The Truth About Wasps
Wasps typically get in through small openings that lead inside our homes and commercial buildings. Effectively sealing these small openings is an important step in preventing wasp infestations. Sealing these small access points inside your home will also help prevent problems from other pests like spiders, roaches, and other insects.
Wasps come inside as an accident or just by chance, but they could also be looking for a protected place to hibernate for the winter, a nesting site, or for food and water. Nests are built near openings that lead inside the house. Wasps sometimes construct their nests in wall voids and attic spaces and get inside our homes. The resident may seal up that entry and exit before all of the wasps in that nest are dead and a whole nest of wasps can no longer get outside and begin to chew through the wallboard or ceiling, resulting in angry, wasps inside the house.
If a wasp nest is built indoors, an infestation may lead to stinging and an allergic reaction. Wasps may damage the wallboard or ceiling.
Wasp infestations, whether outdoors or indoors, are best handled by your pest management professional, someone who has the experience, equipment and products to safely, effectively and efficiently resolve the concerns. So, whenever wasps are a problem, contact your pest management professional and request an inspection and a plan for dealing with the issue.