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Each year, people suffer serious medical complications and even death from hypersensitivity to wasp stings.
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Yellow jackets are yet another stinging member of the social wasp family (see hornets, paper wasps on our site) that causes headaches for homeowners.
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About 3 to 5/8 inch long, black and yellow in color.
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They’re quite different from their very distant relatives the honeybees. Both build combs for raising their brood but yellow jackets make them out of paper instead of wax.
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Yellow jackets do not make honey like bees preferring instead to hunt or scavenge for their food.
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Yellow jackets will nest mostly in old rodent burrows and are usually discovered the hard way by children playing too close or by accidentally mowing over their nest.
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Here they’ll build layers of comb completely enveloping them with paper and expanding the size as needed throughout the summer. Sometimes, yellow jackets will invade wall voids or nest between attic rafters in your home.
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We at D & T Pest and Termite Control, Inc. have the expertise to eliminate yellow jackets from these difficult sites within your home. Yellow jackets can be extremely dangerous to your family’s health.
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All the social wasps (bald-faced hornets, yellow jackets, paper wasps and true hornets) produce a papery material to construct their nests.
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Paper wasps are really distinguished from their cousins by the type of nest they make which is open-celled (some say umbrella shaped)as opposed to being completely wrapped in paper.
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Another habit they have is that they fly relatively slow with their legs held below the body.
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Paper wasps are "tame" by comparison to their relatives (especially yellow jackets) but will deliver very painful stings if threatened or disturbed.
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The European paper wasp (often confused with yellow jackets because of similar coloration) is an aggressive newcomer.
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Both species will nest in attics, beneath decks, shingles, and building overhangs but the European type is adept at nesting in all types of outdoor items from gas grills to play sets.
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These large wasps (up to 3/4 inch long) construct impressive paper nests (imagine basketball 0- sized or larger by summers end) and are extremely dangerous when threatened or disturbed.
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With their nasty reputation for aggressiveness, bald-faced hornets nests located near entryways, eaves, tool sheds, or in foundation plantings should not be taken lightly.
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In appearance, they look similar to bumble bees, but not as large.
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Carpenter bees are known for the perfectly round holes they bore into the dry wood of homes, decks, and fence posts. These holes are typically 4-to-6 inches deep and are most often seen along the eaves of homes.
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Once a hole has been bored, the female carpenter bee will line the hole with a mixture of pollen and nectar, and then lay an egg and seal up the hole.
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A carpenter bee infestation can be a recurring and persistent problem since the males and females will winter in existing holes and may even use these same holes for egg laying the following season, while excavating new holes in the same general area.
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Cicada killers are very large (1 1/2in.) ground-nesting wasps with coloration and markings similar to yellow jackets.
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The female cicada killer (plus a few related species) will excavate large (1/2 inch wide) burrows in foundation plantings, lawns, or along walkways. Each burrow she constructs is provisioned with paralyzed insects and spiders, which serve as food for a single developing wasp.
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Though not terribly aggressive, females will sting if handled and may harass children playing near their nest.
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The European or giant hornet is the largest species of social wasp found in North America.
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Workers are brown and yellow in color with most exceeding one inch in length.
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They construct large brownish paper colonies (of up to 800 individuals) primarily in tree cavities but will nest in buildings too.
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Not terribly aggressive but will defend their nest vigorously if disturbed.
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Bumble bees are medium to large bees that are similar in appearance to carpenter bees but are distinguished by their dense “fur coat”.
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They’re distantly related to honey bees but their habits are different and colonies are much smaller.
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Bumble bees are primarily ground nesting seeking shelter in old rodent burrows, rock walls, beneath landscape timbers, sheds, but they also will nest in buildings.
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Bumble bees are mostly beneficial insects, but nesting in unwanted areas, their ability to sting, and the fear they can cause makes bumble bee control an option for homeowners.
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Honey bees are social insects with colonies that often contain tens of thousands of workers.
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These bees are yellow-orange in color, ½ to 5/8 inch long, mostly covered with hairs.
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Queen and male bees are similar but slightly larger.
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Honey bees will swarm whenever existing quarters become unsuitable due to crowding or when their queen is on the decline.
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Swarms that gather around a new queen are a spectacular sight and need not cause panic because they are very docile.
