Wasps
Paper Wasps
The most common wasp we encounter in the Phoenix area is the Paper Wasp. They are yellow with brownish red stripes often appearing orange from a distance and typically spotted getting water from swimming pools.
These wasps are social insects and build honeycomb style nests that resemble upside down umbrellas usually found on patio ceilings, eaves of houses or in shrubs or trees. Due to the appearance of the nest they are also called Umbrella Wasps.
Adults place eggs in each cell of the nest and then feed the larvae small insects or spiders after they hatch. Depending on the age and size of the nest there can be a few of these cells to hundreds. These wasps will defend their nest aggressively and unlike bees have the ability to sting repeatedly so do not disturb the area if you suspect their is a nest.
Call Kyle's Pest Solution @ 623-760-6025 for wasp nest removal service
Yellow Jackets
Yellow Jackets are yellow with black patterns. They aren't extremely common in city or suburban areas. Their nest size can be in the 1000's and can be extremely aggressive if disturbed. They build their nests either in rodent holes in the ground, in logs or sheds or on trees or eaves of houses. The nest is irregular shaped and made from a paper like substance. The bigger the nest the more Yellow Jackets are inside.
They feed on a variety of foods such as sweets, left over human food (especially meats), or insects and spiders. For this reason they can be found foraging around areas where human activity is occurring.
Tarantula Hawk
Tarantula Hawks are solitary wasps and very large reaching 2-3 inches in length. Their bodies are metallic blue-ish black and they have distinct orange wings.
Adults only feed on nectar themselves. The name comes from the fact that they hunt Tarantulas. They don't feed on them personally, rather their sting paralyzes the tarantula and the Tarantula Hawk lays it's egg on it for the larvae to feed off of. Sometimes in the Tarantulas own burrow.
The sting from a Tarantula Hawk is known to be extremely painful. In fact, an entomologist named Justin O. Schmidt who has been stung by 78 different insect species and has ranked them all by level of pain names the Tarantula Hawk as number 2. 1 being the most painful.
The good thing is the pain doesn't last very long.
Fortunately being stung by one of these wasps is very rare. They are quite docile due to the fact that they don't have a nest to defend.
Paper Wasps
The most common wasp we encounter in the Phoenix area is the Paper Wasp. They are yellow with brownish red stripes often appearing orange from a distance and typically spotted getting water from swimming pools.
These wasps are social insects and build honeycomb style nests that resemble upside down umbrellas usually found on patio ceilings, eaves of houses or in shrubs or trees. Due to the appearance of the nest they are also called Umbrella Wasps.
Adults place eggs in each cell of the nest and then feed the larvae small insects or spiders after they hatch. Depending on the age and size of the nest there can be a few of these cells to hundreds. These wasps will defend their nest aggressively and unlike bees have the ability to sting repeatedly so do not disturb the area if you suspect their is a nest.
Call Kyle's Pest Solution @ 623-760-6025 for wasp nest removal service
Yellow Jackets
Yellow Jackets are yellow with black patterns. They aren't extremely common in city or suburban areas. Their nest size can be in the 1000's and can be extremely aggressive if disturbed. They build their nests either in rodent holes in the ground, in logs or sheds or on trees or eaves of houses. The nest is irregular shaped and made from a paper like substance. The bigger the nest the more Yellow Jackets are inside.
They feed on a variety of foods such as sweets, left over human food (especially meats), or insects and spiders. For this reason they can be found foraging around areas where human activity is occurring.
Tarantula Hawk
Tarantula Hawks are solitary wasps and very large reaching 2-3 inches in length. Their bodies are metallic blue-ish black and they have distinct orange wings.
Adults only feed on nectar themselves. The name comes from the fact that they hunt Tarantulas. They don't feed on them personally, rather their sting paralyzes the tarantula and the Tarantula Hawk lays it's egg on it for the larvae to feed off of. Sometimes in the Tarantulas own burrow.
The sting from a Tarantula Hawk is known to be extremely painful. In fact, an entomologist named Justin O. Schmidt who has been stung by 78 different insect species and has ranked them all by level of pain names the Tarantula Hawk as number 2. 1 being the most painful.
The good thing is the pain doesn't last very long.
Fortunately being stung by one of these wasps is very rare. They are quite docile due to the fact that they don't have a nest to defend.
