Wasp Nest Removal

Bob The Wasp — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 05:34:16 +0000

You have reached Wasp Nest Removal, the easy solution to ridding your property of annoying, and potentially dangerous wasp nests and all wasp removal control.

With very few exceptions, wasp nest removal procedures are carried out on first attendance, meaning your problem is highly likely to be dealt with within hours of contacting me (contact details are to the right of this page, with the easiest and quickest way to get in touch with me being by phone) and arranging a mutually convenient time where I will carry out the necessary action to get rid of your wasp nest(s), always with minimum fuss and maximum results.

Areas and postcodes I cover for wasp nest removal are:

Broxbourne (EN10)
Cheshunt (EN7, EN8)
Harlow (CM17, CM18, CM19, CM20)
Hertford (SG13, SG14)
Hoddesdon (EN11)
Nazeing (EN9)
Ware (SG11, SG12)

Wasp Nest Locations

Bob The Wasp — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:29:49 +0000

The location of wasp nests can vary, and is often dependant on the wasp’s surroundings. So in UK built-up urban areas, wasps will seek out dry, dark areas such as lofts, or spaces in between cladding and the roofline, and gaps in guttering, as well as garden areas to site their nest. Another common place to find a wasp’s nest is in your garage, or garden shed, with the latter sometimes giving quite a surprise to an owner re-entering a shed once Spring weather is upon us.

Rotten tree stumps, and rock or wall crevices are also a favoured location for wasps to build a nest.

Wasp Varieties

Bob The Wasp — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:26:40 +0000

There are two main varieties of wasps in the UK that sting people, and if you have a wasp nest of any of these on your property it’s highly advisable to have the nests removed, as there is the possibility of an allergic or shock reaction should a person suffer a wasp sting.

	The Paper Wasp
	The least likely to sting a person, the Paper Wasp has the least toxic sting of UK wasps, and will generally leave you alone, as long as you don’t bother them. It’s still wise to keep your distance from these, though.

	The Yellow Jacket Wasp
	Pretty anti-social, the Yellow Jacket is easily riled, and are the most problematic due to their tendency to make nests in close proximity to human contact, such as holes in the ground, rock crevices, and rotten tree stumps.

UK Wasp Population

Bob The Wasp — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:32:19 +0000

The problem of wasp nest removal is larger than many people realise, and the UK wasp population although hard to put an exact figure on, outnumbers the human population, which means that during summer there are more than 60 million wasps at any one time throughout the country. With those numbers, it’s no small wonder that wasps nests are in abundance during the warmer months.

Luckily help is at hand, with wasp nest removal being offered throughout the UK by specialist (and very importantly – NPTA qualified) experts who can attend your property to ensure the safe removal of wasp nests without any major upheaval required. Wasp nest removal should never be attempted by unqualified persons, and if in doubt always ask to see proof of qualification from the wasp nest removal specialist of your choosing before allowing work to be carried out on your property.

Wasp Sting First Aid

Bob The Wasp — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 08:12:30 +0000

Wasp stings, whether as a result of having a wasp nest or otherwise, are usually an irritation, rather than a severe reaction, though people who have a wasp sting allergy can go into anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock. These cases are rare, with only 2% of the population susceptible to those efects.

Here are some basic first aid steps, for the majority of wasp stings:

Localalized reactions generally cause a swelling of the immediate area, typically 1cm around the sting entry point. The pain is a sharp, intense one (rather than a dull ache), and burns, but only in the affected area. This lasts for up to 1 hour, and can be treated by the following:

Scrape out the remains of the sting that is left in the skin as soon as you can. Use a thin ‘blade’, whether it be a knife edge, credit card, fingernail, etc. The sooner you do this the quicker the area will heal, and one thing to remember is that attempting to pluck it out may cause more of the wasp venom to be squeezed into the skin so it is always preferable, and advised, that the sting be scraped out.

If you are one of the rare 2% who suffer a general rather than local reaction to getting stung by a wasp, you need to call an ambulance immediately, and if you have been given an adrenaline pen for usage, follow the instructions for administration. Some of the symptoms of a general reaction are:

Itching skin all over, or many areas of the body.
Swelling of the face, neck, throat, and tongue.

If you are stung many times, which can happen if you have a busy wasps nest, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible, regardless of whether you feel you have, or know you have, an allergy, as the large amount of each dose of venom combined can cause serious illness.

These worst-case scenarios are very few and far between, so don’t be alarmed by the more extreme cases – it’s statistically unlikely that you will suffer a wasp sting in the first place, and obviously even more unlikely that you will suffer a general reaction.

Wasp Nests

Bob The Wasp — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:23:25 +0000

A short video of an American wasps nest collector showing the array of different wasp nests he has in his collection: