Denver Bee, Wasp & Hornet Pest Control & Nest Removal

Table 1. Physical description of the most common bees and wasps.

Honey bee (Apis mellifera): Very hairy. General color orange or yellow-orange, sometimes with dark gray. Individuals collecting pollen will pack it into clumps in special structures (pollen baskets) on the hind legs.

Bumble bees (Bombus spp.): Very hairy and stout bodied. Black and yellow markings on all species but many are marked with orange or orange-red on the abdomen.

European paper wasp (Polistes dominulus): Not hairy. General color black and bright yellow. Overall body form more elongate than the other species. Hind pair of legs long and trail conspicuously when flying.

Western yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica): Not hairy. General color black and bright yellow. Overall body form slightly more compact than European paper wasp.

Baldfaced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata): Not hairy. General color is black and creamy white. Overall body form similar to yellowjacket, but larger.

Table 2. Comparison of habits of common Colorado bees and wasps.
Feature	Honey bee	European paper wasp	Western yellowjacket	Baldfaced hornet
Nest construction	Wax comb	Paper comb, no envelope	Paper comb covered with paper envelope	Paper comb covered with paper envelope
Nest location	Large hollows, hives	Under eaves, in small voids	Usually underground, rarely wall voids	Above ground in trees, shrubs, under eaves
Colony permanence¹	Perennial	Annually produced	Annually produced	Annually produced
Peak colony size	>10,000	<100	100s	100s
Food habits	Nectar, pollen, some sweet foods	Live insects	Dead insects, garbage, meats, sweet foods	Live insects
Stinger	Barbed, left during stinging	Not barbed	Not barbed	Not barbed
Attraction to wasp trap	No	No	Yes	No

We can get rid of the Bees, Wasps and Hornets that have nested around your home.

What They Do:
Wasps, Bees & Hornets usually will nest in the edges of sofits, eaves & attics for protection. They like dark, enclosed spaces to build the honeycomb/hive. Occasionally, they can get into the house through gaps, outlets, light fixtures, etc. 75% of our calls are for paper wasps. They like to build nests under the peaks of sofits or just inside the gutters. In most cases, they build a honeycomb and then encase it with a paper-like coating. This is a cellulose based wrap that the wasps excrete after chewing on wood, paper & trash. It protects the nest.

What We Do:
We will treat the entry/exit point they are using with several different types of chemicals. They key to getting rid of them is to use products which have a residue that sticks to the openings. This insures that the whole colony is exterminated. It will also help with any new colonies that try and re-build. If the nest is accessible, we will remove it and treat the area so they can't rebuild. Unfortunately, we cannot 'treat the whole house'. We wish there was a product that could do it. It would make everything much easier.

Pricing:
$125 per treatment. Which covers treatment and/or removal of all active nests on the home.

Guarantee:
Unfortunately, there is no possible way to eliminate wasps, etc from building nests on your home. We do cover any areas for the remainder of the season (September).

What Doesn't Work:
Traps. In almost all cases, the yellow traps that hang from a tree are useless. They only trap what flies nearby and will almost never trap the queen. Spraying them down with a hose only make then more aggressive. The sprays that are available from the hardware store work great if you can spray the whole can into the nest or gap. The problem is that you usually can't get close enough to properly spray it. Spraying the ones that are flying around (even though it's fun to do) is ineffective.

Please note: We cannot remove honeybee nests. In most cases will require major demolition to remove the honeycombs. We recommend calling a beekeeper.

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