Wasp Control in Green Point

Green Point packs a stadium, a big urban park, the Metropolitan golf course and dense streets of flats, guesthouses and Victorian semis into one small slice of the Atlantic Seaboard.

Wasp nests in Green Point

Paper wasps in Green Point nest under the eaves of the terraces on the slopes, in balcony railings and in sheltered courtyards. They're most active from late spring to late summer, and nests by front doors on narrow streets are a sting risk for passers-by.

We treat and remove nests and check nearby eaves and railings for others. Because so many Green Point homes open straight onto the pavement, we take care to keep the area safe while we work, and we can come early in the morning when the wasps are less active and fewer people are walking past.

Along Main Road and the side streets climbing toward Signal Hill you get Victorian and Edwardian terraces with timber floors and pressed-metal ceilings, plus newer apartment blocks with basements and shared bin rooms. Guesthouses and short-stay apartments turn over guests constantly.

A note from the field

Wasps are attracted to water as much as food. A dripping tap or a pool edge can keep them coming back to a garden all summer.

How to tell you have a problem

How we handle wasp control in Green Point

For ongoing wasp control we combine nest treatment with prevention rather than coming out once a year to remove whatever has grown. Active nests are treated with an insecticidal dust or spray applied directly into the comb, usually early in the morning or late in the day when the wasps are on the nest, and the comb is taken down once the colony is dead. On properties with repeat problems we do a sweep in early spring to find and remove young founding nests while they are small, and we can apply a residual treatment to favourite nesting spots such as eaves and pergolas. We also look at what is drawing wasps in, like water points, fallen fruit and open bins, and give practical advice on fixing it. For farms, estates and complexes, scheduled visits through the wasp season keep numbers under control instead of letting them build up.

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Stopping a repeat visit

• Keep outdoor bins closed and clean up after a braai, as wasps scavenge meat and sweet drinks.
• Check garden furniture, umbrellas and the inside of letterboxes before using them in summer.
• Fix dripping taps and irrigation leaks, since wasps need a steady water source to build nests.
• Seal holes in hollow gate posts, steel poles and roller door channels with a cap or sealant.
• Pick up fallen fruit and grapes promptly, because ripe fruit draws foraging wasps in late summer.

Pricing, honestly

Wasp control is priced on how many nests there are, how high and hard to reach they are, and whether you want a once-off treatment or ongoing visits through the season. A house with one or two nests at ladder height is a straightforward job, while farms, estates and complexes with nests spread over many buildings take longer. For properties that get wasps every year, a seasonal plan usually saves money compared to repeated call-outs, and the quote is free.

Knocking down a tiny new nest in spring is a reasonable DIY job if you are not allergic and you do it at dusk. Once a nest is bigger than your palm, or it is high up, inside a wall or near where children play, we would rather you left it to us, because most of the stings we hear about come from people tackling a big nest with a can of spray in daylight. And if wasps keep coming back every year, the problem is the property and the neighbourhood, not one nest.

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