Pest Index Hornets
Pest Description
Hornets form exposed nests in trees, shrubs, underground, on buildings, and in cavities using wood chewed into a paper-like pulp. Their nests typically house 100 to 700 workers and 2 to 6 queens in larger nests. They guard their nests aggressively, with their stings being more dangerous than that of bees.
Bee Preservation
Here at Calvert Exterminators, we recognize the important role that bees serve in Maryland's ecosystem and make it a priority to investigate and remove any hornet nests that pose a threat to bees. If our technicians identify a "wasp nest" as a beehive, we have contacts that can safely remove the hive and relocate the bees. This is an effort to preserve Earth's declining bee populations and their crucial role in pollinating Earth's plants.
Murder Hornets
Asian Giant Hornets (a.k.a "Murder Hornets") began to sighted in the United States, with word of their huge size and extremely painful sting spreading across the internet. In reality, Murder Hornets are very unlikely to be found in Maryland, with few sightings in the state of Washington. There is still a very real threat in Maryland, though: European Hornets. These large hornets feed not only on Maryland honeybees, but also other pollinators such as butterflies and yellow jackets. They are easily spotted by their stripping of bark from nearby trees and shrubs. If you suspect you have European Hornets, stay away from the nest and let us do the rest!
CHARACTERISTICS
- Look like white ants with a head and cigar-shaped body
- Two sets of wings of equal length
- Prefer damp, humid areas
- Infestations begin during the spring
DISEASES
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
- Rat-bite fever
- Bubonic Plague
- Septicemic plague
- Pneumonic plague
- Rabies
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