What is the wasp population like in Orlando?

Terrible. They are everywhere. They will nest in your bedroom and watch you while you sleep. Best to stay away.

Florida has every biting, stinging insect you can think of and we have no winter so they exist year round.

every year its a war keeping the wasps from nesting right at our front and back doors, they chase us inside or to the car if we try to leave. atleast they die in the winter, but last year that was maybe two weeks wasp free

Any bug related questions are answered the same way. Assume we have more than most here because they don’t die off with the winter weather. You mentioned a specific season for them, and that’s not the case here. They are basically year round. Wasps, bees, yellow jackets, mosquitoes, no see ums, and more. Btw ants bite here. I know certain areas that’s not the case. I check around my windows and any outdoor furniture for wasps about every month. They are pretty good about finding new places to make their nests

I fucking hate wasps.

They are everywhere and different kinds too. We also have Mud Daubers, which they say they are more docile, but I don't believe them...

Tell me you're not prepared to live in Florida without telling me you're not prepared.

Don't believe Disney, this isn't the most magical place on earth. That's marketing shit to get you to visit.

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Normally just a matter of knocking down nests on the house a couple of times a year. Except for when I disturb their nest I've never seen them as being particularly aggressive.

I've never seen ours even bother with a trash can.

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I get chased by wasps and bees just by pumping gas in my car at the gas station. It must be nice to only see wasps for one part of the year

They are bad right now, and always. This is funny timing because I have had a wasp problem IN MY BEDROOM for the last few days. Had to call maintenance to inspect for holes and they found a tiny gap in my window that they were coming in from.

For everyone here who seems to hate wasps as much as I do:

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This little guy will bring you great joy as you smite your foe.

Wasps are pretty common. I've never been stung by one, but I've had to take down plenty of nests. IMO it's not THAT bad, just some wasp spray and a long stick to take the best down once they're dead.

Honestly, not as bad as they are up north. Midwest had way more. And they are way more docile and relaxed. I also don't see as insane amount of spiders as there are up north in areas, but that changes area to area (one free roaming cat can kill enough birds to up the bug and spider population in an area, and some area have a bunch of roaming cats and have some insanely big spiders).

It's really not as bad as it is up north in dryer areas. Florida has a lot of cockroaches though, which I can't stand but you might visit a restaurant or someone's house and see them (Universal City Walk had some gigantic cockroaches, and downtown has a bunch). Hornets aren't bad though, we have them but they are a lot more passive than they are up North.