Find the flight line first
Repeated coming and going tends to give a nest away well before it's spotted directly, whether that's near Wimbledon, where large Victorian houses and villas near the Common, or elsewhere in the borough. From a safe distance, on a calm afternoon, watch for wasps repeatedly heading back to one spot on the house or garden, just as near Mitcham, where suburban semis and terraces around Mitcham Common and the town centre.
Sheds and garages across the suburbs
Sheds and garages opened only occasionally, common across Morden and Raynes Park, give a queen a quiet, undisturbed spot for weeks, and a nest here can go unnoticed until the space is used again for something else.
Eaves on Mitcham and Morden's semis
The eaves of the borough's suburban semis around Mitcham and Morden give a queen a way into the roof space wherever a gap at the fascia or a slipped tile has opened up, and checking them is a quick job in spring.
What to do today
- Keep children and pets away from the flight line
- Keep windows shut on the side of the house where the nest is
- Leave the entrance open and the nest untouched
- Clear sweet drinks and fallen fruit from the garden, which draw wasps in late summer
Why late summer feels worse
By late summer the colony's at its biggest, yet egg-laying has slowed right down, leaving fewer larvae to produce the secretion workers rely on, as anyone near Colliers Wood will recognise, where converted ex-industrial units and new-build flats alongside older terraced streets. They go looking for sugar themselves instead, which is why bins and drinks suddenly attract far more attention.
Booking wasp nest removal in Merton
A standard wasp nest removal in Merton is a £90 fixed price, guaranteed: if the nest is still active within 30 days we come back at no extra cost, and that applies equally whether the nest turns up near Mitcham - where suburban semis and terraces around Mitcham Common and the town centre - or anywhere else nearby, so book wasp nest removal and tell us roughly where the entrance is, with the full terms on the Merton wasp nest removal page.
