Buzz off: Pest control companies say calls to remove wasp nests surging in B.C.

Wasps, such as yellow jackets and hornets, an often maligned species of insects in B.C. for its propensity to make nests in inconvenient places and buzz around picnics, are creating an increase in calls, say some pest control companies.

Mat Neale, operations manager at Solutions Pest Control in Metro Vancouver, said by early June this year his company blew past the entire number of calls to deal with nests that it fielded in 2022.

“And this will go right into October. It’s been very busy,” he said. “It seems never-ending.”

According to experts, there are 30 species of wasps in B.C. Some are predators, meaning they eat other insects, while others are carrion wasps, which feed

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