Size: 3/8 to 5/8-inch long.
Color: bright yellow and black patterns
Activity/Behavior: Yellow jackets build their flat paper nests in stacks, which are surrounded by a paper envelope. They usually build their nests below ground and in other protected locations. Social wasps use their nests only one season. Unlike bees, these wasps aggressively defend their nests and can inflict multiple stings. They produce very large colonies with some yellow jacket nests containing as many as 30,000 individuals. These insects are considered to be beneficial because they feed their young a wide variety of insects. They become a nuisance, however, when they build nests in or near structures; scavenge for food in recreational areas and in other places frequented by humans; and seek overwintering sites in structures.
Where They Live: Yellow jackets build their flat paper nests in stacks, which are surrounded by a paper envelope. They usually build their nests below ground and in other protected locations. Social wasps use their nests only one season.
Tips for Control: Every spring, the queens search for new nesting locations. They like areas where water is nearby.
How Suburban Exterminating Can Help: A trained pest control professional can help you to get rid of yellow jackets. Unlike bees, these wasps aggressively defend their nests and can inflict multiple stings. Use caution. The Yellow Jackets nest should be removed completely so that the wasp will not rebuild and the remains cannot damage wood or attract secondary pest problems. Suburban Exterminating can help you get rid of your yellow jacket and wasp infestation.
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