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Colorado Honey Bees Still Around This Fall
10/25/13
A very common type of pest insect in the Fort Collins and Loveland area is the common honey bee. Although not as aggressive as hornets, wasps, or most other stinging insects, honey bees can deliver a painful sting. The quickest and easiest way to differentiate honey bees from other stinging insects is that honey bees are fuzzy on their bodies, as opposed to other stinging insects. They will…Read More
Don’t Expect Bees And Wasps To Go Away Once Fall Arrives In Massachusetts
9/25/13
Bees, yellow jackets, hornets, and giant wasps are all common stinging insects that are found in Massachusetts. Most people associate stinging insects with the warm weather of summer, becoming unwanted guests at barbeques, picnics and in the garden. However these pests are still a threat once the cooler weather of fall comes around, in fact the nests that were built in the spring where eggs were…Read More
Bees, Wasps, Stinging Insects In Wisconsin Still A Problem During Fall
9/16/13
Now that fall is fast approaching and the weather is starting to become cooler most Wisconsin homeowners know that rodents are likely to become a problem as they search for shelter from the cold but bees, wasps and other stinging insects continue to be a problem as summer turns into Autumn as well. Every spring, queens begin constructing new nests and laying eggs and so by the time late summer…Read More
Hornets in Maryland
8/28/13
Every year in the late summer and early fall, stinging insects like hornets in Maryland make themselves a nuisance. This is the time of year when their populations are at their highest and there are more mouths to feed in the colony than ever before. This is also the time of year when these insects are looking for sweet sources of food, including whatever it is that you’re serving at your…Read More
Carpenter Bee Prevention In South Texas
8/27/13
Carpenter bees look very similarly to bumble bees, but lack the hairy abdomen that can be seen on bumble bees. Carpenter bees range between .5 and 1.5 inches in length and the females are black and shiny while the males are shiny, but can be black and orange. These wood damaging stinging insects are not known for building typical nests or hives; their nests are burrowed into wooden timbers or…Read More
Common Stinging Insects in NY
8/26/13
There are many stinging insects that you will come into contact with in the New York area; these include bumble bees, honey bees, carpenter bees, yellow jackets, paper wasps and bald-faced hornets, among others. In the late fall, these insects can be especially noticeable as their numbers are at their peak and more and more will be out foraging for food. They may be present at your picnic or BBQ…Read More
Identifying Wasp Nests In St. Louis And Mid-Missouri
8/26/13
As summer starts to wind down in St. Louis and throughout Missouri, one might think that stinging insects will start disappearing however that is not accurate. You see, late summer and early fall are when stinging insect populations are at their peak and could very well become a problem around your home. With that in mind, we urge you to keep your eye out for wasp nests near your home or elsewhere…Read More
Yellow Jackets Vs. Paper Wasps In West Virginia
8/9/13
During the summer months there is an increase in insect activity, this includes the amount of stinging insects seen buzzing around your property. There are a large variety of species of stinging insects that can be found in West Virginia and Western Maryland and some are more aggressive and pose much more of a threat than others. Two types of stinging insects that can be aggressive and inflict…Read More
The Remarkable Honey Bee
7/29/13
Do you have a garden on your Maryland property? If you do, you’ve probably seen a few honey bees around. These insects are nothing to be afraid of; it’s true that they can sting if provoked, but as long as you leave them alone, they will most likely leave you alone too. Honey bees are quite beneficial insects and having them on your property can be a good thing, especially if you have…Read More
How to Prevent A Bee Sting
7/19/13
A common summertime pest that can pose a problem for home or business owners are stinging insects. Stinging insects belong to the insect order Hymenoptera and includes wasps and bees. Although some of these are beneficial (wasps and bees are pollinators for plants and flowers), they can also be a problem because of their ability to sting. They are especially dangerous for anyone that has an…Read More
Summer Pests For Commercial Facilities
6/29/13
Commercial facilities face many different problems every day, the least of which should be pests. With customers, audits, inspections, problems with employees and just the day to day difficulties of running a business, the least of all these problems should be pests. But unfortunately for most commercial facilities, pests are a huge nuisance, damaging product and destroying reputations. In the…Read More
Summer’s Most Wanted
6/17/13
What are the insects that trouble you the most in the summer time? Is it mosquitoes, with their obnoxious little buzz in your ear as they go after the tender skin around your neck? Or maybe stinging insects like bees and wasps invade your property every summer, making BBQs on the deck a game of ducking and dodging those stinging insects? Or maybe you deal with ants that have nested on your…Read More