How Do You Identify, Control, And Kill, Yellow Jackets, Hornets, And Other Wasps?
Wasp stings are no fun and to some can be deadly. Learning to recognize Yellow Jackets, Hornets, and Paper wasps will help when it comes to wasp control and killing wasps. The first step in identifying wasps is learning what a wasp is and how they differ from other insects such as bees and flys. Wasps have two pairs of wings while flies have a single pair. Most North Am. bees have hairy bodies while all the wasps have smooth bodies except for velvet ants which are really ground living wasps with hairy bodies. Unlike bees, wasps are not killed when they sting and can do so repeatedly without the stinger being left in the victim. This is one of the main reason they can be so aggressive and dangerous if trapped under the clothing. Some of the most dangerous wasps are social ones that can build up populations of 100’s to 1000’s of individuals in a single nest, and that will attack in mass if disturbed. Among these winged warriors are: Yellow Jackets, European Hornets, Bald-faced Hornets, a
