The summer is shaping up!
As the temperatures have slowly risen the wasp season has started with a bang! The calls for wasps’ nests and wasp invasions have dramatically increased over the last couple of days and it is likely to continue for the rest of the season until late Autumn. So far the majority of wasps’ nests have been situated in gardens, mainly shrubs, hedges and in the ground. This is slowly being replaced by building invasions taking place where wasps are entering properties via gaps in brickwork, air bricks, under roof tiles and via gaps in lead flashing. It is very important before commencing any...
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The heatwave has certainly triggered a flurry of activity, not least concerning wasps. The calls for bee swarms are still happening, but general wasp activity has really accelerated, with many properties reporting unwanted invasions from wasps. It does not matter if the property is a house, bungalow, shed or even a caravan. A wasps nest can be found wherever the conditions are suitable for the queen wasp to set up home and build the initial nest. If a ground location is chosen, then once the nest goes into full production, a lot of soil excavation will take place to keep track of the...
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Now is the time to be alert for wasps, not only outdoors, around the garden or home, but indoors as well. Wasps can build a nest very quickly and often unnoticed until a sudden encounter can lead to a nasty shock. The main ingredient needed for a wasps nest is wood. This can be plundered from almost any source, treated or not, garden furniture, fences, decking and sheds being a few of the vulnerable targets. Once the source is located, a steady stream of wasp workers, will ferry the material to a nearby location that the Queen wasp has selected previously, and a nest is born! As the contents...
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