Many of us may think that hornet and wasp are the same thing and often use any of these words to describe either of them. However, by doing such kind of overgeneralization, you are doing a disservice to such winged insects.

Understanding the clear differences between bees, hornets, and also wasps should be clearly understood so that pest control Manchester people can make a better decision and can prevent the killing of the beneficial insects and of course prevent a painful sting.

Let us, therefore, discuss each of them separately to understand the differences between them.

1.    Wasp

Wasps also make their nests almost like honey bees, but unlike bees, wasps never produce any honeycomb. It is considered that wasps have more than several thousands of varieties and still researchers can find some new species.

Wasps are carnivores, hence use their stingers for killing and laying their eggs inside their prey. This means that any wasps can sting you more than once however unless you don’t disturb them or try to scare them, they will not be aggressive and not bite you.

Wasps can make their nests from small wood pieces which they can chew and make pulp and then spit out for building their walls. This will form a texture that is similar to paper.

You can easily spot a wasp as you will see its bright black and yellow rings, that is defined as waist and tapered abdomen. One funny thing about them is only female wasps will sting you! You may take the help of wasp pest control if needed.

2.    Bee

These bees are flying-type insects and collect pollen and nectar to make honey. They will live and also store their honey within their complex hives that are made from wax, called honeycomb too.

You can find almost 20,000 different species of bees that may look quite different from each other. However, generally, bees are easy to spot due to their golden colours and the tiny hairs present all over the bodies that make them look ‘fuzzy’.

As any bee ever stings any human, then its stinger will become embedded in their skin that kills the bee, which means the chances to get stung are pretty low unless these bees feel threatened. One funny fact about bees is that any bee will make honey of 1/12^th of any teaspoon in its entire life.

3.    Hornet

Hornets are certain specific wasp types and usually are a little fatter and rounder than any common wasp. They may nest although similarly, but hornets are generally known to be a little less aggressive as compared to wasps if not provoked.

As compared to typical wasp stings, hornet stings can be a little more painful to humans than any typical wasp stings also because there are chemicals available in hornet venom.

An easier way to distinguish hornets and wasps, besides their brown, there are red and yellowish-orange markings also with a little black on your body. People in Japan prefer to eat any giant hornets either fried or raw!