PAPER WASPS LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
Paper wasps are also known as umbrella wasps due to the unique structure of their nests. Paper wasps typically measure 3/4 to 1 inch in length, are narrow-waisted, and have smoky black wings. Paper wasps are usually reddish-brown with yellow markings on their head and thorax and yellow rings around their abdomen. They are ravenous predators of several residential and farm pests. Paper wasp colonies are most useful when they are near vegetable gardens, where they control herbivorous caterpillars. In North America, there are twenty-two species of paper wasps, and approximately three hundred species have been identified worldwide.
PAPER WASPS LIFE CYCLE & REPRODUCTION - LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
Paper wasps are social insects, and their colonies are made up of three castes: workers, queens, and drones. A hibernating fertilized paper wasp queen will emerge in the spring and construct a gray, papery nest using chewed wood fibers. The paper wasp nest looks like an upside-down umbrella. Paper wasp nests are typically located in sheltered areas, such as porch ceilings, behind window shutters, doorframes, gable vents, deck railings, and the soffits of Nassau County, Long Island residences. The paper wasp's nest contains open combs with cells for brood rearing and a petiole that anchors the nest. Paper wasps excrete an ant repellent substance that they spread around the anchor stalk base to avert ants from feeding on the wasp eggs or larvae. The queen wasp will lay eggs in the nest cells, which will hatch and develop into female paper wasp workers. The worker wasps will search for food, while the queen limits herself to producing eggs. Workers feed the paper wasp larvae pre-chewed caterpillars, while the adult wasps feed on nectar. A paper wasp nest may have twenty to thirty adults. As summer nears its end, paper wasp colonies produce drones and new queens, which will depart from the nest to mate. Mated queen paper wasps will seek out locations to hibernate over the winter. The remainder of the paper wasp colony, including the workers, drones, and old queen, perish as winter nears.
PAPER WASPS NEST REMOVAL - NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
Unlike yellow-jackets and hornets, which can be extremely aggressive, paper wasps will, in most instances, only attack if they or their nest is threatened. However, the territorial nature of paper wasps can result in attacks on people. Because their stings are very painful and can produce a potentially lethal anaphylactic reaction in those who are allergic, paper wasp nests in human-inhabited areas present an imminent hazard. Therefore, you need to contact the wasp nest removal experts at Long Island Bee Removal to get rid of an unwanted wasp nest. Our pest control exterminators have backgrounds in entomology and expertise in wasp control strategies.
