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  Geoffrey King August 14, 2011 at 11:59am

  Why do you need to control them?
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk August 14, 2011 at 1:38pm

  i thought you did a mole catching course john ?

  
  
  j.p grass roots h&g said:

  its called nature ...i think you should tell your customers to live with it
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk August 14, 2011 at 1:39pm

  thanks .  hmm thats not cheap ...
  
  Paul @ PPCH Services said:

  To cover both insect and invertabrae pests and to buy the chemicals you need to sit the BPCA/ RSPH Level 2 certificate, You have to do aprox 3 weeks training before hand and these days im led to beleive a practical element.  6 years ago it cost me aprox £1500  then you have the equipment, insurance and advertising.

   

  It aint cheap.

   

   

   

   

   

   
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  David Tabberner August 14, 2011 at 2:57pm

  I can only comment on badgers and moles.

  Badgers = an electric fence (about a foot or so high). Guaranteed to keep them out. But needs putting in properly. Try Rutland Electric Fencing for advice.

  Moles = trapping. I use Trapline traps = easy to set. But need positioning properly for a result. (I buy mine from Capybara Pest Control).

  It's all about understanding how animals behave - most are not stupid and will soon work out if you are trying to have a go at them. I hope this has been of some use.

  David
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  Jen@A&J Owenwindows&gardens August 14, 2011 at 3:25pm

  On the subject of wasps, we have a paper wasp nest right next to the house. They are usually none aggressive unless interfered with. We've had no trouble at all all through the summer.

  Probably useful to identify the difference if wasps are the problem. The nests of paper wasps are quite different from yellow jackets.

  A friend of ours had badgers wrecking the lawn, she started feeding them and they left the lawn alone - might be a plan also.

   

   
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  Jen@A&J Owenwindows&gardens August 14, 2011 at 4:48pm

  Thanks for the correction, I googled it asking for UK wasps only so Lord knows how this happened, the site definitely didn't say they were native to America only. These are nesting in a shed and their nest is about 9 inches across and resembles a white paper lampshade. There only seem to be about 20 or so wasps at any one time even in the middle of the day.

  They are unusual looking things (they do have more black on them), but they really aren't posing any problem at all so perhaps it raises the point that it's not always necessary to eradicate all wasps nests unless they really are posing a danger? We go in and out the shed all the time and no one has been stung.

   

  Paul @ PPCH Services said:

  Jenny, someone has been on an american website!

   

  We have neither Paper wasps nor Yellow jackets in the Uk these are american wasps speceis.

   

  We do have a few different species including german wasps that have quite a bit of black on the abdomen and generally build nests in shrubs, however all in the uk are equally agressive and treated in the same way.
  
  Jenny@ A & J Owen Gardening said:

  On the subject of wasps, we have a paper wasp nest right next to the house. They are usually none aggressive unless interfered with. We've had no trouble at all all through the summer.

  Probably useful to identify the difference if wasps are the problem. The nests of paper wasps are quite different from yellow jackets.

  A friend of ours had badgers wrecking the lawn, she started feeding them and they left the lawn alone - might be a plan also.

   

   
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  Tim Haywood August 14, 2011 at 8:47pm

  I was working at one of my regulars when the local authority pest controller called to treat a wasp nest. The wasps were entering through a hole in a timber and were nesting in a void within the wall on the first floor. The controller treated the nest from the ground with a pressure sprayer fitted with a long pole extension. A puff or two of Ficam D (dry) and that was it. Total time including suiting up, 10 minutes. Price: £47. Maybe it is worth the investment in a course after all.

   

  This site reckons on 7 species of wasps in Britain: http://www.bumblebee.org/invertebrates/Hymenoptera2.htm#7species