sting. It is important because wasp’ sting can cause severe reactions on people with allergic condition and you may even need hospitalization if you are subjected to repeated stings.

Leave it alone

If you love nature and value its contribution to environment, you can leave the nest alone. If the wasp nest is located some distance from your primary habitat and least likely to pose a threat you can consider leaving the nest alone. But first you must ensure what kind of wasp infestation you have in your home. If it is the fiery yellow jacket or the bald faced hornet then you should abandon the idea as they are more aggressive wasp species and will attack even if you don’t provoke them.

Wear protective clothing

If you have decided to go at it after all you would as well start collecting protective clothing and accessories. Cover your body as much as possible and ensure that no skin is visible to the wasps. You can wear long jeans, sweater with a hood, socks and boots, and gloves. You wear a bee suit and could wear protective glasses like ski goggles. Wear clothing that are old and do away with. If you spray any insecticide it may get in to your clothing.

Things you don’t do during wasp removal

There are things you don’t do when you attempt DIY in wasp removal. Wasps build nests at a height such as roof, ceilings, tree branches, overhands and eves. You may consider using a ladder to reach the nest and that would be a bad idea because in the event of the operation going bad you won’t have a chance to run and all likely to fall on the ground. Another thing you don’t do is to keep children and pets near the scene. Keep the fuss as minimum as possible because a disturbed nest can wreak havoc with the neighborhood and many people will get stung. However removing nests from a height is not a task cut out for novice.

Call professional help

Considering the dangers involved in the operation it is better to call professional outfits like BBPP, the result oriented pest control Vaughan and for other towns nearby. Contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 and get a free quote.

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