Your backyard cookouts would be the talk of the neighbourhood… It's about enjoying good food, family, and friends. This time around, everybody is asked, but Aunt Martha's lemonade appears to have attracted a couple of uncomfortable visitors. Here's an issue: Are individuals bees or wasps buzzing around the punch bowl? We're Ottawa's best pest management, and our experts are educated to identify, eliminate, and stop pest contaminations in your yard. We'll answer all of your questions regarding bees and wasp removal.
Visual Variations Between Bees And Wasps
Although they're frequently misidentified as one another, bees and wasps are two entirely different insects. Upon closer inspection, you'll observe that a honeybee includes a stubby, fuzzy body and flat back legs. Wasps are slim, narrow-waisted, and their physiques are smooth, as well as their back legs are round.
Behavioral Variations Between Bees And Wasps
Honeybees are pollinators; they're happy simply flying from flower to flower gathering and dispersing pollen. Additionally, they feed pollen to their youth. Wasps, however, are potential predators. They spend much of their time hunting other bugs to feed on and may exhibit aggressive behavior. Wasps will also be drawn to sweet meals and are the type that appear to be buzzing around the lemonade stand.
Nesting Habits
Bees build their “hives” by stacking several wax cells on top of one another, usually in trees, walls, or holes, and many times their hives are produced by beekeepers to be able to harvest their honey. Wasps build their nests in quiet, hidden places like under verandas, and they're constructed of chewed-up papery fibre created into several cones. It's best to determine if you're attempting to locate and remove them from your property.
Stinging Habits
Both bugs are capable of stinging you; however, the honeybee is only going to sting if triggered. The more aggressive the wasp, the more likely it is to sting you if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Both sting by inserting venom through their stingers, which are attached to their bodies. As the wasp can pull its stinger out and sting again on several occasions, the honeybee's stinger is barbed, so when it attempts to fly away, its stinger and areas of its vital organs are left out, and it dies. The victim from the honey bee sting must then remove the stinger as quickly as possible to prevent further injection of venom.
When you should call the experts
For those with several bees or wasps buzzing around their backyard, the odds are that they are nesting nearby. Wasps vigorously defend their nests, which means you shouldn't take the chance that you, your kids, or your pets will accidentally disturb them. Wasp removal is better left to the professionals. We're Ottawa's best pest management, and our operators are ready to take your call. Our experienced specialists will contact you immediately to schedule an appointment, and you will be on your way to becoming pest-free.
Give us a call today, and Pest Control Ottawa will take care of wasp removal. Call (613) 209-1880.
