Understanding the Different Kinds of House Wasps

In warmer weather, it’s more common to see wasps swarming around people’s homes versus the winter months. Knowing the varieties of wasps that are out there can help protect you until you get a pest control expert onto the scene.

Identifying What They Look Like and Their Level of Aggression

There are a variety of wasp types that you may see around your residence in the spring or summer.

Here are some of the most common kinds:

• Usually dark brown with yellow and black bands circling their bodies, paper wasps are known for building open, paper nests on ceilings, rocks, eaves, trees and playgrounds. They usually only attack when threatened.

• The supermodels of the wasp family in that they are long, slender with narrow waists, the mud dauber wasps typically build hard mud nests on a home’s exterior and are not known for being aggressive.

• One of the most aggressive wasps out there that will attempt to sting when they feel threatened, the yellow jackets look a little like bees with their yellow and black stripes but are not fuzzy like bees are.

• Black with white markings on their face, bald-faced hornets make papery, grey shell nests high up on structures and trees. In fact, their nests can be as large as a basketball. A relative of the yellow jacket, they can also be easily provoked.

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