Wasps
How do you eradicate wasps? The best way to get rid of wasps is to locate the nest and treat and remove it. How do you get rid of wasps when you cannot locate the nest? This is more complicated, but can be done. Contact us at 972 423 4764 and we can discuss some treatment options.
Wasps are feared Insects. Their stinger, can deliver deadly poison. Unlike Bees, Wasps can use their stingers many times. They are known to be particularly aggressive.
Wasps come in all varieties. Social Wasps, such as Paper Wasps and Hornets, live in large colonies. Their nests are intricate paper structures. The Wasps make them by first chewing wood fibers, and then mixing the fibers with saliva. Social Wasps typically build their umbrella-shaped nests under eaves and ledges.
Yellow Jackets and Hornets are quite similar to each other. The only major difference is how They build their nests. Hornets make globe-shaped paper nests suspended from trees. Yellow Jacket nests in abandoned burrows and fallen tree holes.
Mud Dauber Wasp, a Solitary Wasp, constructs Her nest from mud, and attaches the nest to the wall of a building. Surprisingly, Wasps can be quite beneficial. They prey on garden pests, such as Flies and Caterpillars, to feed to their own larvae
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Wasp and Bee Stings
Wasps and bees sting to defend themselves or their colony. Stinging involves the injection of a protein venom that causes pain and other reactions.
Honey bees have barbs on their stinger which remain hooked in the skin. The stinger, which is connected to the digestive system of the bee, is torn out of the abdomen as the bee attempts to fly away. As a result, the bee soon dies. If you are stung by a honey bee, scratch out the stinger with your fingernail as soon as possible. Do not try to pull out the stinger between two fingers. Doing so only forces more venom into your skin, causing greater irritation.
Most people have only local reactions to wasp and bee stings, although a few may experience more serious allergic reactions. , nonallergic reactions range itching, redness, and tenderness to massive swelling and itching that may last up to a week. These local reactions can be treated with ice, vinegar, honey, meat tenderizer, or commercial topical ointment to relieve the itching. An allergic reaction may include hives or rash, swelling away from the sting site, headache, minor respiratory symptoms, and stomach upset. These allergic reactions are not life-threatening and can be readily treated with an antihistamine.
Very rarely, a person may suffer a life-threatening, allergic reaction to a bee or wasp sting, which can cause anaphylactic shock (fainting, difficulty breathing, swelling, and blockage in the throat) within minutes of being stung. These systemic symptoms are cause for immediate medical attention. People with known systemic allergic reactions to bee or wasp stings should consult with their physician to obtain an Epi-PenTM or Ana-Guard Sting KitTM to carry with them at all times. The venoms of bees and wasps are different, so having a severe reaction to a wasp sting does not mean a person will have the same reaction to a bee sting.
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