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Bees, Wasps, and Hornets
Below are some of the more common bees, wasps, and hornets that you are most likely to encounter in the Pacific Northwest. Please feel free to scroll down for more information to help identify your pest.
- If nest is not aesthetically, economically, or medically a problem then it is best
to leave them alone because they are beneficial to the eco-
system and all but one type will be abandoning the nest in the late Fall/early Winter
- The temperament of the queen sets the mood of the hive
- Can have hundreds to thousands in nest, with exception to solitary wasps such as the Mud Dauber.
- Can be seriously dangerous to people with allergic reactions or small children and elderly
- Can be in bushes, trees, under eaves, in the ground, in attics, crawl spaces, wood piles, dry docked boats, or a multitude of other scenarios
- The Black & White Bald “Bald Faced Hornet” is notably more aggressive
- Most species are not active or apt to fly at night with exception of the European wasp (aka German wasp or Yellow Jacket) which even hunts at night.
- They will fly towards a flashlight if threatened during night, but will not detect a red light.
- Build their nests Spring through Fall and abandon nests in late Fall not to return,
the only member of a colony to over-
winter are inseminated queens which leave the hive as well to find a place to winter (hibernate)
Treatment: There are several tools for the pest control operator (PCO) to use to eradicate the nest if it is deemed a problem varying from dusts, sprays, and baits.
Bees (Honey bees, Bumble Bees, Mason Bees, etc.)
These pollinators are seriously beneficial and important to our eco-
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