If you feel like a small buzzing, winged acrobat is present every time you step into the heavy Oklahoma heat…you aren’t imagining things! Stinging insects are all around this time of year. Their colonies reach peak populations in mid- to late summer, coincident with sweltering summer temperatures. Talk about a “double whammy!” These airborne nuisances […]
Summer’s warm embrace also brings the buzz of flying insects. Like other creatures inour environment, they all have a place. But some pose particular problems. They canbecome nuisances and may pose dangers as well. Wasps and hornets are a couple of species that fall into this category. Sometimesconfused with bees, here’s how you can tell […]
That’s a great question! Although you may not be familiar with this term, you’ve certainly heard of many species found in this category. They got the name “ground emerging” because they spend a lot of time underground, coming to the surface when they need to hunt, feed, or interact with other wasps. Most of these […]
Hornets are dangerous flying insects that can cause series harm to property and people. They are know to attack in large numbers and can deliver painful stings. Unlike bees, they can sting a victim multiple times. Their venom is not more dangerous than that of wasps, except it contains histamines, a primary cause of allergic […]
If you’re like most people, you probably think of pests as bugs that invade your property in the summer. The category is much broader than that, including insects, arachnids, amphibians, reptiles, and even mammals of various types. Plus, they’re active all year long. In fact, they can be a bigger problem and cause more damage […]