There are so many things to love about late summer and early fall in Upstate NY, but stinging insects usually aren’t one of them. Yellow jackets, in particular, are a big buzzkill this time of year. After spending the summer months building their nests, yellow jacket colonies are struggling to feed all those hungry mouths….
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Category: Bees & Wasps
How to Get Rid of Bees & Wasps: Exterminator Services for Summer Insects
Now that summer is approaching, so are those pesky bees and wasps! Wondering how to get rid of bees and wasps near your home? Bee removal can be challenging, and knowing how to get rid of bees depends on a variety of factors. At Nature’s Way Pest Control, we use natural treatment options to remove bees….
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Carpenter Bee Facts
Carpenter bees are large flying insects that can be found all around the world. These can also be quite destructive to your property, which is why you never want to allow a carpenter bee nest to hang around for long. While these bees may look a lot like bumble bees, they are very different in…
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All About Carpenter Bees
Have you noticed small holes (roughly a half inch) in the siding of your home, deck or other wooden structures? These holes are commonly left behind by Carpenter Bees. Like Carpenter Ants, they do not eat the wood but use wood structures to form nesting sites by tunneling through the wood and pushing the wood…
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Carpenter Bees vs. Honey Bees
Beneficial Helpers or Destructive Nuisances Just about everyone learns in their basic biology classes that the honey bee is an essential part of our ecosystem, pollinating flowers and plants as a part of their busy flying around. On the other hand, few of us understand how to distinguish between these helpful insects and their harmful…
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Do Carpenter Bees Sting?
Many people who have allergic responses to bee stings or a general fear of bees may wonder if the carpenter bee stings. Such people may notice a species of this particular bee hovering about their front yards, and their appearance may be intimidating. A short answer to the question of whether carpenter bees sting is…
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Carpenter Bees Are Damaging Upstate NY & VT!
Carpenter Bees Carpenter Bees are amazing insects that can cause some serious damage to wood on a structures. Carpenter Bees resemble Bumble Bees but they have very different nesting behaviors. They bore very long tunnels through out the wood and divide these tunnels into cells where individual larva will develop. Carpenter Bees are non social insects, although…
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Carpenter Bees | NATURE’S WAY PEST CONTROL
Carpenter Bees are amazing insects that can cause some serious damage to wood on a structures. Carpenter Bees resemble Bumble Bees but they have very different nesting behaviors. They bore very long tunnels through out the wood and divide these tunnels into cells where individual larva will develop. Carpenter Bees are non social insects, although many females…
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Yellow Jackets, Wasps & Hornets Attack!
Please been on the look out for Yellow Jackets. Yellow Jackets are known to become very active July-September. If you notice yellow Jackets flying into an opening on your home this could spell big trouble. You should call a professional pest control company immediately. Once inside the Yellow Jackets will expand the nest and they are capable…
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Greenwich NY Pest Control Services….Warm days ahead and that means BEES and WASPS!! We can help!!
BEE AND WASP CONTROL Fig. 1 Yellowjacket Fig. 2 Baldfaced hornet Fig. 3 Paper wasp Wasps and bees are beneficial insects, although they are generally considered to be pests because of their ability to sting. Wasps, in particular, can become a problem in autumn when they may disrupt many outdoor activities. People often mistakenly…
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