09/15/2026
🐝🐝🐝 “WHY ARE THERE SO MANY WASPS ON MY PROPERTY?!” 🐝🐝🐝
If it suddenly feels like your yard, deck, trees and even your HOUSE have been taken over by wasps...
You are definitely not the only one. 😳🐝
We’re getting tons of calls right now from people saying:
😱 “There are hundreds of them in my yard!”
🌳 “My tree is COVERED in wasps!”
🏠 “I keep finding wasps inside my house!”
🐝 “They’re everywhere! Can you come spray?”
Here’s the important thing to know 👇
🍂 This time of year, wasp activity can become VERY noticeable.
They’re out searching for food and sugary sources, and you can suddenly see large numbers congregating around properties.
🌳 Trees are a perfect example.
Some trees attract huge numbers of wasps because they're feeding on sap or on the sugary honeydew produced by aphids and other sap-feeding insects.
That tree might have hundreds or even thousands of wasps around it without having a wasp nest anywhere in the tree. 🐝🐝🐝
You can also see increased activity around:
🍹 Decks & patios
🗑️ Garbage and recycling
🍎 Fruit trees & fallen fruit
🌸 Gardens & vegetation
🏠 Around homes and buildings
🥤 Anywhere they're finding a food or sugar source
And yes, you may even find the occasional wasp making its way inside your home.
But lots of wasps being present does NOT automatically mean there's a nest on your property.
🚨 FOR US TO TREAT THEM, WE NEED SOMETHING TO ACTUALLY TREAT. 🚨
That means we're looking for:
🐝 A visible nest
🕳️ A ground nest
➡️ Wasps repeatedly entering and exiting the SAME opening
🏠 Consistent activity through siding, soffits, rooflines, cracks or wall openings
If they're simply flying around your property, feeding or passing through, there isn't a colony there for us to eliminate.
📞 WHEN SHOULD YOU CALL US?
Watch them for a little while. 👀
If you start seeing wasps repeatedly flying to and from the exact same location, THAT'S what we want to know about.
➡️ Same hole.
➡️ Same crack.
➡️ Same spot under the siding.
➡️ Same area of the roofline.
➡️ Same hole in the ground.
That's a highway leading somewhere. 🐝➡️🏠
If you're finding wasps inside your home, pay attention to where you're finding them and whether there's consistent activity around a particular window, wall, ceiling, vent or exterior opening. That information can help determine whether we're dealing with a colony associated with the structure or simply individual wasps finding their way inside.
🪤 WHAT ABOUT WASP TRAPS?
Absolutely, but LOCATION MATTERS!
Put traps toward the far end/property line, away from:
🚪 Doors
🍔 Decks & patios
🛝 Kids' play areas
🐶 Pet areas
🪑 Anywhere you're actually trying to enjoy your yard
Please don't hang a wasp attractant beside your patio table and accidentally open Waspy's Bar & Grill. 😂🍹🐝
⚠️ MOST IMPORTANTLY: PLEASE DON'T TRY TO TREAT A NEST YOURSELF.
🚫 Don't spray an active nest.
🚫 Don't plug an entrance.
🚫 Don't start blasting every wasp you see with over-the-counter products.
Disturbing a colony can result in a LOT of very angry wasps very quickly, putting you, your family, neighbours and pets at risk of multiple stings. 🐝🐝🐝💨
And remember: you can develop an allergic reaction to wasp venom even if you've been stung before without a serious reaction.
🧪 Professional pest-control technicians also have access to commercial products, equipment and treatment methods that aren't available to the general public. Many over-the-counter products can repel or scatter activity rather than giving us the residual treatment needed for certain nest situations.
So before declaring war on the backyard with a can of spray and questionable confidence... 😬
Find the traffic. Find the entrance. Then call the professionals. 🐝➡️🕳️📞
And if there are simply hundreds of wasps cruising around your property looking for food?
Unfortunately, sometimes that's just September in Alberta. 🍂🐝😂
💗 CANNON PEST CONTROL
📍 Medicine Hat & Southeast Alberta
🐝 Professional • Licensed • Local
