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Manchester Wasp Control Q&A: Wasps
At Manchester Pest Control, we get many call-outs each year to help with wasp problems throughout Manchester, Stockport and Cheshire. These requests for help usually come in the spring and summer months, when wasps are most active. Sometimes, home and business owners try to deal with the problem themselves, but this can be very dangerous. This Q&A therefore provides some useful information about wasps, and also covers some of the dos and don’ts where wasps and their nests are concerned.
When do wasps build their nests?
Wasps have an annual life-cycle that begins with the queen wasp waking from hibernation in the early spring. She will have been born late the previous summer and while normal worker wasps died out come the winter months, the queen has hidden herself away and slept until the warmer spring climate awakened her. Her immediate priority upon waking will be to find a suitable location for a new nest.
Where do wasps build their nests?
Like any animal (or insect, in this case) wasps want to build a home that is safe from the elements and predators. The houses of Manchester and surrounding areas therefore provide this in abundance, whether it’s a sheltered porch, roof eaves, accessible external wall or attic space; or close by in a shed, tree, old stone wall, compost heap, timber pile or even in the ground itself.
What does a wasps’ nest look like?
The nest will start off quite small when the queen first builds it. She will strip wood from trees, fence panels or the side of a garden shed, and chew it to make a pulp which becomes papery in texture when it hardens. The nest may be not much bigger than a tennis ball to begin with, so can be difficult to spot. However, the queen’s first batch of eggs will soon hatch into workers, who will enlarge the nest and bring food to it while the queen remains inside, laying more eggs all through the spring and summer. A nest may be as large as a beach ball be the end of the summer, with a population numbering in the thousands. It is usually grey-white in colour.
How can I locate a wasps’ nest?
Unless you find a nest by accident, it is more likely that you will first notice increased wasp activity in a certain location, such as a flowerbed, where wasps have found a supply of aphids to feed on. If you observe the wasps’ comings and goings, you will see where they return to, and may be surprised by the size of the nest you find! If the nest is inside a wall-space, it will be difficult to gauge the exact size of it. Either way, be very careful how close you get, as wasps will fiercely defend their nest if they think it is under threat.
Do wasps re-use nests from previous years?
Once the previous occupants of a nest have died out, it will remain empty. New queens prefer to start their own nests from scratch, although they might still build a nest close by a previous one if the location is good for it. So if you have found a nest in a certain place in previous years, be prepared that conditions could be right (as far as the wasps are concerned!) for another to be built nearby – and be sure to keep an eye out from early spring onwards. If you’ve found nests inside your walls or attic in the past, we advise you seal off possible access points during the winter.
How dangerous is a wasps’ nest?
If you or a person you know suffers from anaphylaxis, just a single sting from a wasp will require urgent medical attention as anaphylactic shock can be life threatening if it is not treated. That said, people who do not have anaphylaxis may require assistance if they disturb a nest and are stung multiple times, which is a painful experience for anyone.
Can wasps swarm?
It may seem like it, if you disturb their nest, but they don’t swarm like honey bees, who can sometimes be observed flying in thick clusters. Honey bees will tend to swarm around the queen in the centre, and are therefore most likely to swarm if they have been forced to leave their hive or nest. If a queen honey bee lands somewhere on your property or in your garden, you will observe swarming behaviour as the rest of the bees gather around her. The closest wasps come to swarming is if they are defending their nest, unable to access it, or gathering food in a group.
Is it possible to seal wasps inside their nest?
Blocking the entrance to a wasps’ nest is definitely NOT something we at Manchester Pest Control recommend doing. By preventing wasps from accessing their nest, you will merely end up with a lot of angry wasps both inside the nest and out. And this is even assuming you can get close enough to the nest to seal it in the first place without being attacked. It really won’t solve the problem, as the wasps will simply find a new way in or out, which may result in a much bigger problem if they happen to be occupying wall-space and burst through into your home!
Should I set fire to a wasps’ nest?
Again, NO. This isn’t a sensible solution. Setting a fire might kill a small percentage of the wasps, but the rest are likely to escape the fire and be enraged by the destruction of their home. With no home to go to, they will sting everyone in the vicinity, which won’t make you very popular with your family or neighbours.
I live in Stockport – Will the council treat the wasp nest for me?
In some parts of Stockport, Manchester and Cheshire, this is an option – but you might find yourself waiting anything up to a month as it is not something that the council will give priority to. The council may also contract the job out to a private company in any case, so you could find yourself paying a higher fee than necessary if you haven’t been given the chance to shop around.
Manchester Pest Control can be with you within 24 hours of your call, which means that the wasp problem is quickly dealt with rather than continuing to grow while you wait. And it’s all done safely and at a competitive price, so for your Manchester wasp removal needs, give Manchester Pest Control a call and we’ll get rid of wasps and their nests, and you can get on with enjoying your typical British summer! www.manchesterpestcontrol.co.uk 0161 448 1782
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