Wasps & Bees
Common Wasps (Vespula Vulgaris)
Features
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Black & yellow in colour
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Elbowed antennae
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Able to sting multiple times
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Queens emerge from hibernation in spring and start to build a nest
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Life cycle from egg-adult takes 16-35 days
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Could have 1000's of wasps per nest
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In winter the queens leave the nest and hibernate in protective areas waiting for spring to come to start over again. All workers die.
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Old wasp nests are never re-used.
Bumble Bees (Bumbus)
Features
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Larger than other Bees
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Black & yellow in colour, tail may be white on some but not on all species
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Can nest in lofts, cavity walls, holes in the ground and compost heaps.
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Not aggressive but can sting multiple times if feels threatened
Red Mason Bees (Osmia Bicornis)
Feature
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Orange and dark hairs
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Two horns on face below antenna
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Not aggressive
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It is a solitary bee
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Nests in walls, timber and old crumbled buildings
Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera
Feature
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Similar colour and size to a wasp
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Has hair and a wasp doesn't
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Makes honey and beeswax
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They swarm
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Colony size can be greater than 20,000
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Can nest in trees, lofts, chimneys and wall cavities
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Not aggressive but can sting only once if threatened. Bee will die afterwards
What we can do for you
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We are aware wasps can be a pain in the summer so here at Ultimate Pest Force we will treat the nest quickly and in a safe manner. So put your feet up, enjoy the summer and leave it to the experts.