Wasp Control

Wasp control covering all of South Wales

Brecon, Pontrilas, Grosmont, Monmouth,Newport, Cardiff, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil  We have built a reputation for excellent service at very reasonable prices. Please call the above number to discuss your requirements.

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Wasps are probably the most familiar and least liked of all British insects and are regarded by many as pest which stings indiscriminately. In fact they do not normally sting unless they are attacked or frightened.

Wasps are beneficial in Spring and early Summer when they feed on the larvae of several garden pests. From midsummer the workers feed on fruit and are often attracted into houses by the smell of cooking.

Lifecycle

In Spring, the queen (who has hibernated over Winter) looks for a new nesting site. When a suitable site is found she sets about making the nest whilst laying her eggs and feeding the grubs.

By about the beginning of July there are sufficient worker wasps to take over some of these duties and the queen then spends all of her time laying eggs. This continues throughout the summer with the nest getting progressively bigger to accommodate the increasing number of wasps.

By late summer the nest will contain several thousand workers and will be about the size of a football.

During late summer male wasps and young queens are produced. When fertilised the young queens leave the nest and search for suitable sites to hibernate over winter. The remaining males stay at the nest but as no eggs are being laid no further building takes place.

Wasps do not store food in the nest so with the onset of winter the colony will gradually die off. The nest itself will not normally be used again and presents no danger.