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Paper Wasps
Paper Wasp
Appearance:
Paper wasps have smooth bodies. They are usually dark brown with yellow
markings. Their body can be up to three-fourths of an inch long with slender
waist. When flying, can be recognized by two rear legs "hanging down"
Behavior:
The Paper Wasps nests are made of paper-like combs and found hanging under
eaves, door frames, soffits, deck rails, roofs, porches, trees, shrubs, etc.
They are very protective of their nests. Their nests are not reused, new
colonies begin each Spring.
Diet:
Paper Wasps are scavengers and prefer proteins - spiders, small insects and
small animals
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Bed Bugs
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Cimex lectularius
Color: Mahogany to rusty brown; red after a blood meal
Legs: 6
Shape: Flat; broad oval
Size: 1/4
Antennae: Yes
Flight: No
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Bed bugs get their name because they
like to live and feed in beds.
Habits
Bed bugs like to travel and will hide in suitcases, boxes and shoes to
be near a food supply. They are elusive, nocturnal creatures. They can
hide behind baseboards, electrical switchplates, picture frames, even
wall paper. They come out at night for a blood meal.
Habitat
Bed Bugs like to hide in small cracks and crevices close to a human
environment. They can be found behind baseboards, wallpaper, upholstery,
and in furniture crevices.
Threats
Although bed bugs can dine on any warm-blooded animal, they primarily
dine on humans. Bed bugs do not transmit diseases, but their bites can
become red, itchy welts. |
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