Paper Wasps Greet Homeowner in Morganville, NJ
Challenge
This homeowner in Morganville, NJ returned home from work one day and as he was about to put his key in the door, he looked up and spotted a wasp nest right by his front door! Terrified, since he is highly allergic, he ran to his car and called Cowleys for help!
When we arrived, we equipped our protective bee suit and began to inspect the area and identify the stinging insects. Once we found the nest, we identified them as paper wasps.
Paper wasps are semi-social stinging insects that usually have brown bodies with yellow or reddish markings. They range in size from five-eighths to three-quarters of an inch long and are known for the long legs that extend out from their oval bodies. Due to their coloration and body shape, they are often mistaken for yellow jackets but have a slimmer waist and a triangular side view.
Paper wasps received their name from the paper-like material out of which they make their nests. They live in small colonies and do not have a worker caste (which is why they are semi-social insects).
Solution
We grabbed our extendable pole, attached an aerosol product to it, and liberally treated the nest. This product rapidly neutralizes the paper wasps. Moments later, we removed the nest, disposed of it, and applied a residual application to the area to prevent the paper wasps from rebuilding their nest as well as exterminate any returning paper wasps.
