Posted on June 24, 2010 with No Comments
Yesterday, one of our techs had a very funny encounter. Early in the morning he was called to a customers house to check for wasps nests. The homeowner came outside and held the ladder as the tech walked up and started to inspect the bottom of the roof. The tech was in his bee suit and mask so he would not get stung. While he was up there, he heard a piercing scream. Startled, he almost fell off the ladder! The home owners daughter had just woke up and outside her window she saw our tech in his bee suit! Who was more scared, our tech or the girl?
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Posted on June 8, 2010 with 2 Comments
I recently came upon this interesting video. Wasps only sting when they are alarmed or threatened, but this is still a risky idea!
Posted on May 18, 2010 with 1 Comment
Ouch! Bee and Wasp stings are the worst! But how can you tell which one stung you? The Boston Globe published an article on May 17th explaining the differences bees and wasps. Like most people have experienced, both are painful when they sting you. A bee goes right on the skin, making a sting which releases 50 micrograms of venom, and then gets right out, leaving their stinger in the skin. A wasp, however, stings which releases only 2 to 15 micrograms of venom, and then leaves the skin only to try and sting a human again. A wasp keeps its stinger intact, unlike a bee, so if stung, make sure you remove the stinger if it stays in the skin. When removing the stinger, make sure you scratch it out and not pull so more venom does not come out. Once a person is stung the best way to treat a sting is to put ice on the sting or numb the area quickly so the person will not feel the pain. After the bee or wasp stings it is important for everyone to leave the area because once they sting, they will call others to the area. People can be allergic to one type of venom and not the other, but both stings will result in hives if the person is allergic. Make sure you notify a doctor immediately if the person experiences an allergic reaction and for severe cases, call 911.
(Wasp on left, Bee on right)
To learn more about bees or wasps and to see how JP McHale Pest Management can help you manage a bee or wasp problem, feel free to contact us by email, live chat, twitter, facebook, or check out our website. Have a great day and watch out for those stingers!
Boston Globe, Bee Picture, Wasp Picture
Tags: allergic reaction, Bees, Sting, Stinger, Stinging insect, wasps
Category: Carpenter Bees, Flying Insects, Insects, Stinging Insects, Summer Pests, Wasps
Posted on January 18, 2010 with 1 Comment
Many times when a homeowner sees a common pest problem such as pavement ants, carpenter ants, a wasp’s nest or similar, they will go to the local hardware store and buy Raid or a similar product to control the problem the least expensive way. However the old saying stays true…”you get what you pay for.” In the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut only a select few of these types of products are available for purchase without a license.
As true with our application methods, the same are available in stores such as spraying, baiting and trapping methods.
Let’s say for example you see a large amount of carpenter ants on your deck, and you apply an over the counter spray. This spray will appear to take care of all of the visible ants that the spray contacts. However, this spray is considered a “topical” product, which will simply kill the pests on contact. In order to effectively control carpenter ants they need to bring back the product to the colony to ensure the entire problem is controlled. If you employ a pest control company, spraying the topical spray can actually negatively affect the control measures because there will be less worker ants to bring the products back to the colony.
