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Have you got Wasps in Swindon ? Why not give us a buzz and get rid of your wasps today!

Never take lightly the danger of a wasp nest. The wasp is the most dangerous stinging insect. Unlike the bee, which dies after stinging once, the wasp stings multiple times. To those who carry an allergy to wasp venom the consequences of a sting can be dire.

At Swindon wasp control is but a click or a phone call away. Don’t fail to take action. Removing a wasp nest can be a tricky and dangerous process requiring professional intervention. And that's why in Manchester wasp control is our business. If wasps are buzzing around your home and creating a nuisance you need to get rid of the nest.

Wasp nests are recognizable by their paper-like appearance. They build their nests from wood fibre and always locate them in sheltered places such as the eaves of roofs or in barns and sheds. They may also be found in trees and hovering around rubbish bins, so be sure to keep lids on tight.

While there are ways to attack wasp nests by yourself it is rarely advisable to do so. Wasps become extremely aggressive when attacked and their sting can easily penetrate everyday clothing.

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Common Name: Common wasp
Scientific Name: Vespula vulgaris

Introduction: The common wasp, Vespula vulgaris, is a yellowjacket wasp found in much of the Northern Hemisphere, and introduced to Australia and New Zealand. It is a eusocial vespid, which builds its grey paper nest on a structure capable of supporting it, such as a tree, or underground, often using an abandoned mammal hole as a start for the site, which is then enlarged by the workers. The foundress queen may also select a hollow tree, wall cavity, or rock crevice for a nest site.

Identification: Adult workers of the common wasp measure about 12–17 millimetres (0.47–0.67 in) from head to abdomen, whereas the queen is about 20 millimetres (0.79 in) long. It has aposematic colours of black and yellow and is very similar to the German wasp (or European wasp, Vespula germanica) but seen head on, its face lacks the three black dots characteristic of that species. Additionally it can be distinguished by a lack of black dots on its back (gastral terga), which are located further up and form part of the black rings on each of the abdomen's six segments. Furthermore the genal area – the part of the head to which the jaws of an insect are attached – is usually broken by black (although sometimes narrowly).

 

Common wasps are colloquially known as "jaspers" in South East England and more commonly the English Midlands, although it is not clear whether the etymology refers to the Latin name "vespa" or the striped abdomen, which echoes the striped mineral jasper.

Nest And Cycles: The nest is made from chewed wood fibres, mixed with saliva. It has open cells and a cylindrical column known as a "petiole" attaching the nest to the substrate. The wasps produce a chemical which repels ants and secrete it around the base of the petiole in order to avoid ant predation. A solitary female queen starts the nest, building 20–30 cells before initial egg-laying. This phase begins in spring, depending on climatic conditions. She fashions a petiole and produces a single cell at the end of it. Six further cells are then added around this to produce the characteristic hexagonal shape of the nest cells. One egg is laid in each cell and as they hatch each larva holds itself in the vertical cells by pressing their bodies against the sides. The queen now divides her time between feeding the larvae on the juices of masticated insects and nest building. Once the larva reaches full size it spins a cover over the cell, pupates and metamorphosises into an adult. When enough adult workers have emerged they take up most of the colony’s foraging, brood care and nest maintenance, and the queen, who is now fed by the workers, concentrates all her energy on reproduction. The spherical nest is built, from the top downwards, with successive combs of cells separated by petioles. The queen larvae, know as "gynes", are reared in larger cells in the lower combs. The finished nest may contain 5,000–10,000 individuals.

Health And Humans: The common wasp is well known for its painful sting. Multiples sting in sensitive places such as the head or inside the mouth can be serious. In some cases individuals whom are allergic to wasp stings can result in anaphylactic shock (an extreme reaction to toxins in the wasp venom.

Control: Pestcatcher use various insectice forumlations to deal with dusts but the majority are treated using a Bendiocarb based powder to destroy the nest.

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