How Long Does Professional Wasp Nest Treatment Take in Northfleet?
Finding one nest often leads to finding another; this guide explains how a second nest affects the visit, the timeline and what you pay.
One nest becomes two
Householders often call about one nest, and the technician or the householder discovers another. It might be in the other eaves, in the shed, in a bush at the bottom of the garden or in the ground by the fence. Two nests do not always mean two problems at once, but they do change how the visit is planned.
The treatment itself is usually short for each nest. What changes is the planning, and that is easy to deal with by mentioning any other suspect spot when you book. An additional nest on the same property is £60 each, on top of £120 for the first, with no call-out charge.
A household in Northfleet, next to Gravesend, that finds a second nest in the garden shed after booking for the one in the eaves is the working example.
Looking for the second nest, safely
You do not need to hunt for it. A calm look from the ground is enough. Watch the other side of the house, the garage, the shed and the hedges from a distance for a few minutes, noting any steady line of wasps.
Signs that suggest a separate nest rather than the same one: - A second line of wasps entering a different gap, far from the first - Wasps flying to the opposite side of the house - A paper-like ball in a bush or hanging in an outbuilding - Wasps near a hole in the ground away from the building
If you are not sure, say so. The technician will look at the property as a whole.
Do not worry if you only spot the second nest on the morning of the visit. Tell the technician as soon as they arrive, and they will check it. The sooner they know, the more smoothly the day runs, and the additional nest is simply £60 each.
Booking and what to say
Ring 01622 410 019 or use the form at /contact-us/. Say how many nests you believe there are and where, and which you are most worried about. If you find another after booking, ring or write again straight away rather than waiting for the visit.
The business offers same-day service, evening and weekend appointments and emergency use of the form out of hours. The price remains fixed: £120 for the first nest and £60 for each additional one on the same property. Nothing is added for location or time of day.
Do mention anyone who is allergic to stings, so that the booking can be prioritised.
If you rent your home, check your tenancy agreement on who arranges pest treatment. It depends on the terms of the agreement, and the technician cannot advise on that.
Costs are simple to work out. One nest is £120 per nest. Two nests on the same property is £120 plus £60 each, and a third would add another £60 each. There is no call-out charge, and nothing extra is added for the time of day or where the nests are.
How a two-nest visit runs
The technician usually deals with the nests during the one visit, moving from one to the other. You will be asked to keep people and pets away from both areas. If one nest is at the front and the other at the back, it is worth keeping everyone in the middle of the house.
The settling afterwards follows the same pattern as for one nest. Returning wasps are around the entrances for some hours, and activity usually fades over a day or two. Check each location separately, because one may quieten sooner than the other.
Do not block either entrance in the meantime, and do not try to knock down a nest to see what is inside.
Northfleet households sometimes ask whether two nests means a longer visit. The visit is usually still short for each nest, though the technician will naturally need to move between locations. That is a reason to clear access to both before the day, such as unlocking the side gate and moving a car or bins.
Checking each nest afterwards
Keep a short list: nest one, nest two, and the date and time of the visit. Look at each from a safe distance morning and evening for a day or two. A fall in traffic at both is what you want.
If one is quiet and the other still shows steady traffic after a day or two, contact the business through the contact page and name which one. One visit guaranteed is the promise on the price graphic, and being specific about the location speeds things up.
Ask the technician at booking whether the empty nests can be taken down.
Keep a note of the first-seen date for each nest. If one was spotted in June and the other in August, it helps the technician understand the property, and it gives you a reference when checking progress.
Why late summer brings extra nests
Wasps start building nests from late April, depending on the weather. In a year when several nests start nearby, it is not unusual for a large property to host more than one nest, particularly in a garden with a shed, hedges and eaves all within a few metres of each other. By August each colony may hold two thousand to ten thousand or more wasps.
For that reason, the sooner you act, the easier it is to keep the problem small. A nest found in June and treated at once is a very different matter from two nests found in late August.
Wasps on your property in Northfleet?
Fixed price £120 per nest, no call-out charge, same-day service available.