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How To Minimize Wasps/Bees Between Treatments

Seal Nesting Points

Inspect your home for cracks, gaps, or holes around windows, doors, and vents. Use caulk, weather stripping, or mesh to seal these openings. If you find an active nest, contact a professional to remove it safely. Call Kolob Pest Control today to help with inspecting your home for nests.

Remove Food/Sweet Scents

Cover food when eating outdoors, clean up crumbs or spills immediately, and store trash in tightly sealed containers. Avoid leaving sugary drinks or open cans in outdoor areas. If you're hosting a barbecue or picnic, make sure food is put away after eating. Wasps, especially yellowjackets, are attracted to sugary foods, meats, and beverages. Keeping your environment clean will make it less inviting for them.

Use Wasp Traps

Purchase or create homemade traps using a plastic bottle or jar with a small hole and a sugary bait like fruit juice, soda, or sugar water. Hang the traps away from high-traffic areas to lure the wasps but not attract them to where people gather. Wasp traps can capture and reduce the number of wasps around your property, especially when placed near nests or areas where you've seen them frequently. Call Kolob Pest Today!

Minimize Floral Attractants

Avoid planting bee-attracting flowers, like lavender, sunflowers, and daisies, near entryways or outdoor living spaces. If you enjoy gardening, choose plants that are less attractive to bees, such as herbs like rosemary or basil. Alternatively, consider planting bee-repellent plants like citronella or eucalyptus further from your home. Bees are attracted to brightly colored flowers.

Southern Utah Wasps

Wasps in Southern Utah can be aggressive, especially in late summer, as they search for food and build nests. Wasps like yellowjackets and hornets can be more aggressive and tend to defend their nests vigorously.

Paper Wasp

These wasps have long, slender bodies with yellow and black markings. They build their nests out of paper-like material, often under eaves or in sheltered areas. They are social, and live in colonies. They can be aggressive if their nest is disturbed.

Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets are small, aggressive black-and-yellow wasps that nest in the ground, inside walls, or under structures. Social by nature, they can become particularly aggressive late in the summer when their colonies are large.

Hornets

Hornets are larger wasps, typically black and white or black and yellow, that build large, papery nests in trees or high on buildings. Social by nature, they can become highly aggressive if threatened.

Cicada Killer Wasp

The cicada killer wasp is a large, solitary wasp that preys on cicadas to feed its larvae. While not typically aggressive toward humans, it is highly focused on capturing cicadas.

Mud Dauber Wasps

Mud dauber wasps are solitary insects that build nests out of mud in sheltered areas like sheds, garages, or under eaves. They are non-aggressive but may sting if provoked.

Southern Utah Bees

Bees in Southern Utah, such as honeybees, bumblebees, and mason bees, are vital pollinators, particularly in spring and summer. While honeybees are typically non-aggressive unless provoked, they, along with bumblebees and mason bees, are crucial for pollinating a wide range of plants, including fruits and vegetables.

Honeybee

Honeybees are the most common bee species, often seen in gardens and around flowering plants, where they play a key role in pollination and honey production. Social by nature, they live in colonies consisting of a queen, workers, and drones.

Western Bumblebee

Bumblebees are large, fuzzy bees with a black and yellow pattern, known for being effective pollinators, especially in cooler climates. Social in nature, they live in smaller colonies compared to honeybees.

Leafcutter Bee

Leafcutter bees are known for cutting leaves to line their nests and are often solitary, with large, robust bodies. They typically nest in holes in wood or in the ground.

Mason Bee

Mason bees are solitary, non-aggressive pollinators that nest in hollow stems or small cavities. Active early in spring, they are especially important for pollinating fruit crops.

Sweat Bees

Sweat bees are small, metallic-colored bees, often green or blue, that are attracted to human sweat. They can be solitary or social and are frequently seen around flowers.

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