RI, MA EHS Pest Control Blog

OK you are having a festive get together with family & friends on a beautiful sunny day. Everyone is having a great time. You fire up the barbeque and the smoke wafts up 10FT and ticks off the hornet nest above your head. They are now buzzing & looking to attack anyone in close proximity to their nest. Because they are annoyed they release a pheromone that tells other hornets to be equally annoyed and attack anyone nearby. If you are stupid you will risk people’s life (anaphylactic shock) and use some store bought “wasp jet freeze” which will stain your house & really tick off the hornets. Or you can be wicked smart and call EHS as we are the experts at protecting your family & home!

Ryan Metterville
Service Specialist

 Pest Control, RI, Pest Control, MA  

How’s this for a surprise? You are outside doing yard work and trimming bushes when you aggravate a hidden Bald Faced Hornet nest! In fact an elderly woman died exactly this way when she was doing the exact same thing. Once these very aggressive hornets are disturbed they set of an alarm pheromone that tells nest mates to attack. Once stung there is another pheromone released with the sting that puts a bulls-eye right on you!

These nests start small and quasi-slowly in the spring but by August they can exceed the size of a basketball and by September they can be as big as a medicine ball! Wasps and hornets can cause anaphylactic shock in people and pets so do not get a can of “wasp & hornet jet freeze” and try and solve this problem on your own because you could be taking your life into your hands! Trust EHS to protect your health & property.

Jon Hinthorne
Service Specialist
Environmental Health Services, Inc.

Pest Control, RI, Pest Control, MA