Skelmersdale Pest Control, wasps nests destroyed £32.00

Skelmersdale Pest Control would recommend that you do not attempt to tackle a wasps nest yourself particularly if it involves the use of ladders as it is possible to suffer large numbers of stings.

Skelmersdale Pest Control destroy wasps' nests in Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire and Merseyside at a fixed fee (2010) of £32.00 or £44.50 for postcode areas L, Ch & CW. No extras will be added and if you have more than one nest we will destroy the second at no extra charge and any subsequent ones at an extra £10 each.

In spring over wintering wasp queens leave their hibernation and start building new nests with a papery material that she makes by chewing small pieces of wood mixed with saliva. This is known as Wasp Paper. She will raise the first few workers by her own efforts and those workers will then commence the enlargement of the nest and caring for the immature wasps to follow.

Nest construction starts in earnest in June and will reach its maximum in size in August and September, when 5000 - 20,000 workers may be present. In late autumn the nest produces up to 2000 queens to hibernate and build new nests the following spring. The nest itself is then spent and never used again.

A wasp nest should never be approached unprotected as wasps will readily attack to defend their nest and it is possible to sustain a large number of stings.

Individuals react differently to being stung by wasps, some are hardly affected, others suffer considerable pain and swelling and a few become seriously allergic to being stung, which in some cases results in sudden death due to anaphylactic shock.

In recent years a new species of wasp, Dolichovespula media has established itself in Britain having come over from Europe. This species tends to build its nest in bushes and outdoors much more so than our two more native species, thus increasing the risk of coming into close contact with the nest. If a wasps nest is seen in a bush the area should be avoided until a professional pest controller can attend to deal with the nest.

Skelmersdale Pest Control

Wasps' Nests £32.00