Monthly Archive May 25, 2020

There are other wasp species that look like the Asian giant hornet, including the bald faced hornet and cicada killers but it is the world’s largest vespid (large, diverse, cosmopolitan family of wasps) wasp. The hornet has a body length of 5 cm, a wingspan around 75 mm, and a stinger 6 mm long, which injects a large amount of potent venom. The venom contains a cytolytic peptide that damages tissue by stimulating phospholipase action, and a neurotoxin called mandaratoxin. Asian giant hornet conduct raids on colonies of honey bees, resulting in the complete destruction of the colony. They attack the colonies in large attack formations, decapitating the bees which they feed to their larvae.    

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The debate rages on about which is which and are they coming in from outside or visa versa, because they do look very similar in appearance. If you are reading this then you probably have an issue with those small ants, they look very much alike but roll one between your fingers and the indoor sugar ant doesn’t crush very easily, the outdoor pavement ant turns to mush rather quickly. In fact, you are probably observing a group of worker ants foraging for food to bring back to the colony. So, indoors we have sugar ants and outdoors they are pavement ants. They both will push up sand to create larger nests, so they do have that in common. The sugar ants nests will live in harmony indoors while the pavement ants outside seem to have daily battles amongst neighboring nests. The pavement ants have a habit of nesting near or below sidewalks, driveways, pavement stones, and foundations near sand, soil or decaying wood. Indoors, the sugar ant nest behind baseboards, under floating floors, in radiant floors and heating ducts. Both species produce winged mating ants that mysteriously appear for a day or two then disappear. And finally, yes we do have effective solutions for both, just don’t waste your money on any retail ant sprays or baits – as these are designed to feed the ants not eliminate them.

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So, carpenter ants aren’t as bad as termites but how bad are they, well – left untreated, carpenter ants (that work non stop 24/7) can do a significant amount of damage to a home. Since carpenter ants don’t consume wood, they chew through the wood waste and produce a fine sawdust. Once the sawdust begins to buildup they push it out through small exit holes, and this is your clue that those carpenter ants are slowly destroying your walls, weakening support beams and cause a structure to warp. Carpenter ants prefer to nest in wet rotting wood but 5% of the time they will chew through clean dry wood.  Carpenter ants often target exterior wooden structures such as the base of fence posts, on the supports for your deck or patio, on wood borders for flower beds, and more.​

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These insects are large and distinctive, they will defend their nest but are not otherwise aggressive toward people. A single, fertile queen hornet entered Canada via shipping packaging and created the colony that was discovered on Vancouver Island in 2019. They usually nest inside dead logs and forage around 700 meters from their nest. They can’t tolerate extremely hot or cold temperatures which makes it unlikely that they would spread throughout Canada. The feed on different kinds of insects (not just honey bees), and bring captured dead prey back to their hive to feed to their young. In parts of Japan, people consider these hornets beneficial because they remove pests and are used as in food and alcohol.  

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These insects usually build their nests in damp, decaying and dry solid wood, although 95% of the time – homes with moisture issues caused by leaks are prime targets for carpenter ants. These ants will use foundation concrete, tree and shrub branches, electrical lines and fences to find a way inside. When carpenter ants build nests, they dig out tunnels in wood – not actually eating the wood like termites, weakening it from the inside. An on-going infestation with multiple colonies in a home often means nasty structural damage. Carpenter ants build two types of nests: the main nest and satellite nests. The main nest consist of a queen (or multiple queens), the brood, and workers. Satellite colonies consist of mating ants, workers, older larvae, and pupae. Workers create several satellite nests when the main colony needs to expand due to lack of space.

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Rats and mice are nocturnal animals but the Corona Virus have them scurry in daylight looking for their next meal, spreading disease and breeding quickly. The lock-down has not put off rodents in urban areas from trying their luck. Here at Go Green Pest Control, we have seen a 50% increase in rat and mouse call-outs from last year, and last year was already a record year. There has been more calls about mice, partly due to more residential garbage being produced from more eating at home. Children who normally would be at school or daycare are leaving food everywhere. There may not be a significantly higher number of rodents around, rather people are just noticing them now. Nearly half of reported electrical equipment damage is caused by rodents who gnaw through wires, and some empty office buildings are now providing a place for rodents to increase their populations.

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There back, murder hornets, with a sting that can knock down a horse, are coming out of hibernation. The world’s largest hornet, 5 cm long, has quite the appetite for honey bees, wasps and large insects, and has been found in Cloverdale and on the Island. The venom is touted to be 10 worse then a normal sized hornet and like all wasps and hornet can sting repeatedly. The hornet’s life cycle begins in May, when queens emerge from hibernation, feed on plant sap and fruit, and look for underground burrows to build their nests. Hornets are most destructive in the late summer and early fall. Like a raiding army, they attack honey bee hives and wasp nests, killing the adults and devouring larvae and pupae.

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Your garden is a home for both plants and insects. Some bugs are beneficial -the good, other are damaging, the bad and others are detrimental, the ugly. The slow moving insects are usually the ones feeding on plants, and the fast ones are the predators, feeding on other unwanted insects. Although minor damage by insects usually doesn’t threaten the plant’s health, major damaging bugs require intercession be it with chemicals, non-chemicals, or a selective weeding practice, which means leaving a few weeds that are attractive to some beneficial insects, such as dandelion, clover and goldenrod. Another natural predator is birds, so bird baths and houses are an excellent way to get birds to keep your garden healthy.   

The Good -Beneficial Garden Bugs – Ants, Lacewing, Ladybug, Assassin Bug, Ground Beetle, Soldier Beetle, Praying Mantis, Honey Bee, Black wasp and Parasitoid Wasp

The Bad – Damaging Garden Bugs – Earwig, Aphid, Japanese Beetle, Lily Leaf Beetle

The Ugly- Detrimental Garden Bugs – Slugs and snails, Mosquito, Cabbageworm / White Cabbage Moth

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