Dealing with Bees, Wasps and Hornets

How many treatments are required?

Liverpool Pest Control recommends one spray treatments to successfully eradicate an infestation and kill off any nests. However, we do offer a free of charge second treatment if the infestation or nest is not dormant within one and seven day. For this second treatment please contact Liverpool Pest Control to arrange a visit for our professional fumigators to come out to you. Again, we do offer complete nest control and guarantee all our treatments.

Do you provide a service for a nest treatment or removal at all hours?

Yes. Liverpool Pest Control offers a service which provides highly, trained, qualified professional fumigators 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Is there a cost for a re-visit?

There is no additional cost for a revisit. If the nest is still active after 14 days, please do contact us and arrange a revisit as we do guarantee to eradicate all infestations or nests. Liverpool Pest Control is happy to offer this service free of charge.

How do I get rid of a nest?

Liverpool Pest Control strongly warns you to not attempt to treat or remove an activate nest yourself. If bees, wasps or hornets are alive and disturbed, they can feel threatened and become aggressive instantaneously in an effort to defend their nest and young, with potential for hundreds of them to be swarming around at once within seconds. Therefore, we highly recommend you contact our services and leave it to the professionals. There is no counter-bought chemicals strong enough to kill a nest and an infestation, you do require professional chemicals. To successfully treat a nest you do not have to remove the nest itself, our professional fumigators can treat the nest and nesting wasps with specific chemical and procedures.

If you find any bees, wasps or hornets coming in and out of any hole, cracks or gaps within your property or within any out buildings and believe there is a nest in the cavities, please do not ever attempt to cover or fill these crevices as this will only trap the infestation thinking that this will kill the nest off itself. This will definitely not work and only has greater potential to cause more problems when trying to treat and eradicate them.

Liverpool Pest Controls highly, qualified fumigators are trained to locate the nests for you, as they are often found in a one or more locations. From there, our fumigators will talk you through the whole process and will exterminate as required. Please do read further on the steps required before and after a fumigation treatment.

How do I know if I have a bee, wasp or hornets’ nest?

Liverpool Pest Control advises you that if you are seeing a large volume of bees, wasps or hornets swarming around within your property or garden, it is highly likely you have a nest nearby. However, if you are not visibly seeing many bees or wasps swarming around but you can hear them or believe there is a nest present somewhere.

We advise you to carefully and cautiously look for any holes, crack, gaps or cervices within the structure of your property or out buildings and see if there is any activity. If any activity is present, there is likely to be a nest within the cavity. In addition, if they are present and entering or leaving the property or garden from more than one place, there is most probably more than one nest. Our highly, trained, professional fumigators will have a look around the property and advise you further on the day.

How do I get rid of a nest if it is dormant?

Liverpool Pest Control advises you to contact us and arrange a visit for our professional fumigators to come and remove the nest for you and dispose of it professional. Please do not attempt to do this yourself, as there is a possibility the nest can still be active. This is extremely dangerous as the live insects can become aggressive instantaneously and sting you.

Do you provide a service for a dormant nest?

Yes. Liverpool Pest Control offers a complete nest control service. We guarantee to treat any nest up to twice and once dormant remove it at an additional rate. Please allow up to two weeks for one treatment or three weeks for two treatment before arranging for a visit for us to come and remove the dormant nest. We recommend these periods to ensure the nest is dormant. However, if you have found an old or dormant nest which we have not treated for you, we do also provide this removal service. Please contact Liverpool Pest Control services to arrange a visit for our professional fumigators to come out and remove it at an agreed rate.

Where would I find a bee, wasp or hornets’ nest?

If no nest is visibly present please look in the following places:

• Trees.
• Inside lofts.
• Edges of roofs.
• Inside any out buildings, i.e, sheds or garages.
• Under leaves.
• Inside bird boxes.
• Inside furniture, i.e, wardrobes.
• Corners of ceilings in quiet rooms.
• Inside cavity walls within the property.
• Under the stairs.

Liverpool Pest Control recommends that you do not attempt to go close to the nest and always remain at a safe distance. Please do not attempt to treat or remove the nest yourself. If you find any wasps, bees or hornets coming in and out of any hole, cracks or gaps within your property or within any out buildings, please do not ever attempt to cover or fill these crevices as this will only trap the infestation and has great potential to cause more problems when trying to treat and eradicate them. Please contact Liverpool Pest Control to arrange a visit with our professional fumigators.

What should I do prior to a nest treatment?

Liverpool Pest Control advises you if possible to ensure no babies, young children or animals are present if a nest is being treated inside a property. For any nest being treated outside the property please ensure no one is within the garden and please inform your adjoining neighbours that you are having a nest treated and at what day and time. This is due to wasps, bees and hornets ability to swarm aggressively after the treatment and we propose these recommendations to eliminate the possibility of any human or animal being stung.

Please ask your adjoining neighbours if they have noticed any signs of a bee, wasp or hornets’ nest as more often than not there is two within a close location. If one nest is treated but there is another live nest close by, there is potential for the live bees, wasps and hornets from the nest close by to swarm into the treated nest and keep it alive. Liverpool Pest Control offers a discounted service for two or more nests within a close proximity.

Liverpool Pest Control recommends you look around your property safely, to see if any wasps, bees or hornets are entering and exiting any specific places or using the same access points. If this is detected please do inform our fumigator prior to any treatment being completed. Again, please do not ever attempt to cover or fill these crevices as this will only trap the infestation. This will definitely not work and only has greater potential to cause more problems when trying to treat and eradicate them.

Should I inform my neighbours?

Yes. Liverpool Pest Control advises you inform your adjoining neighbours. This is due to wasps, bees and hornets ability to swarm aggressively after the treatment and we propose these recommendations to eliminate the possibility of any human or animal being stung. Especially in peak season many of your neighbours will plans to spend time in their garden, therefore, a courtesy reminder with help for everyone’s safety.

Please also ask your adjoining neighbours if they have noticed any signs of a bees, wasps or hornets’ nest as more often than not there is two within a close location. If one nest is treated but there is another live nest close by, there is potential for the live wasps, bees and hornets from the nest close by to swarm into the treated nest and keep it alive. Liverpool Pest Control offers a discounted service for two or more nests within a close proximity.

Who is at risk of an infestation?

Any human or animal is at risk of being stung. In some cases some humans or animals can have severe reactions to being stung. By following Liverpool Pest Control recommended before and after advice this will help to eliminate the possibilities of anyone or any animal being stung.

How big can a nest be?

There will be visible signs of a nest; they can start off the size of a tennis ball, the average nest is the size of a basket ball and occasionally extra large nest can grow to three times the size of a basket ball.

Do I leave the property during a treatment?

It is entirely up to yourself. However, our fumigator will be able to advise you further if they recommend you leave the property for safety reasons, i.e, treating a nest within the corner of a room inside your property. Liverpool Pest Control advises you if possible to ensure no babies, young children or animals are present if a nest is being treated inside a property. For any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

Do I need to be at the property if a nest is being treated outside the property?

No. Please contact Liverpool Pest Control services and we can arrange a treatment to suit you.

Can you leave a nest to die on its own?

Liverpool Pest Control strongly recommends that you do not leave any nest with high activity. At peak seasons with lots of availability to food, this can increase the growth of a nest and only make your problem worse if left for any period of time. Please do consider who is around the infestation and their potential to be stung. We highly advise to get any nest treated as soon as it is noticed, to eliminate the problem straight away.

Can I drown a nest?

Liverpool Pest Control highly recommends that you do not attempt to drown a nest with boiling water or a hose. We advise you that this is not a safe way to kill off any wasps, bees, hornets or their nests that are being a nuisance. There is huge potential for them to attack and sting.

Are bees, wasps and hornets dangerous?

Yes. If any human or animal is stung there is potential for an allergic reaction. In severe cases if stung towards the upper body or airways, this can cause the airways to tighten; or any sting can cause an anaphylactic shock and potential fatality.

Why do bees, wasps and hornets attack?

If bees are disturbed and provoked they have a tendency to become aggressive and territorial, and will use their stinger to defend themselves and attack. They can use their stinger several times and have they ability to attack as a group. Liverpool Pest Control fumigators are highly trained to treat nests in a manner in which is least disruptive. Therefore, we highly recommend that anyone untrained does not go near a wasp and attempt to treat the nest themselves. Yourself and any animals have the potential to be stung hundreds of times and this can be extremely dangerous and fatale. In any case, anyone has the potential to have a reaction to a sting and this will be painful; in extreme cases medical treatment could be required and you could go into anaphylactic shock.

Preventing from bees, wasps and hornets

• Food is a key motivator, therefore, it’s essential to eliminate any unwanted food.
• Within your property, look around your home structure and conceal any holes, cracks or crevices. Please ensure this is done prior to any potential wasp, bee or hornet forming a nest within these cavities.

What attracts bees, wasps and hornets to your property?

• Their aim is for protection, safety and a warm haven.
• Bees are attracted to nectar from flowers.
• Bees are naturally drawn to sweet items, sugars and fragrances, such as sugary drinks, fruits and ice lollies. Whether you’re eating outside, have bins outside or any garbage lying around.
• If there is a bee nest nearby, there is greater potential for them to create another nest.