Nowhere is a yellow jacket education more important than in the state of Florida. These nasty pests can be a real problem throughout the state. Arming yourself with information about these pests is the first step to prevention and maintenance.
What Are They? These are wasps which have yellow and black stripes with transparent wings. Their stinger is at the end of their abdomen. Once the eggs hatch, they go through three more stages including larva, pupa and finally adult. They eat other insects mainly, however, the yellow jackets are attracted to sweet smells. Therefore, they are often found near garbage cans as well as near sweet foods outside or even inside if they get in the front door.
Where Do They Nest? One of the most important pieces of information for you, as a Floridian, is where the yellow jackets like to build their nests. You can find the yellow jackets’ paper wasps in logs, the sides of trees and even the sides of buildings and homes.
How Can You Protect Yourself? There are only a few ways to protect yourself from yellow jackets. If you intend to be near a nest, be careful. Wear shoes and long pants to help protect yourself from stings. Try not to disturb a nest if possible. Finally, call in the pest control professionals to tackle the problem for you.
When you call Slug-A-Bug out to talk about yellow jackets they will take a look around your property to determine whether or not you already have a yellow jacket nest problem. If there are already yellow jacket nests around, then they will use the best methods out there for removing them. Once they have been removed a prevention plan will be put into place so that you don’t have to worry about anymore yellow jacket nests. If you don’t already have yellow jacket nests, then count yourself lucky. In this case, they will work with you on a prevention plan so that you yellow jackets don’t start building nests around your home.