Wasp Removal Melbourne

Wasps Prevention Tips

The best and most prudent tip to deal with the wasps is by hiring professional-grade wasp removal services like Pest Control Doctor. All types of wasps can sting humans if they are threatened. Most bites occur between the months of May to September, although the months of July and August are the ones with the highest incidence, due to the high temperatures that cause these insects to increase their activity. Apart from seeking help from the wasp removal facilities, there are certain other preventive measures that might aid you in avoiding any fatal incidence with wasps.

• The first efficient method to combat wasps is to prevent the queen from nesting, checking roofs, bark of trees, branches and accumulated firewood, cracks, etc. in early spring. Subsequently, an inspection of the land should be carried out in search of active nests. If the nest is found, we recommend that you consult with an expert pest control like us.
• As they are seasonal insects, we must ensure that they do not make their hornets' nests in areas near our houses, we must periodically check roofs and cracks for that.
• Care should be taken not to go near wasp nests. If you accidentally get close, back off with slow movements.
• If a wasp lands on any part of the body, it is best to make slow movements to try to get away. No sudden movements should be used. Use mosquito nets on the windows to prevent their entry into the houses.
• Avoid leaving traces of sugary liquids (soft drinks, juices, etc) in nearby areas as they attract wasps.

Key Facts about Wasps:

• Wasps are found in almost every continent of the world except in polar regions.
• Wasps have poisonous stings, so, if they bite you, you will get a swelling.
• When a wasp is about to die, it releases pheromones into the air as a sign to caution its mates.
• Wasps can sleep or hibernate for several months even when they are hanging by their teeth.
• Wasps are smaller in size compared to hornets.

Why the extermination of wasps is essential?

• Wasps are of aggressive nature and even slightest of noise may make them feel threatened and they get ready to attack.
• Wasp bites are quite painful, and you should seek immediate action then.
• Wasps are found to be more active than bees, and they attack any passer-by even without the slightest provocation.
• Wasps launch attack in swarms which may lead to the critical condition of the victim.
• Wasp bites or sting may turn out to be allergic to some people, for them it may prove fatal also if intervention medicine is not sought in time.

How does Pest Control Doctor work?

The wasp is an insect that can bring us many problems, especially if they bite us. Depending on what type it is, the consequences for the body can be diverse. For this reason, regardless of what type of wasp it is, it is essential to hire a leading pest control company like us, so as not to have problems with the spread of various insects. We are your ideal option because we work with great responsibility and efficiency. We have a prestigious staff of technicians, who will implement a series of highly effective techniques for complete wasp removal. Our working procedure is as follows:

• Assessment of the situation: Before proceeding with the work to eliminate the wasps, a study must be done to try to check if there is a wasp’s nest nearby or they are individuals in search of food. We also inspect, if there is a nest then whether it is indoors or outdoors. Moreover, we also find the source that is attracting wasps in the first place.
• Identify the wasp species: Not all wasps behave in the same way, so it is important to determine what species they are. Some make small nests, while others live in very large communities. Their level of aggressiveness is an important aspect to take the necessary precautionary measures to eliminate the wasp nest safely.
• Customise the Course of Treatment: Depending on the species, the place where the nest is located and the severity of the pest, the most appropriate method will be chosen to eliminate the wasps permanently. The important thing is, in any case, to eliminate the queen wasp and all the larvae that are inside the hive.
• Elimination of the hornet's nest: To eliminate a wasp nest, the best time is when they are most inactive and inside the hornet's nest. That is, in the morning or at night, when there is not much light. At those times the chances of them defending and attacking are less. If the hornet's nest is visible or accessible, removing it is a job that, with the appropriate means, is done in a short time. But before proceeding with the process, we carry out some treatment to eliminate the wasps for a few days.

In addition to our services, we also provide our clients with tips and necessary information for all types of processes, related to the elimination of invasions.

Common places where wasps build their nests

In its natural range, the wasps live mainly in forests, but with the increase of urbanized areas at the expense of forests, it is also found in the suburban areas. These wasps preferably install its nest in the high branches of tall trees both in urban or agricultural areas, as well as in wooded areas. It seems that it takes advantage of the river valleys to disperse and avoid the pure populations of conifers. Nests accommodating a huge family of wasps are sometimes housed in open buildings such as garages, sheds, under a deck, etc. or at certain times, in a hole in the wall, in a bush or in the ground.

Life cycle of wasps:

There are three stages in the life of a wasp. At a certain time of the year (often around fall), most of the wasp colony vanishes, leaving only the young mated queens alive. During this time, the queens must leave the nest and find a suitable area to hibernate for the winter.

First stage in Spring: After coming out of hibernation in early summer, the young queens look for a suitable nest site. Finding a space for her colony, the queen builds a wood fibre nest about the size of a walnut, in which she will begin to lay eggs.

Second stage in Summer: The queen wasp starts laying eggs in this stage. The queen initially raises the first sets of eggs, until there are enough sterile workers to support the maintenance of the hive. All the eggs produced at this time are sterile workers, who will begin to build a more elaborate nest around their queen as they grow in number.

Third stage in Autumn: By this time, the size of the nest has expanded considerably and now the numbers vary between several hundred and several thousand wasps. Towards the end of summer, the queen begins to lay more eggs. These eggs develop into fertile males and fertile female queens. The young queens then leave the colony to hibernate for the winter once the other worker wasps and founder queens have begun to die, concluding their life cycle.