Wasp & Hornets - St. Paul, MN

Because Minneapolis has many parks and lakes, people are bound to run into trouble with wasps and hornets.

Our picnics, our colognes, and even the color of our clothes attract scavenging wasps.

But other than wearing a blistering cotton black t-shirt and wearing plain deodorant, the only thing we can do about wasps is call the professionals.

The yellow jacket can live in aerial paper-like hives or in old mouse borrows. They’ve also been known to nest in wall voids.

Though many wasps feed off nectar and only hunt for other insects to feed their larvae, yellow jackets like meat in their adult form. They typically eat caterpillars and other insects, but this doesn’t stop them from surveying your picnic lunch. They love sweets and meats. This is why they are such a nuisance. They want our food, and they explore our garbage and follow us during picnics.

They’re aggressive. If you swat them away from your food, you risk being stung. Unlike honey bees, yellow jackets can sting and continue to live. They also can sting you repeatedly. Do not dare to approach a yellow jacket nest.