They’re flying into our cars in search of food, they’re competing with our pets for food and unlike a bee, the pesky European wasp can sting multiple times.
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Once I had a guy whose ceiling collapsed from the sheer weight of the nest.
- Rick Knox
Rick Knox from Blayney-Orange Pest Control said that the prolonged warm weather was causing the problem, that and Blayney’s location in the heart of the European wasp problem in Australia.
“From Lithgow out to Orange and Molong are the main populations of European wasp,” he said, “They’re attracted to the fruit growing areas in Orange and surrounds,” he said.
Mr Knox said that roof and wall cavities as well as holes in the ground are popular places for the wasps to nest as they come into winter.
“I’m doing two to three jobs a day controlling them at the moment,” he said. “Once I had a guy whose ceiling collapsed from the sheer weight of the nest.”
Mr Knox warned that the wasps are very aggressive and if someone is allergic to bee stings, a wasp attack could be fatal, and total control is difficult.
“The wasps protect their nests and compete for sugary foods and meat,” he said.
“To kill them properly you have to kill the queen, really soak the nest in chemicals, otherwise they’ll just be back again after winter.”