Colonies of social wasps are considered annoying pests - they often nest in manmade structures and deal out ... Ancestors of the wasps most commonly found in the UK nested in cavities. This has ...

Pest control firms are reporting a rise in 'bigger and more difficult' wasp nests despite winter settling in and people could disturb them in lofts, sheds and garages in the days ahead as they ...

There are 7,000 species of wasps living in the UK, nine of which build nests to house a colony. Like bees, each wasp species is either social or solitary. Those that prefer family life build nests to ...

In comparison, his company - which covers Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire - was called out to deal with eight nests during June ... Each summer, wasps in the UK capture about 14 million ...

Typically at this time, wasps will be in search of carbohydrates for energy, as the sugary secretions provided by wasp larvae ...