Stinging Insect Removal

Stinging Insect Removal

Stinging insects are urban pests of the order Hymenoptera. Some
examples of stinging insects are hornets, yellow jackets and wasps.
These insects are both beneficial and problematic hence a need to
control them. In the case of honey bees, an effective way of stinging
insect removal is the removal of the nest and the queen, possibly intact,
and offering them to a local beekeeper. Since the other bees will trail
their queen, this allows an effective way to control honey bees without
harming the colony.

There is no conclusive way of complete stinging insect removal. They
can however be eliminated to counter problem situations by removal of
nests built near or in one's home. It is not logical to control individual
stinging insects; one rather should control these from the source. When
spraying the nests, only approved pesticides should be used, and this
should be in small quantities just enough to solve the problem
effectively.

Stinging insects like hornets and wasps attach nests to stationary
objects like inside unused cars, within shrubs, and on tree limbs. A
direct treatment to the nest is appropriate because through this
application, the nest occupants will all be exterminated. Insecticide is
applied round the nest area to kill the insects that were not in the nest.
There are other stinging insects that make their nests underground like,
cicada killers, miming bees, bumble bees and yellow jackets. Cicada
killers and miming bees are especially notorious for damaging lawns
and should be eradicated by applying an approved insecticide on the
affected area.

Stinging insect removal should also be applied inside homes when
these insects infest these areas. These insects either attach the nests
inside a building wall or build them inside walls. Locating the entrance
hole on the outside is the first step prior to treatment.