Wasp Control

PAPER WASPS:

Size: 1 inch in length.

Color: Reddish brown, sometimes orange, others with bright yellow stripes

Habits: Nest resembles a round upside down paper comb. Usually build in a protected location beneath soffits, corner of windows, awnings, porches, desks and attics where they can feed on insects. Often see hollow paper nests on outside of home starting in the spring.

YELLOW JACKETS:

Size: 3/4—1 inch

Color: Brown with yellow stripes, fuzzy.

Habits: Aggressive when disturbed. Very active on sunny days, returning to the nest at dusk. Nest in the ground often in old rodent burrows. May also locate its nest inside a wall of a building through a crack.

HORNETS:

Size: 1—1 1/2 inch

Color: Golden brown with darker yellow stripes and markings on thorax and abdomen.

Habits: Football shaped paper nests often built in trees or bushes. May also nest in wall voids, attics, chimneys and on the sides of buildings. Very aggressive, will defend nest if disturbed. Loud vibrations from lawn mowers have been known to cause hornets to attack.