The adult hornets are up to 1-1.5 inch long and have two pair of wings and six legs. They look like a larger version of the common yellow jacket bee, but hornets have a whitish colored face. They are more dangerous than venomous snakes or aggressive dogs.

The hornets are most available near small crevices in the home siding and rotten logs while tree branches are the most likely places to find their nests.

Signs of Hornets Infestation

Their visual appearance and nests are the most noticed sign of having hornets in your home. You can find the hornets scraping a thin layer of wood to make their nest. The hornets nest are often found in:

• Attic
• Under Your Roof
• Garage
• Shed
• Tree Trunks

Dangers Associated With Hornets

Hornets are one of the aggressive insects that can deliver painful stings. Although the stings cause no long term harm, it can end up with an allergic reaction that requires medical treatment. The sting reactions are:

• Intense Pain
• Redness
• Swelling

How To Prevent Hornets

To keep the dangerous hornets away from your home, you should keep the trees and landscape bushes trimmed or thinned because the bald-faced hornets most build their aerial nests in hidden portions of trees.

If your home is hornets infested, then contact us at Pestex.ca because the dangerous hornets can’t be removed on your own. Here, our team of pest control professionals is experienced to remove the pest using eco-friendly pest removal solutions.