What to do with wasp nests around your home [Video]

People aren’t the only ones preparing for the cooler weather.

Bees and wasps are looking for a permanent place to spend the winter and your home might seem like a safe and secure spot to wait it out.

“They’re attracted to the exterior of the building for the warmth and the females, the queens, are looking for a place over winter,” explained Mike Dunn, a branch manager for Orkin Canada.

While bees will find a place to hibernate, most of the wasp population dies during the winter. The queen wasp, however, will stay on her own until she starts a new colony in the spring.

So why are so many of them flying around?

“There may be new virgin queens and males that are getting ready to leave the colony on their mating flight,” said Dr. Andrew Young, an assistant professor at the University of Guelph’s school of environmental sciences. “So you have this situation where you have all …