A steady two-way stream at one point in the roofline is a nest inside the structure. You will not see it, and that changes nothing about the treatment.
There is a nest inside the structure. A steady two-way stream at a single point — a soffit gap, under a tile, an air brick, a crack in render — is the entrance to it.
You cannot see the nest and you do not need to. Treatment is applied at the entrance; foragers carry it in. £90 fixed cost, guaranteed for 30 days.
Wasps around a bin, a fallen apple or a drink outside are foraging and tell you nothing about a nest.
| Where | What it usually is |
|---|---|
| Soffit or fascia gap | Nest in the roof void or eaves |
| Under a roof tile or at a ridge | Nest in the roof void |
| Air brick | Nest in a wall cavity or subfloor void |
| Crack in render or a mortar joint | Nest in a wall cavity |
| Gap around a pipe or vent | Nest in a wall or floor void |
| Behind a hopper head or gutter | Nest in the eaves |
| A gap at a bay window roof | Nest in the bay structure |
The nest is frequently some distance from the entry point. Wasps travel inside the void, which is why treatment goes in at the entrance rather than at a spot you have guessed at.
£90 fixed cost, guaranteed for 30 days. See our full wasp nest treatment service and what the guarantee covers.
View Wasp Nest Removal Edgware →Do not block the hole. This deserves its own section because it is the mistake that turns a garden problem into a living-room problem.
A wasp colony sealed out of its own entrance does not give up. It finds another way, and the other way is usually into your building.
Worth checking before you assume the nest is yours.
By late season a mature nest can hold several thousand.
Honey bees do occupy cavities and chimneys. We will not treat them and will point you to a local beekeeper. Golden-brown and hairy rather than yellow-and-black and smooth.
The colony dies at the end of the season. That may be a long way off, and the nest grows continuously until then.
Nest inside a wall or roof? Still £90 fixed cost in Edgware, guaranteed for 30 days.
A nest inside the structure. That point is the entrance to it.
No. Treatment is applied at the entry point and foragers carry it into the nest.
No. Wasps chew through plasterboard, insulation and mortar and end up inside the building instead.
Often some distance from the entry point — wasps travel inside the void.
Yes, if it grows large enough. The paper structure gets heavy and plasterboard is not built for it.
A soffit run is often continuous, so the entry point may be over a neighbour's section. Worth asking whether they are seeing the same traffic.
A nest in a communal soffit or roof void is normally the freeholder's or managing agent's, and one above a commercial unit may be that business's.
Usually yes, once the nest is dead — the same gaps let in rodents, birds and insects.
£90 fixed cost, guaranteed for 30 days. Whatever you do, do not block the hole.
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