Why Are Wasps Flying Into Your Whitwick Home? Common Causes and Solutions
Once you suspect a nest, the next step is a phone call and a visit, and a little preparation on your side makes both quicker and less stressful for everyone in the house.
Deciding it is time to ring
Plenty of wasp worries are resolved with a window screen and a lidded bin. Some are not. You are at the stage of ringing when wasps keep arriving from a single point, appear from inside a wall, ceiling or window frame, are entering a hole in the ground or an outbuilding, or are present in numbers that make normal use of a room impossible.
If you are weighing it up, bear in mind that a colony grows throughout summer and peaks in August. The question is rarely whether the nest will go away on its own sooner than it would have been dealt with, but how many stings and how much disruption you accept in the meantime.
Try not to leave the decision until the household is in distress. A phone call on a calm afternoon, with the facts to hand, is easier than one made after someone has been stung in the hallway.
What to have ready before you call
A few minutes of preparation lets the person on the phone understand the situation straight away. Jot down the answers to these points.
- The full address and postcode, and a mobile number.
- Where you have seen the wasps: which room, which side of the house, which outbuilding.
- Whether they appear to come from outdoors, a wall, a ceiling, a loft or the ground.
- How many you see at a busy moment, and roughly when that is.
- How long you have noticed them.
- Whether anyone in the household, or a visitor, is allergic to wasp stings.
- Whether children, pets or vulnerable people are at home.
- Any access issues, such as a side gate, a locked loft hatch or a shared building.
You do not need to know where the nest is. A good description of what you have seen is enough for us to begin.
What happens on the phone
We take the details, ask a few questions, and confirm the price. For a single nest the price is a fixed £95 per nest. If there is a second nest on the same property, it is £35 each. There is no call-out charge. You will know the figure before anyone is sent, and no work starts until you have said yes.
If you are not sure it is wasps, say so. Describe the insects, their stripes and size and the nest if you have seen one, and we can say whether it sounds like something we can deal with. We treat wasps, and for honeybees or bumblebees the right contact is a local beekeeper or the relevant bee organisation.
Same-day service is offered, and we are open seven days a week, so ask about the earliest time we can attend.
If you are ringing on behalf of someone else, such as an elderly relative or a tenant, give their name and contact details and make sure they know a technician is coming. A visit to someone who was not expecting it is stressful for everyone, and they may not know why a stranger wants to look at the loft.
Questions about the work itself, such as how long to allow for the visit, are best put to the person on the phone, who can give you an idea for your particular nest and its location.
Getting the property ready
Little is needed, and the less you move the better. Keep everyone away from the area where the wasps are active. Close windows on that side of the house, and make sure pets are in another room. If the nest is in the loft, clear the landing and the space beneath the hatch. If it is in the garden, clear a path and move garden furniture, toys or washing from the area.
Don’t disturb the entrance in an attempt to help, and do not try to show the technician by pointing from close range. From inside the house, or from a distance, is quite enough.
- Unlock any gates, sheds or hatches the technician will need.
- Put away food and drinks that are outside.
- Bring in washing and children’s toys from the affected part of the garden.
- Tell neighbours if the nest is on a shared boundary.
Write down anything you want to ask on the day, so it is not forgotten once the technician arrives. Common questions concern keeping children and pets safe, what to do about a gap that has been used, and when it is fine to use the garden again.
On the day
The technician is trained, the work is fully insured, and they will talk to you before starting. Expect them to look at where the wasps are travelling, find the nest and carry out the treatment. They will also tell you what to do afterwards, including how to keep children and animals clear of the area.
Ask questions. You can ask whether the empty nest can be taken down, and what to do if you still see a few wasps. Please don’t go near the nest area until the technician says it is fine. In a commercial setting, tell the technician about opening times so that customers and staff can be kept away.
Booking from Whitwick and the surrounding area
To arrange a visit in Whitwick or nearby, ring 0116 214 9259 or use the booking form on the contact page. We cover homes and businesses, and a technician can often attend the same day.
If somebody is stung before we arrive, wash the area, remove any visible sting and use a cold pack. Swelling of the face, lips or throat, wheezing or difficulty breathing, dizziness or a widespread rash means calling 999. People who know they are allergic should speak to their GP about a plan.
Wasps on your property in Whitwick?
Fixed price £95 per nest, no call-out charge, same-day service available.