Wasp Control for Nantwich, Crewe, Northwich, Winsford and Surrounding Areas

Wasps

If your experiencing problems with wasps and wasps nests don't delay, call us NOW on 01270619147 to book a wasp nest treatment at a time convenient to you or just for advice. Don't get stung by the cowboys, call the professionals, with fully qualified members of staff and membership of the British Pest Control Association and National Pest Technicians Association we guarantee a high standard of service from dedicated technicians.

Wasp Nest Treatment

We offer a safe & convenient wasp nest treatment that will get rid of your wasps problems fast:

• We can generally reach you within 24 hours guaranteed
• Our friendly and knowledgeable technicians need just one visit to treat your wasp nest

For more information on wasps & wasps nests please see below.

Protecting you and your family from wasp stings

Being stung by a waps is a painful experience and can be life threatening to those who are allergic to stings and may suffer anaphylactic shock.

However, it is possible to reduce these risks by taking sensible precautions when outdoors and ensuring that wasps nests are properly treated or removed.

Identifying Wasps

The bright yellow and black striping of wasps is a warning pattern that has been mimicked by many insects to take advantage of the deterrent effect of appearing wasp like. These harmless mimics include hover-flies, day moths (such as the Ash Borer) and beetles that visit flowers to feed on pollen and nectar.

The wasps most often encountered in the UK are the Common Wasp and the German Wasp. As well as distinctive black and yellow stripes, wasps have two pairs of wings and tend to be less hairy than bees. Their bodies are more pointed than bees, with a noticeable waist. Only female wasps have the long distinctive stinger, which they can use repeatedly unlike bees who can only use theirs once.

Take great care when dealing with wasps as they have a potent sting and can attack in large numbers if disturbed or threatened.

If you are experiencing high numbers of wasps in your home or garden it is likely that there is a wasp nest nearby. When queen wasps come out of hibernation they search for sheltered places with easy access to the outdoors to build their nests, often in domestic housing, making use of attics, wall cavities, roof spaces or under the eaves of buildings. A single wasp nest may contain thousands of wasps which can attack if disturbed or provoked. If the location of a wasp nest is likely to put people at risk, then the wasp nest should be treated immediately.

Wasps nests are made from chewed wood pulp and saliva, giving them unmistakable papery walls. A queen wasp will start to build a nest in the spring, beginning with a wasp nest about the size of a walnut but as the first batch of workers hatch to take over nest building the size of the nest increases rapidly. By summer a mature wasp nest can contain between 4,000 - 6,000 individual wasps and typically can be 30 cm in width, although they can be much bigger depending on their location. Nests within wall or roof cavities may be restricted by the available space. Other sites for a wasp nest can include lofts, garden sheds, trees, thick hedges, bird boxes, garages and out-buildings.

The risk from wasps is particularly high towards the end of summer – it is preferable to treat a wasp nest earlier in the year before wasps become more aggressive.

To locate the wasp nest, watch the flight path of the returning wasps. If the wasp nest is near your home, keep nearby doors and windows closed. If you suspect the nest is in the loft, take great care when entering the roof space as the wasps may see this as an aggressive threat to their nest.

Do not attempt DIY wasp nest treatment if you suspect you are sensitive to wasp stings, if the wasp nest is indoors or the wasp nest is difficult to access.