Calls seeking help to eradicate wasps up 300%

THERE has been a 300% increase in calls for help in eradicating wasps in the last 10 years, says a leading pest control specialist.

Rentokil has urged people to beware of wasps after two elderly people in Britain died this week after being stung by the insects.

The company’s technical manager, Dr Colm Moore, reckons that between five and 12 people die in Britain and Ireland every year after being stung by a wasp.