Wasps and bees
No council in the Yarra Valley removes a wasp nest from private land. A bee swarm is different: that's a beekeeper's job, for a small fee or sometimes free.
We connect you with a local pest controller who works in the Yarra Valley.
Ask for a quoteThe Monda Trail, Yarra Ranges National Park. Photo: Geoff Bartlett, CC BY-SA 4.0
A nest on your land is yours
- Yarra Ranges
- Treats nests on council land when it can find them; on private land, use a professional.
- Manningham
- Residents remove nests on their own property, through a licensed pest controller.
- Maroondah
- Doesn't help with pests on your property; helps on council land where there is a health or safety risk.
Checked 25 October 2026 against Yarra Ranges Council: bees and wasps, Manningham Council: native animals and insects and Maroondah City Council: pest control.
Bees are a beekeeper's
Councils send people with a honeybee swarm to a local beekeeper, and Yarra Ranges says most will take one for a small fee or sometimes free. Maroondah says apiarists can often move a hive without destroying it.
Checked 25 October 2026 against Yarra Ranges Council: bees and wasps and Maroondah City Council: pest control.
Asking for a quote
Say where the insects go in and out, roughly how high, and whether you can tell wasps from bees. A photo from a safe distance helps.
Ask for a quote
Tell us where you are and what needs doing, and we'll contact you as soon as possible.