How to remove wasp nest?

Wasps have long been in Melbourne. While their infestations are more active during warm months, they can be the worst during this time as well. This kind of pest can be so helpful to pest control and pollination but could create such an immense threat if the nest is opposite houses or business premises. Removing the nest is an extremely careful affair that may endanger other unsuspecting persons. In this blog, we’ll walk through the essential steps for safely removing a wasp nest and explain why hiring professional wasp control services, like those offered by 7 State Pest Control in Melbourne, is often the best option.

The Wasp Nest Problem

Wasps are social insects that collect cellulose fibers obtained through chewing wood pulp and saliva and mix it to form a paper-like structure to build their nests. Their nesting spots can vary greatly, from trees, eaves, attics, sheds, and even underground locations. It’s necessary to know first what type of wasp it is as there are those types of wasps that are considered dangerous as opposed to others.

Common wasps of Melbourne include;

• European Wasps (Vespula germanica): Highly aggressive and always seen forming large colonies, usually in concealed areas. 
• Paper wasps: These are generally nonaggressive most of the time, though the sting is quite painful. They prefer very exposed places to nest.

When to eliminate a wasp’s nest

The best time of getting rid of a wasp nest is during the early spring, as it carries less number and wasps are not hostile. It is one of those times when the queen is just getting the nest completed; therefore, controlling will be easy. At least, it becomes much riskier trying to remove the nest in late summer or fall when the nest becomes its largest and the wasps the most aggressive.

Before Taking Away A Wasp Nest

It is highly essential to prepare before the wasp nest is eradicated for security.

• Put on protective clothing: They need heavy clothes over all skin, including gloves, boots, long-sleeved shirt, and pants. Add a hat and face protection, which can be a beekeeper’s veil or heavy goggles. 
• Equipment tools: long-handled spray applicator, wasps insecticide spray, flashlight if the area is dark; it is always good to have a hose handy in case you need to make a quick exit.
  
• Check the weather: This drill should preferably be conducted in the early morning or late evening because wasps are relatively tame and not so active due to the cool weather.
  

DIY Steps for Removing a Wasp Nest

If you are sure that you safely can take out a small nest, then:

Step 1: Caution approach: Sneak silently up to the nest. Avoid sudden movements, as they set off vibrations and possibly noisy attacks by wasps.

Step 2: Sprays Wasp Spray: Use a wasp-specific insecticide from a safe distance of at least 6-10 feet. Make sure the spray can used has a knockdown action that could act quickly. Spray the insecticide straight into the opening of the nest, allowing penetration into the structure of the nest.

Step 3. Retreating, one observes: Laying down the insecticide, retreat to a safe distance and wait for any activity in the nest. At least 24 hours should be allowed after laying down the insecticide to ensure that all wasps are dead.

Step 4: Remove the Nest Knock down the nest with a long stick or a hose if there is no activity. Remove the nest out in sealed garbage bags so that it doesn’t attract insects towards it.

Why You Need to Have Professional Wasp Control Services?

DIYs can be quite effective to remove a small nest, but these wasps are extremely protective of their homes and one mistake can cost several very severe stings. Here’s why calling the professionals with 7 State Pest Control in Melbourne makes all the sense:

Specialist knowledge But the good thing is that professionals, who know different kinds of wasps and how they react, do their killing techniques with best practices possible using safe protective material.

• Safety Guarantee: Experts in controlling wasps wear personal protection equipment that minimizes the chances of getting stung. More importantly, they have available to them professional-strength insecticides, more potent and targeted than even the best types of over-the-counter sprays. 
• Long-term Prevention: 7 Pest Control State provides not only the removal of the nest but also prevention to ensure that wasps will not return to the location. This includes the sealing of any and all possible entry points, removing attractants, and traps if necessary.

Advantages of Hiring 7 State Pest Control

Control Wasp Infestation From 7 State Pest Control, we are proud of fast, efficient and safe wasp control service. Here’s why you should call us:

 

• Experienced Technicians: Our technician receives proper training to treat any size infestation and assures that all wasps are removed in a most safe manner possible to you and your property. We can take out the nest but also provide advice on how not to be infested next time like wasp-proofing your home.  
• Environment Friendly Techniques: We use natural materials as much as we can, hence the techniques used to your treatment are safe for the family, pets, and environment. Prompt Answer: We treat it seriously by the seriousness of the presence of wasps and wait for a minimum response time mainly during peak seasons. 

7 Steps to Prevent Future Infestations of Wasps The same way in which the nest is eliminated, prevention of return is as important, so some of the steps taken to prevent its return are the following: 

• Seal entry points: Look around your house for gaps and cracks where the wasps may enter and nest inside. 
• Remove Attractants: Wasps attract food, especially sweets.  Keep your outdoor dining places clean. Cover food and drinks when having parties outside. 
• Install traps: Placing wasp traps at strategic areas around the house will catch foraging wasps, with the chances of a new nest being developed being minimized. 
• Regular Inspections: Check attics, roof eaves, sheds, and trees regularly for the first signs of a wasp’s nest. Removing a wasp nest also involves very dangerous work, requiring much caution, knowledge, and proper equipment. Even small and accessible nests can be dealt with using DIY methods, whereas bigger infestations often require professional assistance. 

Experiences such as 7 State Pest Control in Melbourne for a proper service ensure safe and effective and long-lasting solution to your problem of the wasp. The chances of wasps returning to your outside area can be minimized if there are early preventive measures. For any kind of professional wasp control and removal services in Melbourne, 7 State Pest Control can help. Call us now and keep your house free from unwanted infestation.