Seasonal Pests

We are fast approaching that time of the year at every Crystalkil technician looks forward to Garden Ants and Wasps nests season. Wasps are common throughout Britain. Wasps are social insects, forming colonies inside nests specially constructed in the ground, in cavities, trees and walls, and very frequently in roof spaces.

Wasps are approx. 10 to 20 mm long and have the famous black and yellow stripes. Wasps are probably the only insect that everybody knows instantly, and what it is capable of doing, delivering painful and sometimes fatal stings.

The main hazard of wasps is the risk of ‘anaphylactic shock’ which can arise from even a single wasp sting. Wasps also visit dustbins, waste depots and dead animal bodies which can lead to the spread of disease and contamination of foodstuffs.

Garden Ants are found in many parts of the world, and frequently throughout the UK close to and in association with man's dwellings. Ants have a well defined social structure and a wide range of tastes. It is usually the sexually infertile female ants, the workers, that are seen away from the nest. Ant's nests may survive for many years but young queens leave the nest as 'flying ants' and start new ones each year.

Foraging worker ants can become a nuisance but not normally a health risk unlike some of the tropical ants such as the Pharaoh's Ant. Sexual forms, 'flying ants' may emerge in large numbers close to or inside houses and other buildings.

If you need help with Pest Control London, contact Crystalkil for our Pest Control Services.