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Stinging Insects Hexapoda Hymenoptera Appearance: Yellow Jackets - Banded yellow and black, and are commonly mistaken for honey bees, but they lack the hairy body and are more intensely colored. Yellow Jackets typically nest underground using existing hollows. Occasionally nests can be found in dark, enclosed areas of a building, such as crawl spaces or wall voids. Nests are enclosed in a paper envelope or ball, but they are not exposed or observable unless excavated. The nest entrance is small and inconspicuous.  The western yellow jacket is, by far, the most important stinging insect in Colorado. Late in the season, when colonies may include up to 200 individuals, they become serious nuisance pests around outdoor sources of food or garbage. The western yellow jacket is estimated to cause at least 90 percent of the "bee stings" in the state. Colonies are readily defended and yellow jackets will sting when the nest area is disturbed, sometimes when just walking by. Appearance: Hornets - Produce large, some-what conspicuous grayish paper nests in trees, shrubs and under building eaves. The most common species is the Bald-faced hornet which is stout-bodied and marked with dark and white striping. Hornets feed their young live insects and do not share the scavenging habit of yellow jackets. Nests often attract attention because of their large size, but hornets rarely sting unless the colony is seriously disturbed. Appearance: Paper wasps - Make paper, open cell nests which are not covered by a papery envelope. Often these nests are produced under building overhangs. However, a new species to Colorado, the European paper wasp (Polistes dominulus), will also nest in small cavities such as poles and children's play equipment. Paper wasps are more slender-bodied than other social wasps. Most social wasps are reddish-brown and marked with yellow, but the European paper wasp is marked with shiny black and yellow, allowing it to be easily mistaken for a yellow jacket Concerns: Health risks associated with stinging insects are usually minimal, except in the case of sensitive individuals who are allergic. If you are allergic, and get stung, please seek medical attention. EpiPens are commonly carried by persons with severe allergies and a risk of anaphylactic shock because they can be self-administered and are very fast-acting. In the U.S., Canada and the UK, EpiPens are regulated medical devices and require a prescription. Control: Yellow Jackets and wasps can be treated if a nest exists. It could be an exposed nest (grey paper) or the insects may be entering through a hole in the exterior of the structure. If possible, do not seal the area until the nest is dead/eliminated as the insects may try to find a way out, sometimes via the inside your home. **Honey Bees** build upon their nests year after year and can be more difficult to shut down the colony. The nest is a honey colored disc of cells attached to a surface, almost always in a voids area such as eves, and enclosed portions of deck flooring. Honey bees can swarm in the spring and may stay in a swarm in an area from a couple to 48 hours before they move on. If the honey bees are accessible you may be able to call a beekeeper to remove them, as they are beneficial. If a beekeeper can't help, an extraction is usually the next step. The area with the nest is cut open, the hive, honey & bees are removed, and the area is repaired. While this does not save the bees, it does limit the number of treated bees that escape, minimizing nearby hive impacts from treated bees. *** Follow these general tips to help keep stinging insects at bay: seal holes, screen vents, caulk gaps especially around wiring or cable lines. Seal any gaps between foundations, stoops, or patios. Pack soil into small holes along sidewalks and driveways. Remove or securely cover with plastic sheeting all brush heaps, firewood and lumber piles, cinder blocks or machinery. Seal the gaps and spaces where two railroad ties butt together, as yellow jackets love to build nests in these areas. |
  
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