Wasps Swarming On Siding

Never approach a wasps nest without protective gear covering your exposed skin even if you re in peak winter and suspect worker wasps are not present.

Wasps swarming on siding. If it is not a cold season check the siding in the middle of the day when the wasps are likely to be busy and away from the nest. It is a bit easier this way. Table of contentshow to prevent wasps invasionhow to get rid of the wasp nestshow to get rid. Locate and assess the wasp nest in house siding because wasps can sting when they feel threatened it s important to get the job done swiftly and efficiently as botching the nest extraction can only agitate the wasps into swarming and going on the attack.

To prevent wasp invasion there are several things you should do. Underneath siding or any other overhangs along a building. If wasps bees or hornets have built some sort of nest in the siding of your home you can do something about it. As explained in our wasp control article they like sheltered spaces and voids for nest building so the sides of homes up under soffits and roof lines are perfect locations for them to live.

This is how they re able to swarm and attack. This is why they are only prevalent during hotter months. Queen wasps in colonies are the only ones that survive throughout winter. Bees will usually sequester themselves away in overhangs cracks window and door frames and under siding basically anywhere they can build a cozy nest.

They hunker down and create a new colony once spring comes around.