Depending on the nest’s location and accessibility, the job may involve treating it or removing it. A nest that is simply sprayed and left in place can attract other insects.
Take a photo and attach it to the form. We’ll look at it with you and tell you what you’re dealing with.
Send a photoWe find the actual nest, not just where you see them flying.
Full protective equipment. Nest removal is the one job where the risk is immediate.
Depending on location and accessibility, the nest is treated or removed.
The surroundings are examined for a possible second colony nearby.
In Quebec, the wasps that cause trouble are mostly yellowjackets, striped yellow and black, which nest in the ground, inside walls or under a shed. The bald-faced hornet, black and white, builds a large grey balloon-shaped nest in a tree, a hedge or under the eaves. Paper wasps make small open nests with visible cells, hanging under a railing or a ledge. Bees are stockier and covered in hair: they feed on flowers and rarely take an interest in your plate.
In spring, a single queen that spent the winter in shelter starts a nest no bigger than a golf ball. All summer the colony grows: by late August, a yellowjacket nest can hold thousands of wasps. That is also when workers look for more sugar and become pushy around patios, garbage cans and drinks. With the first frosts the colony dies; only the new queens survive the winter, somewhere other than the old nest.
Unlike a bee, a wasp can sting more than once. If you are stung, move calmly away from the nest, wash the skin with soap and water and apply something cold to reduce swelling. Call 911 right away if the person has trouble breathing, if their face or throat swells, or if they have been stung many times. For advice, Info-Santé answers at 811. People who know they are allergic should keep their epinephrine auto-injector within reach all season.
If the nest is near a door, a window or a walkway, yes — especially if someone in the house has allergies. Call us and we will see what we can move around.
The colony dies over the winter and does not reuse the nest. But the spot stays attractive: that is why we also treat the surface.
We don’t exterminate them. If it is a honeybee colony, we will refer you to a beekeeper who will come and collect it.
A photo is worth ten lines of description. A technician will call you back to understand the situation and give you a price.
Our office is in Montreal. From there, our exterminators cover the island, Laval, the North Shore and the South Shore.
Chomedey, Sainte-Dorothée, Vimont, Duvernay, Auteuil, Laval-des-Rapides, Pont-Viau, Saint-François.
Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Villeray, Rosemont, Plateau-Mont-Royal, Saint-Laurent, Verdun, Rivière-des-Prairies, Anjou.
Terrebonne, Mascouche, Repentigny, Blainville, Saint-Eustache.
Longueuil, Brossard, Boucherville, Sainte-Julie, Vaudreuil-Dorion.
