Yellow jacket wasps are aggressive stinging insects that are common throughout Canada, in the summer and autumn. They build large ball-shaped nests, and their name comes from their black and yellow colour.
As with many other types of wasp, yellow jackets are generally considered to be very useful insects. Yellow jackets eat arthropods like ants, which can potentially become pests. However, their sting can be painful to humans if they are disturbed.
A single yellow jacket can sting its victim several times. Yellow jacket stings can be life-threatening for some people.
Don’t try to remove the nest yourself, because destroying yellow jackets should always be left to the professionals. Get in touch with Rentokil Terminix on 877-690-2115 or online.
Yellow jacket wasps build spherical nests reaching the size of a basketball or larger. Unlike paper wasps, which build their nests above ground only, yellow jackets build nests above and below ground. Nests can contain over 15,000 wasps for some species.
Yellow jacket wasps’ nests can be found in different places in or around a property, including in:
Yellow jacket wasp stings occur most frequently when owners try to destroy the nests themselves. We strongly recommend asking pest control professionals to get rid of yellow jacket wasp nests.
Owners can count on local Rentokil Terminix pest control experts to provide safe and effective yellow jacket wasp elimination services.
Inspection – when you contact Rentokil Terminix, a technician will carry out a full inspection and confirm if your property has been infested by yellow jacket wasps or any other stinging pest.
Treatment recommendation – the technician will then recommend a treatment when an in-depth inspection has been carried out on the premises and outside. The technician will recommend tried and tested treatment solutions to eliminate yellow jacket wasps. The customer will receive a quote for the services and the technician will answer any of the customer’s questions.
Yellow jacket wasp elimination – when the services have been agreed upon with the customer, the technician will treat all the nests at the property with protective equipment against stinging insects. If the yellow jacket wasps have built nests above ground on the property, the technician will use a telescopic pole to treat the nests. Once they have confirmed that all adult yellow jacket wasps have been destroyed, the technician will remove the nest if possible.
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