London wasp control, extermination, prevention and removal

Do you have a problem with wasps in your London home or business?
If you’re looking for a wasp removal service in London to address a problem with wasp infestation, or you want to stop wasps from entering your home or business, we can help.

Bypest is the leading London provider in the assessment, treatment and prevention of wasps in both homes and businesses.

We can visit your premises and advise you on the best way of dealing with wasps, including professional removal of wasps’ nests. Our wasp removal and prevention services cover all areas of London and the M25 area.

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Below is some helpful information on the most common type of wasp that you may be having problems with.

Common Wasp
Vespula vulgaris

Description of Appearance

Length: 10 - 12mm
Thorax: Black with Yellow on its sides.
Abdomen: Yellow with Black bands.
Antennae: Black. Legs: Yellow.
2 pairs of membranous wings.

Lifecycle

Wasp Eggs: between 10 - 20 are laid in cells inside the nest. Up to a 1000 throughout the summer can be laid by the queen.
Wasp larvae: legless grubs are fed in the cells by workers on insects and spiders while the queen continues to lay eggs. These develop in around four weeks.
Wasp pupae: these develop in about two weeks with in the cell. Once hatched the sterile female workers continue to help build the nest and feed the larvae.
Adult wasps: towards the end of the summer the queen lays more eggs which produce male wasps called drones and fertile females, which will be the queens of next year's nests. These swarm out of the colony and mate. The male wasps die shortly afterwards.
At the end of autumn the wasps’ nests die, and the only wasps left alive are the young mated queens, which hibernate for the winter. It is not uncommon to find hibernating queen wasps in and around your home throughout the winter.

Habits & Behaviour

Wasps are common throughout Europe.
Wasps usually nest in wall cavities, lofts, hollow trees and bushes.
Wasps’ nests are made from wood (paper) that is chewed from trees, reeds or garden fences and mixed with saliva. They are produced each year and are set horizontally.
The wasp colony size can be up to as many as 25,000 individuals, with around 10,000 of these being worker wasps.
Wasps feed on fallen fruit, nectar and carrion, but mostly catch other insects. Common wasps will also attempt to invade honeybee nests to steal their honey.

Important

A wasp sting may introduce a condition known as anaphylactic shock (an extreme reaction to the toxins in the wasps' venom) which if not medically treated can result in death.
Wasp venom contains a pheromone which acts as an alarm causing other wasps to become more aggressive when a wasp has stung something or has been killed.
Do not try to block up the hole leading to a wasps’ nest from the outside. This can trap and anger the wasps and lead to them trying to find a way out through your premises or home.
It is dangerous to swat a wasp near its nest site or to attempt to remove the nest yourself, as wasps can sting repeatedly.
Later in the season as larval rearing is reduced the adults search for sweater substances.
They also become more irritable as the cooler weather sets in.