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2. Is It Safe to Remove a Wasp's Nest Yourself? Here's ... - AOL

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   Your approach to removing a wasp’s nest will depend on the type of wasp’s nest you have. Use a Wasp Spray Wasp sprays usually cost between $8 to $15, and they work by spraying foam at the nest ...

3. Sphecius speciosus - Wikipedia

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   Solitary wasps like the eastern cicada killer are very different in their behavior from the social wasps such as hornets, yellowjackets, or paper wasps. Cicada killer females use their stings to paralyze their prey (cicadas) rather than to defend their nests; unlike most social wasps and bees, they do not attempt to sting unless handled roughly.

4. Sphecius - Wikipedia

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   Cicada killer wasps (genus Sphecius) are large, solitary, ground-dwelling, predatory wasps. They are so named because they hunt cicadas and provision their nests with them, after stinging and paralyzing them.

5. It’s a ‘big year for wasps’ in California. Here’s why and how ...

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   Lyons said Pro-Active Pest Control, which has served the Sacramento region for roughly 10 years, has had an increase in calls about wasps since the summer began. On average, 15% to 20% of calls ...

6. Sphex - Wikipedia

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   Some Sphex wasps drop a paralyzed insect near the opening of the nest. Before taking provisions into the nest, the Sphex first inspects the nest, leaving the prey outside. During the inspection, an experimenter can move the prey a few inches away from the opening. When the Sphex emerges from the nest ready to drag in the prey, it finds the prey ...

7. Sphecius grandis - Wikipedia

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   Sphecius grandis wasps frequently interact with humans because of their tendency to make their nests in backyards, gardens and sidewalks. [20] Pest control is mostly unneeded as they nest in areas with little to no vegetation, usually ignore people, and females are not aggressive, tending to save their venom for their cicada prey, [ 6 ] but ...