Control is an awkward word to use regarding wasps. Controlling them is not an option. Killing them, however, is. Wasps are not bees. You do not have to protect them, most are not pollinators and few offer much more to the ecosystem than killing off insects. So if you plan to trick the wasps into …
The paper wasp is a fascinating insect that makes a nest that looks more like a modern piece of art than it does an insect nest. Frankly, tiffanies should imitate it for their light fixtures. The paper wasp builds their strange circular nests out of the wood pulp and saliva. When completed it will look …
Carpenter bees are a complex and rather astounding insect. They, like other bees, are pollinators and the only pollinators of several specific plants. They tunnel into wood using powerful incisors and spit the pulp out a hole, along with poop and bits of bees, this is called Frass and it smells and looks horrible. Carpenter …
Carpenter bees build their nest by drilling into raw wood. The males do not do this or anything else for that matter. They mate with the females and then just buzz around. The females must build the tunnels and lay the eggs in chambers with bee bread and sealed off till they hatch. The females …
Honey bees or African Killer bees are not native to the west. They come from Africa and are a very dangerous insect that attacks in a swarm. Wasps are similar and they hunt African honey bees. Bees are not calmed by smoke, this is a wives tale, they communicate through hormones and body movement and …
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