wasp nest problem

jules1964

wallbash wrote: »

Willing to join that group .

Wasps Kill them , before they sting someone , not wait to see if they don't

Thank you, I think most people would be in our group eh lol :beer:

Lotus-eater

This is actually weird and pretty stupid, if either of you two posters can find a post where me or Dave protected the wasp and said a nest shouldn't be destroyed, I'd be interested in seeing it.
Fact is, we always say they should be destroyed if they need to be. And we've always stood by that stance.

Fact also, is that wasps are a part of the system into which we all live, luckily there are people like me who let live and who don't automatically kill everything that lives in the garden.

wallbash

who don't automatically kill everything that lives in the garden.

I will KILL / REMOVE / BURN and destroy anything in my garden that just might !! hurt my kids, I will do this gladly and with a clear conscious.

Davesnave

Lotus, don't go spoiling it by stating facts like that. It's more fun to portray us as loonies and to be playground-rude, than to actually read what we post, or to understand any of that strange environmental nonsense.

Apart from which, I was beginning to enjoy my new position, somewhere between Gary Glitter and Ghengis Khan....

Anyone seen this thread?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=24197633#post24197633

Whoops! Sorry, more unpalatable facts...:p

Victor_Meldrew

Hi all,

Haven't read all the posts but I've been removing wasps nests for years. They are very beneficial insects during summer but need removing around now before they get lairy. Quite easy really - just use a proprietary wasp killer powder from B&Q (or whoever) preferably one which delivers a squirt action.
DO IT AT NIGHT - the wasps will not come out as long as you do not touch the nest. Try to get the dust all around the entrance but dont disturb it. Leave a couple of days and observe. If you see no wasps around the nest over 30 mins they are all dead. But you may need a second application.
The best wasp killers contain bendiocarb (usually found in ant killer powder) check the active ingredient.

Paying £40 is a rip off. If you are really worried about stings wear a balaclava, fleece and gloves but if you follow the above advice you won't need them.

HTH

Lotus-eater

wallbash wrote: »

I will KILL / REMOVE / BURN and destroy anything in my garden that just might !! hurt my kids, I will do this gladly and with a clear conscious.

Well that's your choice. My kids don't live in a bubble and are able to fend for themselves luckily.
They know about brambles, mushrooms, nettles (and dock leaves of course) all the buzzy creatures good and bad, how to interact with wildlife and nature, how to watch it and not be scared of it.
When they are old enough I can quite happily send them off into the countryside to play, not worried they don't know what to do when they encounter something.

I expect you think I am doing something close to child neglect and I expect that I think you are the type of person who uses antibacterial wipes and chopping boards, just in case the horrible bacteria does something nasty. Forgetting that that bacteria grows immunity in kids, which they need.

Of course nothing is black or white as many people seem to think. So don't please shout at me saying I am stupid for letting my kids play round a wasps nest, because I haven't, but.......... they have seen one, know what it looks like, sat with me and watched the drones coming in and out, know to beware of it and if they come across one somewhere else, know to stay away.

The other day we were eating on a campsite, there were loads of wasps around. I was so proud of my DD, she didn't start flailing her arms around, didn't make any wasps angry, wasn't scared, despite one landing on her arm she just stood still and it flew off. Needless to say no one was stung. I feel very proud of that.
I have a suspicion that for those parents who teach their kids to be afraid and scared of insects, the outcome would have been very different.

wallbash

Well that's your choice

Yes it is .

[Deleted User]

errr. What is with the nastiness? I hate wasps with a vengence and they are absolute pests that can cause terribly allergic reactions. We just destroyed a local wasp`s nest. In my long experience they are most definitely not non aggresive

and I speak as one who had several wasp stings in the mouth

jules1964

wallbash wrote: »

I will KILL / REMOVE / BURN and destroy anything in my garden that just might !! hurt my kids, I will do this gladly and with a clear conscious.

You are a responsible parent. :money:

Smeg77

One thing about Wasp nests, they tend to only live in them once. Wasps can't survive our Winters (normally), and once a Wasp nest has been emptied they do not return.

If you've had a Wasp nest before, they best thing to do is leave it in place, then you'll find that no more wasps will build nests in your garden/roof or where-ever the nest was.