Bumble Bees
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Bumble Bees Habits The occupant of a disturbed bumble bee nest will buzz in a loud volume. They defend their nests aggressively. Habitat Bumble bees often nest in the ground, but can be found above ground […]
Carpenter Bees
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Carpenter Bees Habits Unlike bumble bees, carpenter bees are solitary insects. The adult carpenter bees hibernate over winter, typically in abandoned nest tunnels and emerge in the spring to feed on nectar. Habitat Carpenter bees do […]
Honey Bees
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Honey Bees Habits Honeybees are active pollinators, and produce honey which feeds their young in colder months. The honeybee is the only social insect whose colony can survive many years. Habitat Honeybees produce honey from pollen […]
Mud Dauber Wasps
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Mud Dauber Wasps Habits Mud daubers are solitary wasps. They are not social and do not live in colonies. Mud daubers provision spiders for their larvae by paralyzing them with their venom and bringing them into […]
Red Wasps
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Red Wasps Habits Paper wasps are semi-social and live in small colonies. They eat nectar and other insects including caterpillars and flies. In the autumn, inseminated females will seek places to spend the winter, and may […]
Yellow Jacket Wasps
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Yellow Jacket Wasps Habits Yellowjackets are social insects that live in nests or colonies with up to 4,000 workers. They are most active in the late summer and early autumn when a colony is at its […]
