Hornets are larger than wasps and more colourful, so they are often feared more than wasps. However, they’re less aggressive than wasps and will try to avoid encounters with humans. European hornet populations are dwindling, and sightings remain infrequent in the local areas.
Hornets are beneficial pest controllers, preying on flies, aphids, and caterpillars. However, gardeners dislike them because they damage sap-feeding plants. Hornet stings are exceptionally painful and seriously threaten those with allergies.
If you discover a hornet nest, professional removal is recommended. Effective Pest Solutions provides expert assistance in safely removing these nests, ensuring your safety.
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For all enquiries regarding hornets, please call now at 07951 228 778.
Do you have hornets?
Hornets are often mistaken for wasps but are significantly larger, sometimes twice the size. Unlike wasps, which are black and yellow, they have distinctive yellow and brown abdominal rings. Hornet nests are far larger than wasp nests.
Hornets primarily nest in hollow tree trunks but also use roof spaces, wall cavities, air bricks, and quiet garden areas like sheds or underground burrows. The queen selects a nest site and constructs a wood pulp nest, laying and nurturing eggs until they hatch. She then tends to the larvae until they pupate into worker hornets, who then manage the nest development.
Queens hibernate over winter, while the nest dies out as temperatures drop. Old nests are never reused.
Hornets become problematic when they forage for sugary foods indoors or at outdoor gatherings. Their loud flight helps with identifying the location of the nest. Hornets are highly defensive near their nests, posing a risk in enclosed spaces. Professional hornet control is safest. We provide swift, affordable nest removal, ensuring safety and resolving your hornet issue effectively.
How do we remove hornet nests?
Our qualified exterminator will visit your home or office for prompt hornet nest eradication. We will offer a same-day service where possible.
The nest is eradicated using a potent, fast-acting insecticide sprayed directly on accessible nests or a quick-killing powder on concealed nests in wall cavities, under roof tiles, or underground. Hornets carry the powder back to the nest, eliminating the queen and colony within hours.
Typically, a single treatment suffices for hornet nest removal. However, if a follow-up is required for the same nest, it will be provided at no additional cost. While nest removal is an option, it is generally not deemed necessary after treatment.
FAQs about Hornet Removal
Visible adult hornets and their nests are the clearest indicators of an infestation. During nest construction, you may also observe hornets scraping wood from fences, logs, or unpainted structures to gather material.
Do not disturb hornet nests, and if you encounter hornets, calmly retreat. Seek immediate medical attention if stung, particularly if you experience any signs of an allergic reaction.
Like wasps, hornet colonies experience seasonal die-off, with workers and males perishing in autumn or winter. Only fertilised queens endure, overwintering to establish new nests the following spring. They do not die after a sting and can sting multiple times.
The European hornet is the only native hornet species in the UK. The Asian hornet originated in Asia and has spread to various countries, though sightings are rare.
The main danger associated with hornets is their sting, which, though infrequent, can have fatal consequences.
Hornets pest control throughout the Home Counties
- Addlestone
- Ashtead
- Balham
- Banstead
- Barnes
- Battersea
- Beckenham
- Bexley Heath
- Billingshurst
- Bookham
- Brixton
- Bromley
- Burgess Hill
- Camberwell
- Carshalton
- Caterham
- Chelsea
- Chertsey
- Chessington
- Chislehurst
- Clapham
- Cobham
- Colliers Wood
- Coulsdon
- Crawley
- Croydon
- Dartford
- Fulham
- Dulwich
- Earlsfield
- East Grinstead
- Epsom
- Erith
- Ewell
- Fulham
- Gatwick
- Godstone
- Horley
- Horsham
- Horsley
- Kenley
- Kennington
- Keston
- Kingston-upon-Thames
- Leatherhead
- Merton
- Mitcham
- Morden
- Motspur Park
- New Malden
- Norwood
- Orpington
- Oxshott
- Oxted
- Penge
- Pulborough
- Purley
- Putney
- Raynes Park
- Redhill
- Reigate
- Sheen
- Sidcup
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- Sutton
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- Welling
- West Byfleet
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