Homeowners in Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Northampton are being warned to watch out for plagues of wasps if the current weather continues. Wasps nests need treatment as soon as they are identified to avoid a health risk and potentially high costs of treatment.
"Warm temperatures during the Spring along with the recent rain are ideal breeding grounds for wasps and we are expecting to see a marked increase of Wasps nests in and around the home" said Jonathan Fox, Director of Intelligent Pest Control Ltd.
"Warm and damp conditions are ideal for wasps and we have had a large number of reports and treated more wasps nest so far this year than we have at this stage in previous years"
Wasps normally build their nests in lofts and outbuildings, a nest is normally built of paper and chewed wood and the number of wasps in the nest can grow at an amazing rate with colonies containing up to 3000 wasps. We recommend that the nest is treated as soon as it is identified as a wasps nest and a large number of wasps around the home is not only frightening, it can also be dangerous to adults, children and pets.
"Homeowners should not treat wasps nests themselves, the inherent risks are too high! They should contact a reputable Pest Control Company such as ourselves as early as possible", Jonathan said