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How can I identify a wasp?

The most common wasps are the German Wasp and Common Wasp. Their bodies have a characteristic black and yellow band across the abdomen. They are fairly large insects approx. 30mm in length.

Both species of wasps are commonly found throughout Britain, and they are social insects forming colonies inside their nests

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What is the life cycle of a wasp?

In the spring, the queen leaves her hibernation site and seeks a suitable place to build her nest. She constructs a nest the size of a golf ball from wood pulp and then a small number of eggs are laid and tended by the queen until they hatch and emerge as sterile female workers. These take over the job of enlarging the nest and go foraging for food.

Wasp's nests may be found in roof spaces, wall cavities and air vents in buildings, hanging from trees, as well as underground.

A typical wasp nest can contain from 3,000 to 5,000 individuals depending on it's size.

Towards the end of summer fertile males and young queens emerge from the nest to mate. The queens will then fly away and select a suitable site to hibernate over the winter. In the late summer before the onset of the colder weather the remaining males and worker wasps will forage for sugary foods such as jam, fruit etc. They will also feed on ripe and fallen fruit and become tipsy in the process. This is when they tend to become aggressive to anyone interfering with them. As the weather becomes colder, the active nest dies out, but the new Queens born during the summer will go in search for a hibernation site. In the spring, the queen will start a new nest of their own, the old nests are not re-colonised by the new queens.

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What are the habits of a wasp?

Wasps feed on other insects i.e. flies and spiders and can be beneficial to the environment. Where wasps nests are situated away from occupied areas and are not causing a nuisance, they may not need to be treated.

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How do I get rid of wasps?

A Knockdown insecticidal SprayTreatment can be used to treat occasional wasps that become a problem when they appear indoors. Only a product suitable for indoor use should be used.

Wasps nests that are not causing a problem can be left alone. You can dispose of any old nests at the end of the following year. You may encounter queens that have chosen to hibernate in the nest for the winter period if you move it too soon. Old nests will not cause any damage if left in place.

For nests at ground level, an insecticidal dust can be applied around the entrance of the nest.

Nests that are built in lofts or under eaves are more difficult to treat yourself and are best treated from the outside. If the nest is treated from inside the loft you may not be able to get at the nest entrance to treat it effectively and if you disturb the nest during treatment you may encounter a swarm of angry wasps trying to protect their nest.

Care must be exercised when treating a wasp nest and the best time to attempt to treat a wasp nest is at dusk when the wasps are less active.