06/06/2026
Well it’s getting to that time of year that wasps are becoming a problem in Leicester and around the country.
Queen wasps have been slowly building their nests over the last couple of months after waking up from their winter slumber. They build a small nest and lay 8-12 eggs, the queen will tend to these eggs when they hatch by feeding the grub until they then turn into workers. Once the workers emerge the queen will stay in the nest while they take over the building and feeding of the grubs, in turn the grubs feed the workers a sweet liquid.
When a nest gets to this point it can double in size on a weekly basis, they queen is an egg laying machine and the workers don’t mind working 16-20 hours a day for less than minimum wage. They will only live around 3 weeks so the queen must keep laying eggs for the nest to thrive.
This is the time to start looking out for travelling wasps, if they are flying to one area of your house, garden or business then it’s likely you have a nest. Get it treated early so it does not cause you problems later in peak summer. Nests now might be 20-100 wasps but in peak summer they can number in the thousands.
For a fast and effective wasp nest treatment give us a call on 07872964009
We treat wasps and hornets but we do not treat bees as they are so beneficial to the environment.
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