Wasp Nest Control Hockley

KAT Pest Control Hockley specialise in the treatment of wasp nests, so if you find wasps in a wall or your garden do not approach the wasps and agitate them as this can make them more likely to sting. A single wasp nest can contain up to 7,000 wasps. Contact KAT Pest Control Hockley and we can provide a free onsite wasp nest treatment quotation and advise on the best way to deter wasps from your property in the future.

The Wasp
Wasp Nest

Adult worker wasps have the characteristic black and yellow patterning on the abdomen and are between 15 - 20 mm long. They have a black head and thorax. The fore and hind wings are held together by a row of minute hooks giving the appearance of only one wing per side of the wasp. The wings are heavily veined.

Wasps are colonial insects living in social groups. Each wasp colony is established in the spring by an overwintering queen which makes a smaller starter nest from paper made by itself by mixing wood and saliva. The colony grows throughout the summer and the nest with it. Many thousand individuals are often to be found associated with each wasp nest, with the workers feeding on nectar, sweet materials and at certain times insect larvae and other animal pieces. The colony develops males towards the end of the summer to mate with the presumptive queens which when mated overwinter start a new wasp colony the following year.

Worldwide. Dolichovespula norvegica, the Norwegian wasp, and Dolichovespula sylvestris, the tree wasp, are two native British species. In recent years, Dolichovespula saxonica, and Dolichovespula media have been recorded in the UK. Dolichovespula spp usually produce grey aerial nests, which have a regular laminar construction. They may be suspended from trees, nest boxes, bee hives, rafters and dormer windows. If nests are formed underground, the envelope is always visible.

Hockley Wasp Control

The most usual application of treatment for wasps is an insecticidal dust to the nest, around and into the entrance. Liquid surface sprays can also be used. For control of adult wasps, space sprays can be used indoors or surface sprays can be applied in localised areas. KAT Pest Control Hockley will always assess the wasp nest and use the most appropriate treatment for each case.

KAT Pest Control Hockley provide Wasp Nest Treatment services in the following areas of Essex

Ashingdon, Basildon, Benfleet, Billericay, Brentwood, Canvey Island, Chelmsford, Grays, Highwood, Hockley, Leigh on Sea, Maldon, Rayleigh, Rochford, South Woodham, Southend, Stanford Le Hope, Thurrock, Westcliffe on Sea and Wickford.

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