Wasps can make their nests in some unusual places. On this occasion we were asked to deal with a wasp nest in a garden shed. On arrival we found wasps had actually made their home in the bottom of a lawnmower! If you have a wasp nest that is causing problems, contact St Georges […]
Wasps will happily make their nest in loft spaces, building the nest around the roof beams. By the end of June / early July the nests can be quite sizeable and have a number of guards on the outside. These guards can make trips into your loft quite a hazardous business. Wasps are […]
There are two type of social wasp commonly found in the UK. The common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) and the German wasp (Vespula germanica). Both and black and yellow, have painful stings and can make their nests in a variety of locations, including inside lofts, garden sheds, in holes in the ground and in bushes or […]
The following is the stages of a wasp nest being constructed. It only takes a short space of time to notice the changes in size. The queen has come out of hibernation over the winter and found a suitable nest site. She will lay eggs and prepare food for the young. When the worker wasps […]
