Find the flight line first
It's usually the repeated traffic to one spot that gives a nest away, long before you see it directly, just as near Twickenham, where riverside houses and terraces close to the Thames. From a safe distance on a mild afternoon, watch for wasps returning repeatedly to the same spot on the house, an outbuilding or a garden wall.
Outbuildings and garden walls
The larger properties typical of the borough, particularly around Hampton and towards Teddington, often have a summer house, a garage or an old garden wall standing some distance from the main house, and any of these gives a queen a quiet spot to start a nest undisturbed for weeks.
Eaves on Richmond's Georgian townhouses
Under the eaves and roofline of Richmond's Georgian townhouses, an old gap around a repaired section of fascia or a slipped slate gives a queen a way into the roof space, and a nest here can go unnoticed for some time given the height of these buildings.
What to do today
- Keep children and pets away from the flight line
- Keep windows shut on the side of the house or outbuilding where the nest is
- Leave the entrance open and the nest untouched
- Clear fallen fruit and sweet drinks from the garden, which draw wasps late in summer
Why late summer feels worse
Come August and September the colony has reached full size, yet with egg-laying largely over, there are fewer larvae supplying the sugary secretion workers need, as anyone near Twickenham will recognise, where riverside houses and terraces close to the Thames. Without that supply, workers turn to bins and drinks, which is exactly why this time of year is the worst point to disturb a nest, much as it does near Teddington, where a mix of Victorian terraces and larger detached houses near Bushy Park and the.
Booking wasp nest removal in Richmond upon Thames
A standard wasp nest removal in Richmond upon Thames 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 Whitton - where quieter suburban streets with a mix of semis and terraced housing - or anywhere else nearby, so book wasp nest removal and tell us roughly where the entrance is, with the full terms on the Richmond upon Thames wasp nest removal page.
