Check your loft for any gaps or holes in the roof where wasps may get in through.
European wasp nest in roof.
You can often find wasp nests in wall cavities roof spaces under eaves in bird boxes sheds or garages.
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.
A european wasp nest in a roof cavity in melba.
A mature european wasp nest in summer can contain thousands of wasps.
In addition correct identification can help you assess the risk involved in attempting a wasp nest removal.
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.
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This is the most common ways that encourage them to get to your house.
This insect likes to live around humans because of the ready supply of food and drink particularly of the sweet varieties.
How to get rid of the wasp nests.
Finally you should keep sweet smelling plants which may attract wasps far from your house.
Pexels paper wasps really do look like bees and it s very common to confuse the two.
On rare occasions they may be found in a roof or wall cavity.
European wasps are a pest because they are far more aggressive than native wasps.
Mr bariesheff said ewasp nests were often hidden with the most common nesting sites in wall cavities a hole in the ground roofs and even in conifer trees.
For example giant european insect hornets and yellow jackets are known for defending their nests aggressively whereas solitary.
It will have a busy entrance hole with many wasps entering and exiting per minute.
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.
Never stand on a ladder to reach a high wasps nest.
