Honeybees are a problem if theyve set up residence inside your homes walls, but they are also important in the ecosystem as pollinators. So if you have a honeybee infestation, EHS will, in many cases, utilize a professional beekeeper to remove the bees and hive intact thus ensuring their survival. But if youve got wasps or yellow jackets in your home, which well be seeing as the weather warms, you want them gone. And you can, and must, get bee control professionals to come out and kill them. Wasps, especially yellow jackets, will sting you for the fun of it. Theyre extremely aggressive. And homeowners whove been chased while trying to mow the lawn and then had to nurse welts on their legs for the next week can attest to that. Pest professionals say that given that bee stings can be deadly to some — and if you get stung enough times at once, deadly to all — its important to get rid of them. Bee stings send over a half million people to the ER every year. Theres not really a point where bee problems shouldnt be solved. Wasps, yellow jackets and hornets are aggressive. They often build nests on soffits, door casings and pool railings, and will colonize mole holes or holes in your lawn. They can get under your siding or even into the walls of your home. If you have yellow jacket nests in the ground, a bee removal company has to dig out the nest, treat the area and then fill in the hole. Yellow jackets will make nests in voids. Theyll eat through sheetrock. People will hear this crunching sound while theyre sleeping at night, then theyll see a wet spot in the wall and then bees are in their room. If yellow jackets or wasps are in your wall, the only way to deal with that is a bee removal professional, who will come and kill them using powders or sprays. If the infestation is severe, building materials may have to be removed. You can spray exposed wasp, hornet or yellow jacket nests with sprays you find at the local hardware store, but youve got to weigh several factors: You may get stung, and that can be dangerous. When the spray dries, its inactive, so unless everyone was home at the time of the spraying — and the spray saturated all the way through the walls of the nest — you likely didnt solve your problem. So call in a professional. If you want to prevent bees, pest control companies do a cycle of preventive treatments, in which they spray areas commonly attractive to bees, such as overhangs, door casings and pool railings. Ground bees, carpenter bees and cicada killers Ground bees, carpenter bees and cicada killers are tricky, because theyre solitary insects. They dont live communally, and each has their own home, so finding all the bees can be difficult. Ground bees, which are larger bees, are drawn to well-drained soil, and you dont often find them in lush lawns. Their homes look like an ant mount with a bee-sized hole in the middle. Carpenter bees can destroy the facia of a house. They tend to be drawn to wood that hasnt been stained, shellacked or painted within the last three years and will eat into that wood like a termite. Bee removal experts will try to find all the holes, but if youre dealing with 200 ground bees, youve got 200 holes in your yard, so its hard to get everyone. Removal fees are based on the level of infestation. If you want to stop bees before they come to your home, the bad news is you cant. You really cant bee-proof your home. Bees can get into any crevice 1/8 inch or greater. Even brand new construction homes are extremely porous. ... If bees want in your house, theyre going to get into your house. For more information on exterminating bees, contact EHS Pest in Norwood. timesunion
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 19:12:39 +0000
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