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Paul Sweet
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Philip Tarrant
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Questions & answers about wasp nests

ANDREW asked:

hi i went up into my loft tonight and in the area near the edge of the roof there is a small perfectly formed ball like thing hanging from the roof with a large wasp going around it about 2 feet away is a straw coloured small football shape thing also formed on the roof.can you tell me what both items are and should i do anything with them? Many thanks

This question was asked on 2010-05-25

Paul Sweet replied:

Hi Andrew, this sounds like starter nests to me! To confirm this, take a look at the image gallery over on our sister site: http://www.wasp-control.co.uk/gallery.php?currentpage=4 I have posted some images of starter nests there. If your nests look the same and you have live wasps flying around up there, then the nest/nests will continue to grow through the summer months. Perhaps you should get someone to take a look, pop your postcode into the postcode finder on the UK wasp control site and see who covers your area. Regards, Paul Sweet

This reply was made on 2010-05-25

Jordan asked:

I have just found a small wasp nest in my loft (mid may), killed the queen as there was no other wasps present and removed the nest. Is there any other action that i should take.

This question was asked on 2010-05-16

Paul Sweet replied:

Hi Jordan, if you are confident that you have killed the queen, that will be the end of it. You don't need to do anything else. If it were just a worker wasp that you killed, the queen would build a new nest, but probably in a different location (i.e. some other loft).

This reply was made on 2010-05-16

Peter Lewis asked:

I've had a nest in the soffit and it is now presumably inhabited by a hibernating queen. Should I bung up the entrance now or wait until April when the queen will have moved out?

This question was asked on 2010-01-12

Paul Sweet replied:

Hi Peter, there will be no queen hibernating in the nest, they usually find somewhere like a shed or loft in which to hibernate. Once the nest has died off at the end of the autumn the new queens leave the nest. So you may as well block up the entrance now or before the coming spring to prevent another nest being built within the soffit area. The nest that is already there will not be used again, but there is a chance that if there is enough space to fit another nest alongside the old one, then a new queen might make the most of this opportunity. I hope this helps. Regards Paul Sweet.

This reply was made on 2010-01-12
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Our fee for treating a Wasp or Hornet nest is a straight forward £65.00. This cost includes all the expenses associated with the treatment, such as callouts, climbing ladders, working in lofts, and any essential treatments. There are no hidden costs, and we want to ensure that you know exactly what you will be paying for our services.

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