Different Pests
Bees
Yellow Jackets
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1/2 inch long with black and yellow bodies.
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The waist is thin and defined, and the wings are as long as the body.
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Yellow jackets can produce multiple stings, and the stings can cause an allergic reaction in some people.
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Colonies can contain 1,000 workers.
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The colonies can be found under porches, steps, in sidewalk cracks, bases of trees, bushes, low hanging branches, or corners of buildings.
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They eat other insects, overripe fruit, sugary drinks, human food/food waste, and meat.
Wasps
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Dusty yellow to dark brown or black in color.
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Two long legs hang down visibly during flight.
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Most eat other insects.
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They construct hives in protected spaces such as attics, eaves, soil cavities, or trees by chewing wood into papery construction pulp
Hornets
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Black and dark body with some yellow.
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They construct hives on top of trees, in attic rafters, and other covered areas by chewing wood into papery construction pulp.
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A colony can contain 700 workers.
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They release pheromones to raise alarm of nest attacks and to identify prey.
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Hornets can mobilize the entire nest to sting in defense, which is highly dangerous to humans.
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They eat mostly other insects, such as honey bees.