The only thing worse than a stinging insect, is a stinging insect hiding in the ground or a wall void that you come upon unexpectedly.
If this has ever happened to you, you’re not alone! Here you will learn some general information about the aggressive hornets and yellow jackets that build their nests in the ground or wall voids.
Here you’ll learn 5 things to do if you find ground hornets or yellow jackets. You’ll also learn a bonus 5 things pest control companies do to treat hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets. Look no further for all of your ground hornet control and wasp control than Done Right Pest Solutions.
Table of Contents:
- General information about hornets & yellow jackets
- 5 things to do if you find ground hornets
- 5 things pest control companies do to treat stinging insects
- Conclusion & next steps
General Information about Hornets & Yellow Jackets
Stinging insects are never fun to deal with for the majority of home and business owners. Even tenants in apartment complexes have to deal with them from time to time.
While all stinging insects are pollinators, like honey bees, if they are threatening your health and peace, most will seek out pest control. Most pest control companies don’t advise treating for stinging insects on your own because they can sting you. So for the best pest control for bees and wasps, yellow jackets and hornets, call Done Right Pest Solutions at 651-342-9489.
Hornet stings are actually less venomous than bee stings, but they do contain 5% acetylcholine which makes them hurt more. This is reason alone to get ground hornet control.
Fun fact: Only female hornets sting, though male hornets are aggressive.
Technically most people would consider stinging insects wasps or hornets simply if it stings. The names aren’t interchangeable, but we get it.
Because of the many species of stinging insects within each category of wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, bees, etc. many simply generalize. And that’s OK with us. If it stings it doesn’t need to be in your property. Look no further for all of your ground hornet control than Done Right Pest Solutions.
What’s more intolerable is when stinging insects get into homes. If you have wasp problems in house or business, give us a call. For the most comprehensive pest control for bees and wasps, yellow jackets and hornets, our expert technicians are your go-to wasp experts.
Wasps are typically solitary insects, while hornets are social insects. But some wasps, like the European wasps are social insects, building nests and establishing a workforce just like hornets or yellow jackets.
Learn more about Why Wasp Control is Important. We have 15 years of experience of wasp control, including nest removal.
5 Things to Do if you Find Ground Hornets
Locate the nest. Sometimes the nest isn’t visible, so locating the general area is helpful enough.
Get to a safe place. When you see aggressive activity, make sure you’re able to get to safety as fast as you can.
Notify others. If you live with other people, it’s important to notify them of the area where you experienced the stinging insects so they don’t do the same. The most important part of pest control is communication, so the most important thing you can do prior to getting rid of the pest issue is notifying others of the pest issue.
This is especially important if you have wasp problems in house or right outside the house. If so, seek pest control for bees and wasps immediately.
Call a pest control company. Stinging insects are more than stressful, they can be dangerous! If you have allergies or simply don’t want to get stung, give us a call! If you have anyone in your family who is allergic to bee stings, it may be wise to get on a preventative pest control plan. Our Peak Seasons Plan offers comprehensive stinging insect coverage among other things. Call now to learn more: 651-342-9489.
Otherwise, one-time treatments and house sprays are available. Learn more about how we perform hornet control and wasp control this way.
Treat at night. We don’t recommend treating for stinging insects yourself. But if you do, treat at night. Our wasp exterminators are experts and while they can treat in broad daylight without protective gear, the average Joe can’t.
Hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets are foragers during the day, which means they all usually are in their nests at night. Treating at night allows you to have the most effective treatment method, but also could impact your danger if you’re not careful.
If you’re going to perform your own wasp control or hornet control, do it at night.
5 Things Pest Control Companies Do To Treat Hornets, Wasps, & Yellow Jackets
Locate the nest. The first thing pest control experts or wasp experts are going to do is inspect the area where you reported the hornet or wasp activity. This includes general activity, in the cases where the nests are hidden in the ground or in a wall void (wasp problems in house come from wall voids).
Treat the nest. Once the nest is located, our wasp exterminators treat the nest thoroughly using either a liquid or a dust. These products are designed to penetrate and permeate through the nest to kill all of the stinging insects inside. Depending on the size of the nest, the product may need a few minutes to work thoroughly.
The product that has been applied will work for any of the hornets or wasps that have gone out to forage for the day. When they come back toward the end of the night and are looking around for their nest, landing and flying through the residual product, it will start to kill them within a couple of hours.
Treat any other high-activity areas. Usually while our technicians are waiting for the product to have its full effect, they will inspect other areas of your yard and home looking for high-activity areas. Hornets and wasps often try to sneak in to holes in siding, soffits and facia areas, gutters, shutters, windows and door frames, and more.
If there are any other areas of concern, the technician will notify you. If you have our Peak Seasons Plan, they will treat thoroughly. Most pest control companies charge per nest, as we have pricing like that. But if you have more than 2 or 3 nests, we suggest an exterior spray as the coverage and benefit outweighs the savings.
Remove the nest. If the nest is visible and within reach, our wasp exterminators will always remove the nest. With the use of a power sprayer or web brush, our technicians can reach up to 3 stories!
Follow-up. Each stinging insect service comes with a 2 month warranty. If the technician is not able to remove the nest that same day, which is very rare, he will follow-up to remove the nest. If you’re seeing any more activity or rebuilding, give us a call right away. Because you’re covered.
The Peak Seasons Plan has a 12 month warranty instead of a 2 month warranty. If you’d like to read more about this year-round pest control service, check out our article “How to Know if the Peak Seasons Plan is for You.”
Conclusion & Next Steps
We hope you learned a bit about ground hornets or ground yellow jackets. These pests are nothing to mess with, and while hornets may have less venom than bees, they do hurt more. That’s reason enough to get ground hornet control.
You learned about 5 things to do if you find ground hornets and a bonus 5 things pest control companies do to treat hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets.
If you ever come into contact with ground hornets and need some ground hornet control, give us a call at 651-342-9489 or email us at donerightpestsolutions@gmail.com. Our wasp experts would love to help.
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Done Right Team
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