5 Tips To Avoid The Summer Sting

5 Tips To Avoid The Summer Sting

Seal cracks and crevices: Seal all visible cracks and crevices to keep these pests from moving indoors, and regularly inspect around the yard and along the perimeter of the house for nests. Keep food covered: During a picnic or cookout, cover all food when outside and...
How Wasps Benefit The Ecosystem

How Wasps Benefit The Ecosystem

Whenever we look at pests and parasites, we will often ask: “What’s the point of this creature?” We look at a tick, cockroach, or a wasp, and we have a hard time coming up with an answer. Well, it turns out that pretty much all of them can be beneficial in certain...
The Life Cycle Of A Yellow Jacket Nest

The Life Cycle Of A Yellow Jacket Nest

Yellow jacket nests do not last very long. They start out in the spring, and by the time winter rolls around, most of their members are dead, with the exception of a handful of queens. It all starts in the spring, when the queens that have survived the winter come out...