Yellow Jacket Breakthrough in a Living Room

Today we got a call from a customer who came home to a living room with about 100 yellow jackets flying around in it. When we arrived at his house in Aurora, as expected we found that the yellow jackets had chewed a hole in the ceiling, something that is not uncommon towards the end of the season. With this hole in the ceiling the entire nest now had access to their house. This may sound unusual, but this time of year it actually happens quite often. As the nest expands the first sign you will see of a nest about to break through into your house is the wall will discolor with what appears to be water damage, this is in fact saliva from the yellow jackets as they have started to chew through the dry wall. If you should see this happening, do not touch it, tape a piece of cardboard over the area to give yourself an extra barrier, and call us immediately at 216-348-3379.

Yellow Jackets in Our House!

Today we received a call from a customer who’s wife called him stating that there were yellow jackets all over the inside of their house in Richmond Heights. Upon talking to him on the phone he was unsure where the yellow jackets were on the outside. Our technicians were able to get out there the same day, treat the nest, and even seal up the inside of the house to keep more yellow jackets from coming in. This couple was very happy that we were able to get their problem taken care of so quickly, if you have a pest control issue give us a call at 216-348-3379.

Yellow Jacket Nest in a Basement

Today we got a call from a customer who walked into her basement, and saw yellow jackets flying around, she quickly left the basement, and called us. Upon arriving at her house in Solon Ohio, we found where the yellow jackets were getting into the house, and then did an inspection of the basement to see how they were getting in. We walked down to find the entire nest exposed on the sill plate in her basement (pictured below.) We were able to remove the entire nest, and take care of the problem for her the same day that she called us at 216-348-3379. For all your pest control needs, just give us a call if it bugs you, bug us!

Hornets at a Golf Course Club House!

Today we received a call from a golf course in Kent that had hornets flying around inside their club house, needless to say this is not a good situation. Our technicians were able to get there within hours of them calling, to assess, and take care of the situation. Upon arrival we found that they had made one of the most common mistakes when it comes to yellow jackets, they had caulked them into their nest, leaving the only exit into the clubhouse. Many people think if they can not get out, they will just die, but what happens is they find a way out, usually into the building, and you end up with a whole nest worth of yellow jackets inside. While there we also identified 2 additional nests that could lead to potential problems, and were able to take care of those as well. If you have hornets, wasps, or yellow jackets building a nest in your wall, do not do anything, call us at 216-348-3379, and we will take care of it for you.

Captured Yellow Jackets

Today we arrived at a house where the customer told us they had a large Hornet nest growing in the front pillar of their house in Solon, we found that it was a very big, very active Yellow Jacket nest. Our technicians were able to vacuum up a large number of the yellow jackets (see below) in order to freeze, then send off to a company that makes a vaccine for people that are allergic. We were then able to leave a residual for any that were not captured during the vacuuming, this nest was very large, and could have led to issues had it been let go. If you have any bee, hornet, or wasp issues just give us a call at 216-348-3379.