Same-Day Stinging Insect Control

What Stinging Insect Are You Facing?

Sometimes, stinging insects are difficult to tell apart. They have wings, are usually black and yellow, and sting. If you’re not sure, our highly trained technicians will certainly be able to identify them for you, but if you’re curious, where these different species nest gives some big clues as to what they are.

• Bumble Bees - Bumble bees in Missouri and Illinois often nest in the ground, or as close to the ground as possible, such as in leaf piles or old burrows other animals have left behind.
• Carpenter Bees - As their name suggests, these bees make their homes out of solid wood by boring in, creating a “gallery.” They often nest in decks, sheds, or eaves made out of wood.
• Honey Bees - Honey Bees prefer to make their nests in sheltered cavities that already exist, such as the hollow of a tree, under a deck, and similar spots off the ground.
• Hornets - Hornets prefer to build their papery nests up high, often under the eves of a home, in trees, or on telephone poles, for example. They aggressively defend their nests whenever humans or other animals come too close.
• Mud Daubers - Another appropriately named insect, mud daubers build their nests out of mud, arranging them high up in tubular cells side by side with other cells.
• Wasps - Wasps also nest under eaves and soffits high up, building round nests in a honeycomb-like pattern.
• Yellow Jackets - Preferring to locate their nests within sheltered structures, yellow jackets often build nests in attics, under decks, in juniper bushes, etc., out of papery material (a mix of chewed-up wood and saliva).

During the spring and summer, the activity of each of the above species ticks up considerably. Even if you don’t have an allergy, enough stings from these species can threaten your life. That’s why our technicians come equipped with full protective suits that allow them to safely and methodically remove any species.