The Nashville, Tennessee, area is home to many stinging insect species, including several kinds of bees, wasps, and hornets. They are always looking for suitable nesting places close to their preferred food sources, and most species are only dangerous when their nests are disturbed. However, some are always aggressive in defending the areas surrounding their nests. Professional species identification is vital to understanding the risks involved and developing an effective plan to remove and exclude nest-building stinging insects.
Many stinging insects appear to be similar but can have vastly different defensive behaviors and levels of toxicity. While bees can only sting once because of their barbed stingers, wasps and other species have smooth stingers and can repeatedly sting victims. All stings can be painful and cause severe allergic reactions in many people and pets. Contact us immediately for assistance if these pests are nesting or swarming on your property, as various species have different venoms and stinging capacities.
Bees
Honeybees, Bumblebees, and Carpenter Bees are among the most common bee species found in our region. Bees are always on the move looking for plant food sources and suitable areas for new hive construction, and their colonization often causes conflict with humans on residential and commercial properties. If you see a swarm of bees on your property, they may simply pass through and leave as quickly as they arrived. However, if bees begin building a colony, they are not likely to leave on their own. They are essential to our ecosystem, and without the pollination that bees provide, much of modern agriculture would be impossible. However, it is best to remove bees to a more suitable habitat when possible. If you have bees on your property, we will be able to identify the species and recommend whether relocation of a viable colony is an alternative to elimination.
Hornets
Our region is home to several types of hornets that build large papery nests in trees and along the upper rooflines of buildings. Hornets are active during warm weather and do not reuse old nests. Other species, though, will gladly move in. Hornets will normally swarm and sting only when their nest is disturbed. When swarming behavior is triggered, they are very aggressive and sting repeatedly.
Wasps And Yellowjackets
These insects also build paper nests with open cells, and those are often built around the outside and inside semi-closed spaces of buildings. They can be concealed inside tight spaces around gutters, pipes, and any type of outdoor clutter, making nest removal extremely difficult. Once nesting areas have been disturbed, wasps and yellowjackets will respond by swarming and stinging.
Defender Pest Control is your trusted partner for professional identification and responsible removal of the wide variety of stinging insects found in the Nashville area. Contact us today for an estimate for stinging insect removal and control on your property.