Hillingdon Pest Control News:
The long summer wasp by paulg on 27/02/2012 |
In the last few years there has been a noticeable increase in the reports of wasp nests in the Hillingdon borough, both from the public and from pest control companies. One of the generally accepted reasons behind the higher number of call outs for wasp nest removals has been the unseasonable weather conditions. If it is a warmer than usual Spring, this could cause the wasp queens to come out of hibernation earlier, and mean that the number of wasps in the nest multiplies quicker. It is also possible, due to the fact that winter was later and warmer, that more queens survived than they have in previous years. The usual months for wasp activity are June to September, but with the longer, warmer summers that we have been seeing of late, wasp nests are still being seen and reported well into October and even early November. During the summer months of the year you are unlikely to get stung by a wasp as they are usually too busy chasing insects and rearing the baby larval wasps. However, during the Autumn months of September and October wasps start to feed on fermenting over ripe fruit; this leads to wasps becoming drunk and they become at their most dangerous. Wasps once drunk on fruit can become very aggressive and as such will be more likely to sting people. (A bit like us on a good night out) So if the last few years are anything to go by, expect a lot of wasp activity and wasp nests being reported. |