Wasps
There are several species of wasps that can be found in Edmonton, Alberta. Some of the most common types of wasps found in the area include Yellow jackets, Paper wasps, and Hornets.
Yellow jackets are typically black and yellow in color, and they are known for their aggressive behavior. They are social insects that live in colonies and typically build nests in the ground or in wall voids and attics. Yellow jackets are known to forage for food and are attracted to sweet and sugary substances. They can become aggressive when their nest is disturbed, and their stings can be painful.
Paper wasps are typically brown or black with yellow markings and they build nests that resemble an umbrella shape, made of a paper-like material. They usually build these nests on eaves, porch ceilings, under roof eaves or other protected areas. They can also become aggressive when their nest is disturbed, but they are usually less aggressive than yellow jackets.
Hornets are typically larger than wasps, and are black and white or black and yellow in color. They live in colonies and build paper nests, but their nests are larger and more enclosed than paper wasp nests. They are also aggressive when their nest is disturbed and their venom is more potent than yellow jackets and paper wasps
To prevent wasp infestations, it's important to keep food and garbage covered and to eliminate sources of sweetness around the home, also, it's best to avoid disturbing nests, sealing cracks and gaps in walls and foundations can help to prevent entry. If an infestation is suspected, it's best to contact a professional pest control company for advice and treatment. They will be able to identify the species of wasps and provide a proper treatment plan.
Yellow Jackets
Yellow jackets are a type of social wasp that can be found in many parts of the world, including Edmonton, Alberta. They are known for their distinctive black and yellow markings, and for their aggressive behavior.
Yellow jackets are social insects that live in colonies and typically build nests in the ground or in wall voids and attics. They build their nests out of a paper-like material made from chewed wood fibers and their nest can be found underground in holes, inside walls or in attics. They can also be found on eaves and overhangs, in shrubs or bushes, and occasionally inside buildings. Yellow jackets are known to forage for food and are attracted to sweet and sugary substances. They can become aggressive when their nest is disturbed, and their stings can be painful.
To prevent yellow jacket infestations, it's important to keep food and garbage covered and to eliminate sources of sweetness around the home. Sealing cracks and gaps in walls and foundations can help to prevent entry. Also, it's best to avoid disturbing nests, and if an infestation is suspected, it's best to contact a professional pest control company for advice and treatment. Exterminators will be able to identify the species of wasps, and will provide a proper treatment plan, that usually include extermination, such as using dusts, sprays, baits and trapping methods.
Paper wasp
Paper wasps are a type of social wasp that can be found in many parts of the world, including Edmonton, Alberta. They are known for their slender, elongated bodies and their distinctive brown or black coloring with yellow markings.
Paper wasps build their nests out of a paper-like material made from chewed wood fibers and saliva. They usually build these nests on eaves, porch ceilings, under roof eaves or other protected areas. They are relatively peaceful insects and only become aggressive when their nest is disturbed. Paper wasps live in colonies, the colonies have a social structure, each colony having a queen, workers and males.
To prevent paper wasp infestations, it's important to keep food and garbage covered and to eliminate sources of sweetness around the home. Seal cracks and gaps in walls and foundations can help to prevent entry. If an infestation is suspected, it's best to contact a professional pest control company for advice and treatment. Exterminators will be able to identify the species of wasps, and will provide a proper treatment plan, that usually include extermination, such as using dusts, sprays, baits, and trapping methods.
Bald faced hornet
The Bald-faced hornet is a type of wasp that can be found in many parts of North America, including Edmonton, Alberta. They are known for their distinctive black and white markings and for their large, gray or white, paper nests.
Bald-faced hornets are social insects that live in colonies, they are also known as "white-faced hornets" because of their mostly black bodies with white markings on their face, thorax and first abdominal segment. They build their nests out of a paper-like material made from chewed wood fibers and saliva. They build the nest in trees, bushes, eaves, and sometimes on the side of buildings. Their nests are round and can reach up to the size of a basketball, they have a single entrance at the bottom.
Bald-faced hornets are known to be aggressive when their nests are disturbed and their stings can be painful. If an infestation is suspected, it's best to contact a professional pest control company for advice and treatment. Exterminators will be able to identify the species of wasps, and will provide a proper treatment plan that usually include extermination, such as using dusts, sprays, baits and trapping methods.
It's important to note that Bald-faced hornets, like many other stinging insects, play a vital role in the ecosystem and they should only be eliminated when they are in an area of high human activity or their nests are too close to where people gather.