A wasp garden invasion is possible across the United Kingdom in the coming days and weeks due to the warm weather and dry condition as temperatures continue to rise, according to local authorities. The warning pertains to the risk that the stinging pests could choose gardens as their spot to wait for the passage of summer end.
Since early August, related cases that are higher than normal have been reported already. The presence of wasps is common in gardens during late summer. However, experts, including pest control firms, claim the phenomenon could be the worst in many areas. The potential sure of wasp population could see gardens being overrun by the winged insects.
The authorities claim that intense is the main cause of the potential was surge across the UK. This comes several weeks after a major heat wave passed through country, shattering all-time records of high temperatures and experiencing the first issuance of a special type of heat warning from its Meteorological Office (Met Office).
The potential threat also emerged after a heat dome ravaged across the Northern Hemisphere in July. The extreme heat affected the United States and multiple countries in Europe, where thousands of people have died in Spain and Portugal due to heat-related illnesses. Wildfires have also erupted during the said period.
UK Wasp Garden Invasion
Due to the hot and dry weather this year, the UK could be facing the wasp invasion by the end of the summer, according to the Mirror. Details about the looming threat was revealed after multiple pest control firms reported above-average call-outs in early August.
According to the Met Office, the meteorological summer in the UK always start on June 1 and lasts until August 31. The territory's meteorological seasons are divided into four periods which lasts three months each.
This means there is less than a month before the likely threat occurs, which could affect gardens outside residences and other establishments in urban and rural areas.
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Soaring Temperatures
The scorching summer heat wave is expected to cause the insect's late-summer surge, The Sun reports.
The linkage between the wasp population spike and the UK's summer season has been known for a long time.
This is due to the fact that the increased survivability of the bee's no. 1 enemy is supported by the humid conditions provided by the summer heat.
UK Winter Season
Yet, this is not the case of the invasive insects during other seasons, especially during winter, which spans from December to February each year. It is marked by freezing temperatures and icy conditions.
According to Pest Bristol Pest Control, when temperatures fall below 10 degrees Celsius, the wasps that remain in their nest by year end becomes "disoriented."
The UK-based pest control company compares the cold weather's wintery conditions effect on the wasps' central nervous system is comparable to hyperthermia on humans.
While the winter is several months ahead, the UK's busiest wasp control season ranges between June, July, August.
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