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Wasp control in Alabama

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Wasps in Alabama: what to know

Around Alabama

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What to note

Where you see wasps, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

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Wasps in Alabama: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which wasps actually live in Alabama, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

Wasp species recorded in Alabama

Eastern yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons) — UF/IFAS lists it with the southern yellowjacket as Florida's two yellowjackets; OSU lists it for Ohio; Texas A&M notes it is 'generally found in eastern Texas'. Ground nests 9.5…
Southern yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa) — Texas A&M: 'Colonies can contain up to 4,000 workers', 'In Texas, some colonies can survive for several years and continue to grow', and southern colonies '6 ft across' have bee…
Bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) — Penn State: 'found in most of the 48 contiguous states and D.C., throughout Canada and in Alaska'; actually an aerial yellowjacket that builds the football-shaped gray paper nes…
European hornet (Vespa crabro) — Penn State: 'first detected in the 1840s', 'well established in the eastern United States', 'first reported from Arkansas in 1999'; workers 'up to an inch (25 mm) long', nests '…

When wasps are busiest in Alabama

ACES: 'The end of summer and fall are peak yellow jacket season in Alabama'; nests 'flourish in the spring, summer and fall before dying off in the winter'.

ACES: above-ground nests 'are commonly seen in cavernous areas like eaves, attics, in wall voids, crawlspaces, and cement slabs or cracks'; underground nests use burrows 'abandoned by rodents'.

Rules that apply in Alabama

For context, nationally

788 — Deaths from hornet, wasp, and bee stings, 2011–2021 (US). CDC MMWR
72 deaths per year — Average annual sting deaths, 2011–2021 (US). CDC MMWR

Sources: CDC MMWR; Yellowjackets and Hornets, Vespula and Dolichovespula spp. (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae); Southern Yellowjackets - Field Guide to Common Texas Insects; Baldfaced Hornet; European Hornet. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Wasp control in Alabama

Wasps in Alabama: what to know

Around Alabama

What to note

A useful next step

Wasps in Alabama: what the public record shows

Wasp species recorded in Alabama

When wasps are busiest in Alabama

Rules that apply in Alabama

For context, nationally

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