Pest Control Springfield Missouri – The Difference Between Wasps, Hornets and Yellow Jackets

Expert Pest Solutions has been providing wasp, hornet and yellow jacket pest control Springfield, Missouri for a long time now. Our technicians have the knowledge and training to identify the types of stinging insects that are the root of your pest control problem. We provide the appropriate treatment to eliminate these stinging pests (and many other pests) from your location. When it comes to pest control Springfield Missouri – the stinging insects are the most annoying.

 

Stings from wasps, bees, hornets, or yellow jackets hurt and can cause more serious health issues like painful swelling, infections, nausea, and in rare cases even death. When it comes to wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets pest control Springfield Missouri – it is important to understand exactly what flying stinging insect you are dealing with. There are many different types of species habitual to this area. Fun Fact – All hornets are wasps, and some wasps are hornets. One problem in distinguishing the two insects is that the terms “wasp” and “hornet” are somewhat generic. For example, what most people refer to as a “hornet” is actually a bald-faced hornet, which is a small subset of the wasp family.

 

There are many different species of hornets and wasps near Springfield, Missouri: great black wasps, ground wasps, mud dauber wasps, paper wasps, bald-faced hornets, European hornets, yellow jackets, and the red wasp. Red wasps tend to be a somewhat aggressive and can sting multiple times when threatened. Hornets are a large, ferocious looking, stinging insect. Common misconception with hornets and wasps is that they are mean. In fact, other than when threatened, most are a bit curious, fairly harmless and wish to be left alone,

 

When people call Expert Pest Control for hornet and wasp pest control Springfield Missouri, they call because they have noticed a nest. Perhaps it was a mud-like cone or paper thin umbrella-shaped nest suspended from the eaves or in the window casings on the outside of their home or worse, an entire paper-thin fully enclosed nest, hanging from a tree branch. When they call for yellow jacket control, they usually don’t know where they are coming from because yellow jackets  build their nests underground or in dark hidden spots. They are of the most social wasp species often mistaken for bees (black and yellow or black and white in color) and also live in colonies that may contain thousands. Their colonies can be found under porches or steps, in sidewalk cracks, at the base of trees or under clumps of grass in open fields.

 

Before you run to the store and start spraying your home, inside and out, you may want to consider professional pest control Springfield Missouri like Expert Pest Solutions. We will conduct a thorough survey of your property, interior and exterior, and then determine the best way to remove the pests that bother you. We remove nest, use pesticide to treat cracks and crevices around your home, and use specialized vacuums to remove insects and larva from hard to reach/see places.We offer a regular treatment program that will keep stinging insects away from your home and yard.

 

Expert Pest Solutions Springfield/Ozark/Nixa, MO (417) 413-4776 or online at https://www.expertpests.com/