It is thrilling to step outside and feel the warm sun on your skin. Not only is the weather starting to warm up, but the world seems to be coming back to life after a long, cold winter. While your plants might be waking up, that’s not all you will find coming backing to life. There are several pests, including stinging insects, that will start to emerge from their winter slumber as well. Effective Pest Services is here to talk about the time that stinging insects will be becoming more active this spring.
Stinging Insect Activity in the Spring
If you like to have your doors and windows open in the spring with the cool, but warm air flowing throughout your house, you might find that you get more than fresh air. You might find the occasional stinging insect sneak through the open door or window as well. They will be starting to show up more and more as the weather is consistently higher than 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The queen is going to be searching for the ideal place to build her nest and start growing her colony. The spring season will be filled with nest and colony building.
Stinging Pest Activity in the Summer
As the summer gets in full swing, the colony is going to start to grow like crazy. Worker wasps will be caring for the nest while the queen continues to lay her eggs. As the summer moves on, the colony could possibly get up to a thousand wasps in it. This is when you will notice them buzzing around your BBQ and interrupting the time you spend outside. They will be attracted to the foods that you are enjoying in the great outdoors.
Wasp Activity in the Fall
There are more wasps than ever as we moved into the fall season. Not only are there a ton of wasps, but there is a limited amount of food left for them to eat. This is why wasps often seem more aggressive in the fall season. They are not only hungry, but they are also protecting their queen. The only chance a new colony has of emerging is for the queen to survive.
Stinging Insect Activity in the Winter
You aren’t going to see stinging pests buzzing about in the winter months. They will have mostly died off because of the cold weather. However, queen wasps will search for a warm spot to hibernate for the winter. This might be under a log, in a chimney or even in your attic.
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As we start to see warmer weather, you will surely start to see these queen wasps start emerging from their slumbers as well. When this happens, don’t hesitate to call on Effective Pest Services to take care of the problem for you. We will get rid of the wasps plaguing your property. Call us today!
