Stinging Insects – Page 18 – Pest Management Professional

Mediterranean paper wasps often congregate around food factories and shops.

Sting Operation: Tips for controlling stinging pests

Twelve tips to control, exclude and cash in on stinging insect pests for clients. Most national pest management companies provide...

Dos & Don’ts: Paper Wasps

Do the applied biology and don’t let Polistines or paper wasps, Polistes spp., nest within architectural features that place inhabitants...

Most Wanted: Paper Wasps

With behavior adapted to numerous manmade structures, Polistines or paper wasps, Polistes spp., can be a challenging architectural antagonist. The...

Stinging-Insect Lessons

I was about 7 years old when I gave my first pest management advice to my 5-year-old cousin. While near...

Tips and Tricks: Always Bring the Right Equipment to a Stinging Insect Call

The majority of U.S. pest management professionals (PMPs) include stinging insect control in their services, whether included in a general...

dos & don’ts: Hymenopterology

Do the applied hymenopterology and don’t let the German yellowjacket, Paravespula germanica, envenomate people. Eliminate yellowjackets through integrated pest management...

most wanted: Hymenopterology

Hymenopterology is the branch of entomology that studies ants, bees and wasps. Hymenopterologists develop a pest profile, a behavioral and...

believe it or not: Stinging Insects

The world’s biggest hornet is wreaking havoc in northwestern China where 42 people have died after being swarmed and stung....

Ask the Expert: Wasps, Beetles and Fruit Flies

Q: Large wasps are digging in bare soil in a playground, so we dusted the holes, but there were more...

Pests and pollinators

The dual role of stinging insects. In September, a 13-year-old boy was stung by fire ants, resulting in his death...

Are you ready for mosquito management?

Should PMPs get involved in mosquito management? Yes, because there’s a need to protect properties where mosquitoes complete their life...

dos & don’ts: Stingers

The sting of a bee or wasp is usually a temporary irritation. There can be swelling, itching and pain for...

Central Life Sciences: Stinging Insects

By Doug VanGundy, Senior Director, Research and Development With a large amount of stinging insect infestations each year in the...

BASF Pest Control Solutions: Wasps

By Dr. Kyle Jordan, Market Development Specialist It’s just you and the wasp nest — a bundle of fury waiting...

Terminix International: Wasps

By Stoy Hedges, BCE Where cicada killer wasps (Sphecius spp.) have congregated in larger numbers, nesting in a particular landscape...