Bee, Wasp & Hornet Nest Removal
Yellow Jacket Wasp Control:
Our service includes bee & wasp control, nest removal, honey bee nest removal, exterminator services for yellow jackets, carpenter bees, hornets, cicada killers, and mud wasps. We remove bees and wasps from walls, attics, soffits, overhangs, eaves, ground hollows and other cavities. Honeybees are removed with our bee-keeper and saved for pollinating, we repair the damage.
Carpenter Bee Control
After winter hibernation, adult carpenter bees emerge from their nests in the springtime usually in early march in NY & MA. When the carpenter bees first emerge, they generally mate within 2-3 weeks. During mating time they gather food and search for the male or female they will nest with.
Bald Faced Hornets
Life Cycle & Behavior:
In the spring, fertilized queens that overwintered in protected places such as in hollow trees, rock piles, under bark and in the walls and attics of buildings, become active and begin to build a nest. The queen collects cellulose from old and rotting wood, she chews the wood adds her saliva, and uses this paste to make a papery material to construct the nest. The queen creates cells within the nest and deposits eggs. As the spring & summer progresses, the colony grows until there may be 75 to 300 workers.
Paper Wasps
Life Cycle & Behavior
Northern paper wasps are long dark brown wasps with lighter brown or coppery brown or yellow markings. They are not as common because the European paper wasp has taken over most of their habitat. Their colony habits are the same, wasps build open gray, papery nests out of saliva mixed with chewed wood or paper litter. The cellulose is used to construct walls and cells for raising a brood.
Best way to exclude bees and wasps from your property in Albany, NY?
To exclude bees and wasps from your property in Albany, effective strategies include prevention (sealing cracks, covering food, trimming foliage, reducing flowering plants near your home, and treating wood to deter carpenter bees), deterrents (planting repellent herbs like basil and lavender, using botanical oils from professional Pest Control, and burning citronella candles), and professional nest removal (contacting Meerkat Pest Control experts for safe removal and treatment to prevent re-infestation.
Important considerations:
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Bees and wasps are ecologically important pollinators and insect controllers; prioritize prevention.
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If allergic to stings, avoid disturbing nests and seek professional help.
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Wasps may rebuild nests, so treating previous nest sites is necessary for long-term control
