wasps nest help! (merged threads)

Optimist

B@Q sell Wasp Nest Killer Powder, I believe they also do some foam spray that does the job as well.

stebiz

Sumostar wrote:

Try soaking the nest in petrol (but DON'T light it!). The fumes are heavier than air and suffocate the wasps. We have used this method a number of times where access was a problem.

Might not be a good idea if it is 90 degrees outside

Stebiz

stebiz

silvercar wrote:

When the council guy arrives he will be in a spacesuit for his own protection. Don't think you can just put a teatowel over your face and run for it!

I did do this a few weeks ago. We had one in the shed. Opened the door and knocked it down with a big stick. Kept the kids inside the house and shut the windows. Made sure all of my body was covered including gloves.

Maybe I was lucky. Maybe just stupid but it worked for me. I'm not recommending it though. It was scarey and I could have had it done by the council for nothing.

Regards
Stebiz

kittiwoz

My dad killed a wasp's nest in my grandma's garage by putting a plastic bag over itwhile wearing gardening gloves and cutting it away from the ceiling. He tied the bag up to trap the wasps. Not sure how he disposed of it. I'd have put it in a bucket of water with a board over it. I guess you could pour insectiside powder into the bag too but I wouldn't want to open the bag.

silvercar wrote:

Please be careful. The council offers this service because it is dangerous to tackle on your own!

Wasps are not really dangerous unless you are allergic to their stings (like your cat!). Yes, they will try to sting you and, yes, if they do it will hurt but it is unlikely to actually cause you any real damage. They can present a danger to the elderly and infirm if they are very badly stung as well as to those with allergies. Also they are a vector for food contamination. Therefore wasps are an environmental health problem and this is why they are covered by the council's pest control service as are ants, rats, mice, bed bugs, cockroaches, fleas and squirrels, not because they are dangerous to tackle on your own.

Transactionumber

Hello have found a wasps nest in a holly bush ,in the garden!!!! It's roughly the size of a honey dew melon and grey in appearance with waps going in and out every few mins.I have been told many ways of getting rid of it i.e petrol over it and light it!! Sounds fun not! And many other ways ,what would you lot recommend to do as I'm trying to save the cost of a pest control ! cheers Leachy.

handyman.

its £45 to get the pest control man out around here. I wouldnt chance it for that amount of money

black-saturn

Sorry but it really sounds like a pest control job. There will be thousands of wasps in there and they will get angry if you tamper with the nest at all. My dad and I accidentally knocked a nest when we were out with the dog when I was little and the results werent nice I can tell you. My dad got stung 6 times, me twice and the dog 10 times.

jiblets1

After I discovered a wasps nest in our pampas grass (getting stung in the process) my dad went out and set fire to the thing. I worked, but to be honest the flames were huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge and I don't think it's actually a very safe option. Effective though.

regularsaver1

if you havbe home emergency cover on your home insurance, sometimes it will cover it, as sometimes it can also cover mice ect

Debt_Free_Chick

Leave it alone - I assume it's away from the house? They will all die off over the next month or so and the queen wasp rarely returns to the same site, the following year.