Pest Library
learn about the pests most likely to find their way into our homes.
Understanding Pests in Our Area
Keeping your home pest-free starts with knowing what you’re up against. Learn about the habits, threats, and prevention tips for the pests most likely to find their way into your home. Keep reading to stay informed and protected against pests!
Stinging Insects
- Stinging insects like European hornets, red paper wasps, and yellow jackets all have a stinger extending from their backend that they use as a means of defense and as a way to paralyze their captured insect prey. Stinging insects are either solitary (the females create individual nests) or social (nesting together in large colonies). While stinging insects are eco-important, when they decide to nest or regularly forage for food in our yards, their dangers outweigh their benefits.
- Having regular contact with stinging insects puts you and your family at risk of being stung. Wasp and hornets stings are not only notoriously painful but can trigger severe or even life-threatening allergic reactions in those allergic to their venom. Stinging insects create common pest problems around our houses and our yards because both offer them food, water, and plenty of sheltered nesting sites.
- Make your property less attractive to stinging insects by maintaining your yard, keeping trees well trimmed, eliminating areas of standing water, and reducing the amount of flowering vegetation on your property, especially near your home. But if stinging insects have already invaded your property and are affecting your family's ability to enjoy your outdoor spaces, reach out to us for stinging insect control.
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