Everybody at some has had an encounter with a wasp. These large, yellow and
black striped buzzing insects have a sweet tooth at one end and a painful sting
at the other.
They can be found in hollow trees, lofts, bushes and wall cavities with their
nests usually made up of chewed wood. The need to collect wood means that wasps may
damage the wooden fabric of buildings, fences and even perhaps garden furniture.
Wasps are a particular nuisance at the end of the summer when the workers are
freed of the need to collect proteinaceous foods for their young and turn to sweet
materials such as jam and syrup. They then cause a nuisance when they enter kitchens,
bakeries and other premises handling sweet aromatic materials. Foodstuffs can be
contaminated and staff will be disturbed or even stung.
It is the ability of wasps to inflict these painful stings, without provocation,
that concerns most people. What’s more the venom contains a pheromone which alarms
all other wasps in the area and invites them to join the attack on the victim. At
worst sting symptoms can result in an anaphylactic shock reaction - respiratory
distress, faintness, an itching rash, swelling of the face and vomiting with
abdominal pain, cramp or diarrhoea.
Agouti pest control technicians have an environmentally friendly approach to wasp
treatment, utilising the latest techniques, and wherever possible the process will be
carried out humanely.
For your FREE Wasp eradication assessment and quotation
contact us today.