It is important to identify wasps before you exterminate them because it will help in an easy process of removing wasp nests from your homes. Wasp nests can be seen hanging from ceiling, trees, awnings, overhangs, or pasted in to wall corners and window frames. Wasp nest appearance can vary with wasps such as a paper wasp will build a umbrella upside down nest made of honeycomb cells while a hornet will craft globular nest with a single entry point. You can single out the wasp by the way their nest is built and following facts will further enlighten you on how to identify the wasp which is infesting your home. Meanwhile make arrangements to eliminate wasp infestation at home by using the services BBPP, the best wasp control Vaughan and for nearby towns.
Paper wasp nests
These wasps build typical honeycomb shaped nests using paper like material sourced from tree barks. Mixing the wood scrambles with their saliva they skillfully build cells shaped like honeycomb. Their nests look like an umbrella hung upside down and the nest is attached to the ceiling or hard surface with a wick. Paper wasp nests can accommodate hundreds of wasps at a time and they keep expanding their nest according to their population increase.
Yellow jacket nests
Yellow jacket is known for their underground fondness and they usually occupy burrows left empty by rodents. Here they build nests using the same papery pulp and similar paper wasp nests but below the ground. You are likely to find 500-1,000 yellow jacket wasps in a full grown nest.
Mud dauber wasp nest
Mud Dauber wasp can be easily identified because it is made of mud. Mud dauber wasps mix outside dirt, water and saliva to build single horn like nests on walls, window frames and other lofty places. Mud dauber is not social wasps hence mind their single nests where they put their babies along with dead spiders to feed them. These are not overtly aggressive wasps and will only sting if you try to destroy their nests. You will find lines of mud nests on your surface which denotes that your home is infested with mud dauber wasps.
Bald faced hornets or simply hornets
Hornets build football like nests that hung from lofty places and trees. The globular nest inside looks like a honeycomb cell storage as it is filled with several layers of papery nests. Hornets also use wood scraps and saliva to build globular nests that have a single entry point. You can expect thousands of hornets inside a full blown nest.
Despite their differences in nest building wasps can be dangerous to human because they attack you when they feel a threat in you. They fiercely guard their nests and are jealously territorial. Wasps like yellow jackets can be extremely dangerous if you pass by their nests. They will attack unprovoked and cause extreme pain as if you are on fire. It is cautioned to steer clear of their nest if you have one at your home and call BBPP, the best pest control Vaughan to get it removed professionally. You can contact them on phone number 647 910 6315 or through email to info@bbppcanada.com to get a free quote.