The visit costing £95 is to treat Wasp nest with a single queen, 70% of cases are resolved with a single visit, 20% involve multiple nests and 10% complex infestations.
Nest need to be accessible and no higher than a standard domestic house. If we cannot reach or gain access the cost of the visit will be refunded and a quotation given for the extent of the work required.
Advice on bees cost £45, return and additional visits £38 each.
Bee’s cannot be treated, nests can be removed but dependant where they are can make removal complex. these are individually priced after the survey. Visit www.bbka.org.uk to find our more regarding bees
We will undertake a four stage survey of inspection, reporting & reviewing, discussion and treatment, read more here.
Characteristics
They are up to 30mm long; eyes kidney shaped; two pairs of membranous wings, the hind wings smaller than the forewings and linked to them by a row of hooklets; wings folded longitudinally at rest; mouthparts adapted for chewing and licking; dorsal surface of the first thoracic segment extends back to a small lobe which overlies the base of the front wing; abdomen constricted at base giving appearance of a waist.
They typically possess a complex social system.
Common Wasp
Nests underground and in cavities in trees and buildings.
German Wasp
Nests underground and in cavities in trees and buildings.
Tree Wasp
Nests suspended from the branches of trees or constructed underground.
Norwegian Wasp
Constructs small nests on twigs e.g. on gooseberry bushes and hawthorn.
Red Wasp
Nests underground.
Mason Wasp
Solitary wasps about 13mm long predominantly black with yellow markings. The females construct nests of a few cells each of which contain an egg and is provisioned with food e.g. caterpillars. The larvae which hatch from the eggs feed themselves and live independently from their neighbours. Nests will be constructed in the ground and in soft mortar.
Hornet
The largest of the wasps but relatively uncommon, Nests in hollow trees and occasionally buildings.