Wasps, bumblebees and honey bees
These three stinging insects require different ways of dealing with them. We always choose the most environmentally friendly solution wherever we can.
Contact us or give us a call today on 01296 770 214.
Careful treatment is needed for wasp nests
Even though they are useful insects, wasp nests close to home can be a problem. Let us deal with your wasp infestation harm free.
Bumblebee nests and honey bee swarms should be saved
In both cases we first offer advise, secondly where viable re rehome to either a registered Bumblebee Foster parents or Bee keepers
A phone call today to make your PEST go away
Need help with a pest problem? Contact or call 01296 770 214 for details.
The environmental approach
Our approach to dealing with wasp infestations and bee swarms means that we can minimise the damage to the natural environment as much as possible. Find out how our other services protect the environment. Click through to read about our rodents and insects removal services.
Questions & Answers
Yes and No, Bumbles do NOT nest directly behind their entry point, they travel and nest up to 8 meters away, so they will not be directly behind the air brick, in the soffit/fascia board, or directly behind the brick next to the mortar they are entering. Yes we can remove them when they can be found.
NO, Bumbles do NOT use part of buildings as their building matter, just wax, made from their own bodies, they DO NOT chew through wires or plasterboard, and they normally build their colonies on flat surfaces, although most times underground.
A colony will last 3-6 months, they have probably been in their/your home for a month before you have even noticed them, they DO NOT return to use an old nest, although the scent of a nest might encourage others to nest nearby next year, as it could be deemed as a SAFE area for a colony. The max in a Bumblebee colony is 400, which might sound a lot, Wasps can house from 3000-6000 a nest and Honey Bees anything up to 60,000 and more, so 400 odd Bumblebees is small.
Bumblebee DO NOT swarm, but they will protect their home, what annoys them is VIBRATION or Physical contact with their nest. Vibration such as Lawn Mower, Banging the ceiling, opening and closing a shed door and removing garden tools/equipment etc (if nesting in or under the shed), jumping up and down on a lawn where they are nesting underground, these actions will cause a reaction, normally 10-20 will emerge to see what’s going on and causing the disturbance, if you just walk away they normally just go back inside their home after a minute or two.
They will live quite happy WITH you so long as the above is followed, if you are unhappy or nervous.
Do NOT HESITATE to call us on 01296 770 214 even if you have further questions, telephone advice is FREE or if you require a site visit and advice attendance a nominal charge will apply
We would prefer you to re-home a colony to one of our Sanctuary/Foster Parent sites than have another company indiscriminately kill them for a greater cost than our re-homing service.
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