Paper wasps are primarily brown with yellow markings. They have a narrow waist and are about 6-12mm long. Their legs dangle ...

It can be challenging to tell hornets and wasps apart. That's mainly because all hornets are a subset of wasps (which is more ...

In the case of small paper wasp nests protected by just a few individuals, drenching the nest with wasp spray from a dozen feet away is generally a safe move.

In the springtime, if a small nest with just a few paper wasps appears in your eaves, wait for a cool morning — below 60 degrees — and “just take a stick and knock it down,” she said.

Small nests house up to 50 wasps, with an average removal cost of around $225. Large nests can include hundreds of wasps, so removal averages $500. ... Paper wasp nests are gray, ...

Paper wasps, for example, feed on caterpillars. ... “Many choose to handle small paper wasp nests themselves with a can of labeled insect spray that can be purchased over the counter,” he said.

For the nests of paper wasps and small bald-faced hornets, we recommend Ortho Home Defense Hornet & Wasp Killer7. It’s an effective, pyrethroid-based spray that comes out in a foamy, shaving ...

The small boluses of caterpillar meat are just the right size to feed to their hungry larvae. ... Paper wasps have been found to fly more than 1,000 yards to hunt for insects, ...