You can often find wasp nests in wall cavities roof spaces under eaves in bird boxes sheds or garages.
European wasp nest in roof.
While bees generally have a fatter hairy body wasps are typically long and thin with a smooth body.
Check your loft for any gaps or holes in the roof where wasps may get in through.
To locate a nest carefully watch the flight path of the returning wasps this becomes easier later in the summer as the numbers of wasps increase.
Lack of predators and warmer weather conditions mean that the european wasp is an increasing problem in australia.
Usually below ground with the entrance appearing as a hole in the ground.
Never stand on a ladder to reach a high wasps nest.
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For example giant european insect hornets and yellow jackets are known for defending their nests aggressively whereas solitary.
In addition correct identification can help you assess the risk involved in attempting a wasp nest removal.
This insect likes to live around humans because of the ready supply of food and drink particularly of the sweet varieties.
If the wasps nest is somewhere up high like the eave of a two story house or a high tree branch do not use a ladder to attempt to reach it.
Finally you should keep sweet smelling plants which may attract wasps far from your house.
This is the most common ways that encourage them to get to your house.
How to get rid of the wasp nests.
European wasps are a pest because they are far more aggressive than native wasps.
It s best to make you re actually dealing with wasps and not a bee variety before you try treating this pest problem look for the signature paper wasp characteristics to determine whether this is the problem you re dealing with.
A european wasp nest in a roof cavity in melba.
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On rare occasions they may be found in a roof or wall cavity.
Pexels paper wasps really do look like bees and it s very common to confuse the two.
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If you are standing on a ladder and a swarm of wasps flies at you when you disturb the nest you are very likely to fall and seriously injure yourself.
