Wasps are flying insects with deadly stings that they use with vengeance and cause misery to human beings. Wasps are six legged and dual winged flying insects that feed on insects, nectar, rotten fruits, and other sugary foods and they find all these items under one roof that is your “home”. There are 4 types of wasps prevalent in Canada and they are

·        Paper wasps

·        Yellow jacket wasps

·        Hornets

·        Mud-dauber wasps

These four species are different in appearance and colors and one thing they have common is that they can sting you with some deadly venom. If you have wasp infestation call BBPP, the best Wasp Removal Services Vaughan and get rid of them at once. Stingers are the arsenal they use to repel opposition namely “You” and unlike bees they don’t lose their stingers even after multiple stings to human body. This makes them dangerous and wasp stings can cause extreme allergies and if not attended immediately-coma.

How do you know which one you are dealing with?

You can identify the wasp by the following descriptions and then use the information to get rid of the infestation easily.

Paper wasps

Paper wasps build papery nests that hung from ceiling, trees, eaves, under the roof etc. Paper wasps use their own saliva and the wood fiber they have scratched out of wood work to make a paste that they will use for building the hexagonal cell nests. Their nest are distinctly different with their upside down umbrella appearance and you can find hundreds of paper wasps in a grown up nest. Paper wasps are about 3/4^th inch or 1-inch in length and they are thin at waist and have wings that are smoky black. They are brown and yellow in color and have markings and bands of these colors on their bodies. These are social wasps that live in groups and they are not as short fused as yellow jackets. Nevertheless they are wasps capable of delivering deadly stings to your skin.

Yellow jacket wasps  

Yellow jacket wasps look like bees but they are not. They are covered with yellow and black stripes around their trunk and abdomen and have large round eyes and hairs on the head. They are about 12 mm long and the female wasp or queen wasp can grow up to 19mm.  Yellow jackets are predators and feed on anything that crawls or flies in your garden. They kill spiders and other insects to feed their babies and are fanatically territorial. They defend their territory where their nest is placed and will attack anyone who is within 3-4 feet distance of the nest. Your best chance to survive their attack is to run fast and hide somewhere they cannot reach you. Yellow jacket wasps’ nests are found mostly  underground or concealed places like rodent burrows, rock formations, dilapidated buildings, crevices in walls, under the grass in your lawn and tree trunks etc. in a nest you will find multiple layer of catacomb cells where you may find 1,000 to 1,500 wasps at a time.  They are deadly predators who can cause extreme pain and allergies in people and you may be required to be hospitalized if subjected to group attacks. Use the best Wasp Nest Removal Vaughan to get rid of them because they are too dangerous to remove on y our own.

Bald faced hornets

Hornets are actually wasps and the type you find in North America is known as bald faced hornet. These are bigger species in the wasps’ family and can grow between 1-inch to 2-inches in length. Being the larges, they can discharge excess quantity of venom with their stings.  Bald faced hornets have no hair on their head hence the name and they have black body with white markings and have the same color scheme on their face. Hornets like to live in high places like eaves, tree branches, window frames, and any solid ground situated at a height. Hornets build globular nests with a single opening. Their nest is of football size and inside you will find rows after rows of catacomb cells where hornets store their babies and foods.

Mud-dauber wasps

Mud-dauber wasps look peculiar with their hair thin petiole or waist. It looks almost non-exist as it joins the upper and lower part of the body and in flight look unattached with each other. Mud-dauber wasps are harmless and they build pipe or horn like nests with mud. They will construct a series of pipe like cells on walls and store single larvae in the cell along with a dead spider as food. They are metallic black or green and are half to one-inch in length. They are mostly harmless.

If you find any of the above species infesting your premises call BBPP, the most effective Vaughan Pest Control Service, to get rid of them. You can call the professionals on phone number 647-910-6315 or send mail to info@bbppcanada.com to get a quote.