Wasp pest control in Leeds.

Leeds pest control offer a one off price for wasp nest removal & eradication which is £45.00 This is less than than Leeds city councils pest control department.

Leeds pest control can kill the wasp’s nest by using an approved insecticide dust. A single treatment is all that is needed it can take 24 hours for the treatment to fully work. Should a second treatment be necessary no further charges will be made. A wasp nest will not be re-used be other wasps.

Wasps are one of the most disliked insects in the UK. However Wasps rarely sting and only do so if they feel their nest is in Danger. Sterile females only possess the ability to sting; the sting is delivered from a modified egg laying tube and is concealed near the tip of the abdomen.

There are two main species of wasps in Great Britain - the common wasp and the European wasp. both are abundant in the Leeds area. Wasps nest can be found underground in trees, wall cavities and roof voids.

Wasp Life Cycle.

In spring, the queen’s leave their over winter places and seek suitable nesting sites. Having selected a site, the queen will start to Build a nest; she constructs the nest by chewing small pieces of wood mixed with saliva to create a paper like substance. This is then shaped into a small nest.

The nest contains cells in which the eggs are laid, the grub’s hatch and are fed by the queen. By June the new adult wasps take over duties of building the nest and feeding the grubs. Wasps feed on other insects such as flies and spiders so can be beneficial to the environment but they will also attack and kill colonies of bees.

Nest building continues throughout the summer, by October the colony can consist of 20,000 workers. During late summer, New Queens are produced and fertilised, the young queens leave the nest to find a suitable place to over winter. Workers continue to be active until the onset of cold weather, in 2008 wasps were active in Leeds until mid November. before the onset of the colder weather wasps will forage for sugary foods such as fruit, ice lollys, pop etc. this is a time when many stings occur. One particular hazard is when a wasp enters an unattended drinks can. The wasp sting causes swelling and makes breathing difficult. If you see or suspect you have a wasps nest call Leeds pest control who will remove the wasps nest.

Wasp's or Bee's

We regularly get enquires regarding bee and wasp identification so have created this page to try and help.

Bumble bee's can be treated be either relocating the nest to an area where they do not cause a nuisance or in some circumstances by means of chemical control. The price for this service is also £45.00 We do not treat honey bee's, if you have a swarm of honey bees in your garden the best advice is to leave them alone as they should move away in a few hours.

Alternatively contact the Leeds Bee Keepers Association who will be more than to collect the swarm. We have added some pictures to help with identification.

Wasp.

Bumble Bee.

Honey Bee.

We have created the following two pages to answer questions we regularly receive regarding wasps and wasp stings.

How to avoid getting stung by a wasp.

How to treat a wasp sting.