Wasps in gardens, picnic areas, pub gardens and communal areas in the summer months can quickly become a major nuisance. Wasps are a social insect, forming colonies containing anywhere from 5000 - 10000 wasps per season. The hibernating and fertilized queen will emerge around mid April time (or sooner, depending on temperatures) and search for a suitable nesting site.
The nest starts of as a golf ball sized nest made from chewed bark, dried timber mixed with saliva, within this starter nest she lays between 10 and 20 eggs, the first brood of adult workers (sterile females) will take over the development of the nest and providing food for the next lot of eggs being laid by the queen. At the start of the season wasp pose little or no threat (this can be a different matter if the nest is interfered with) and it is only towards the end of the wasp season that they become a nuisance towards humans.During the latter part of the summer the queen will mate and then leave the nest site to find a suitable over-wintering location.
The remaining workers and few remaining males become sluggish, and their feeding on over-ripe fruit will produce a "tipsy" behavior, leading towards aggression towards anyone interfering with them. The on-coming winter will kill off the workers and the remaining males, with only the fertilized queens surviving by hibernating.
During this nuisance time, the wasps will be bothering the general public in places like pub gardens and parks etc, they tend to feed off the sweeter food stuffs such as children's lolly-pops, soft drinks alcoholic drinks, and pretty much anything containing sugar.Obviously the nest (if nearby) can be treated, but this could mean the area being out of bounds for up to 24 hours, this could in turn lead to loss of business and loss of profits. However other methods for dealing with wasps are available. New wasp treatment systems such as the wasp bane are easily available to obtain from online pest control services provider shops.
For more information regarding Wasp control or pest control services, please visit http://spearheadpestcontrol.co.uk/
The remaining workers and few remaining males become sluggish, and their feeding on over-ripe fruit will produce a "tipsy" behavior, leading towards aggression towards anyone interfering with them. The on-coming winter will kill off the workers and the remaining males, with only the fertilized queens surviving by hibernating.
During this nuisance time, the wasps will be bothering the general public in places like pub gardens and parks etc, they tend to feed off the sweeter food stuffs such as children's lolly-pops, soft drinks alcoholic drinks, and pretty much anything containing sugar.Obviously the nest (if nearby) can be treated, but this could mean the area being out of bounds for up to 24 hours, this could in turn lead to loss of business and loss of profits. However other methods for dealing with wasps are available. New wasp treatment systems such as the wasp bane are easily available to obtain from online pest control services provider shops.
For more information regarding Wasp control or pest control services, please visit http://spearheadpestcontrol.co.uk/
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