When dealing with the beginning of pest season, it can be tempting to whip out the white vinegar and start spraying down everything that flies your way – especially when it comes to stinging insects ...

In the summer it’s common to open your doors and windows wide to let the fresh air in, but in doing so you could be encouraging a few unwelcome guests. Wasps are one pest I prefer to keep out, and in ...

Common wasp species could be valuable at sustainably managing crop pests. Social wasps are effective predators that can manage pests on two high-value crops, maize and sugarcane, a new study published ...

WASPS can be a real nuisance in the summer – so it’s no wonder that many of us look forward to autumn when the colder weather means we’ll be seeing less and less of the pesky pests. Whilst wasps are ...

What good are wasps? It’s a question we hear all the time. And, let’s face it, wasps are routinely demonised. They interrupt picnics (they love beer and fruit as much as we do). Their sting can be ...

Invisible to the naked eye, harmless to humans, and a natural enemy of pest insects, parasitic wasps roam the landscape in search of an unsuspecting host in which to lay their eggs. In addition to ...

With wasp calls set to surge, Pest Detective urges Vancouver homeowners to act before nests become a threat. In Vancouver wasp calls are currently down but in our experience that usually means a sharp ...

Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As summer transitions into fall, Abell Pest Control has observed a 10% increase in calls related to wasp and hornet activity. This increase can be ...

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