Problem with a wasp nest?
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Why should you destroy a wasp nest?If a wasp nest is allowed to go through the full life cycle, the queen will produce up to 100 fertile wasps which become the next season’s queens. These queens will each set up a new colony the following spring. Nests can become dangerous to humans if allowed to grow; by August, there might be up to 10,000 worker wasps inside. Wasp stings are unpleasant and can cause severe allergic reactions in some people. In August wasps can cause a lot of damage to fruit stocks and cause disruption to businesses such as food establishments.
In some cases, wasps can cause significant damage to property (eg by chewing through plasterboard). “You know you’ve got a wasp nest when your fence falls down!” Life cycle of a wasp
The queen wasp comes out of hibernation from March when the weather becomes more consistently warm. She will then build a small nest, start laying her eggs and forage for food such as greenfly, caterpillars and other small insects. Through the early part of the summer the worker wasps take over building the nest by chewing wood from fences or trees. The queen wasp releases pheromones to control the workers and tell them what to do. Come August, however, this stops and she loses control of the nest. The worker wasps have no purpose and this is when you find they are particularly interested in your sweet drinks and food and become a nuisance! This usually lasts until the first major frost. The last worker wasps become fertile and leave the nest to hibernate for the following season, thereby becoming next season’s queen wasps. TreatmentDestroying a wasp nest only takes a single visit with a guarantee that the nest will no longer be active. A nest will never be re-used once the queen has been destroyed. The wasp nest or the entrance to it needs to be located. If the nest is visible we will inject it with insecticide containing 0.68% permethrin. Where it is not visible we will spray the entrance with FICAM D insecticide which contains Bendiocarb 1% powder. These products should only be used by trained personnel . After treatmentThe treated nest should be left in situ so that wasps that were out foraging become contaminated by it on their return. If it was removed immediately then the returning wasps would attempt to rebuild the nest in the same location. Other wasps will not colonise a treated nest. Wasp nest treatment by Pest Control WokinghamTreatment can take place during a single visit and we guarantee its success. Cost is from £35.00 with removal of additional nests on the same visit costing £10.00 each. |
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