For over 18 years, we have treated our customers with integrity and fairness – as testified by our many 5 star reviews. If you’re experiencing a Clackamas wasp control services emergency or think that one’s about to happen, give us a call 24/7 for quick and effective service.
We can let you know what steps to take right now to protect your property and those you care about.
For over 18 years, we have treated our customers with integrity and fairness – as testified by our many 5 star reviews. If you’re experiencing a Clackamas wasp control services emergency or think that one’s about to happen, give us a call 24/7 for quick and effective service.
We can let you know what steps to take right now to protect your property and those you care about.
For over 18 years, we have treated our customers with integrity and fairness – as testified by our many 5 star reviews. If you’re experiencing a Clackamas wasp control services emergency or think that one’s about to happen, give us a call 24/7 for quick and effective service.
We can let you know what steps to take right now to protect your property and those you care about.
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(503) 784-1669
Residential Clackamas wasp Control Services
Experiencing a Clackamas wasp control services problem in your home is one of the more unnerving things you can experience. We know how important it is to maintain your space, keeping it safe and free of insects and rodents.
When we receive a call for our 24/7 residential Clackamas wasp exterminator service, we do four things
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Inspect your home for telltale evidence of pests, and attempt to identify the source and reasons why they’re in your home![]()
Perform an initial treatment to rid your home of any existing pests and establish barriers to prevent their re-entry![]()
Offer advice on household changes that will reduce infestation without sprays or traps![]()
Design a maintenance program for your home, sometimes involving follow-up appointments
Commercial Clackamas wasp Control Services
Oregon Insect and Rodent Control offers commercial Clackamas wasp control services for:
- office buildings
- warehouses
- storage facilities
- duplex/triplex/apartments
- stores
- restaurants/cafes
…and other commercial structures. We will work with your office schedule so as to cause minimal interference. We provide a proven, environmentally conscious, cost-effective solution for your commercial Clackamas pest control situations.
Our integrated approach to controlling pests in your business space has several effective steps to ensure control, so you can get back to work. Contact us for details.
Schedule an evaluation
(503) 784-1669
Clackamas Wasp, Hornet, and Yellow Jacket Control Services
These insects are considered to be beneficial because they feed their young a wide variety of insects. They become a nuisance, however, when they build nests in or near structures and scavenge for food in recreational areas and in other places frequented by humans.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Color | Yellow and black |
| Length | Yellow jackets are about 3/8 to 5/8 inches long. The boldfaced hornet is similar in appearance except that it is white and black and 5/8 to 3/4 inches long. |
| Appearance | Very distinct head with chewing mouthparts, short-elbowed antennae, and large compound eyes. Wasps have four clear or smoky brown wings. They have a short, narrow attachment between the thorax and the abdomen. The abdomen is spindle-shaped and tipped with a long stringer. | Colony Size | Paper wasps live in colonies usually consisting of less than 100 adults, though larger is possible |
| Breeding | Social wasps have large nests containing three castes: queens, workers, and males. The males and queens are produced in the colony in late summer. They mate, and the fertilized queen overwinters in a protected site. In spring, she seeks an appropriate nesting site in which she builds a paper nest using chewed up wood fibers. Eggs are laid in the cells of the nest, and the young larvae are fed bits of chewed up meat or insect parts by the queen and later by the workers. A queen wasp can lay as many as 100 eggs per day, quite a bit less than a bee. |
| Where they live | Often you will find wasp, hornet, and yellowjacket nests in the eaves of a house, the rafters of a shed, or in a pile of firewood. Yellow jackets build their flat paper nests in stacks which are surrounded by a paper envelope. Yellow jackets usually build their nests below ground and in other protected locations. Paper wasps build open flat nests, without a paper envelope, usually found under the eaves of a house and in other protected locations. |
| Food Source | Wasps eat other insects, such as spiders, caterpillars, ants, bees, and flies. |
| Behavior Notes | Wasps and yellowjackets don’t congregate in the same quantities that many bee species do, but they are often more aggressive. Things as minor as loud noises can provoke them to attack. |
| Signs of presence | Wasps will make themselves known if you do something to bother them, but you may also be able to spot their small “paper” nests in their common locations. |
| Risks | Unlike bees, wasps aggressively defend their nests and can inflict multiple stings. People who are allergic are particularly at risk. |
There are a variety of ways to remove wasp and yellow jacket nests, though you will want to be sure that you can take them down in a single swoop, or else be ready to run quickly. These methods are also unable to prevent another nest being set up later. Alternatively, you can schedule an appointment with OIRC so we can safely remove the nest and establish ways to prevent their return.
If you have a wasp, hornet, or yellow jacket problem, let us track them down and remove them so you can get back to enjoying your property safely.
Call now for wasp and yellowjacket exterminator services
(503) 784-1669
wasp Control Testimonials for Oregon Insect and Rodent Control
OIRC consistently gets 5-star reviews from our customers – the highest praise we can get as a local Clackamas pest control business. Here’s what some of our clients have said about us:
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