HELP! What is this nest in my shed? (with pics)

jemw

Hi Everyone

Hubby has been busy working in the garden for the past couple of days and spotted this in our outhouse today. It's only very small..

Can anyone tell me what it is? Do we need to remove it? If so, what is the best method?

Thanks in advance
Jemw

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pavlovs_dog

i've no idea but could you give us a better idea of scale?

Tia_Maria06

I think it is a wasp you know, I had one in the wendy house a few years back and there was always a wasp nearby??

Its about the sizs of a tomatoe. Not a cherry one lol

jemw

it's about 5 x 5 cm

I just went out to have another look and think I saw a wasp coming out of it!?

pavlovs_dog

found this which looks similar and would support Tia_Maria's theory

jemw

yep, that looks exactly like it! argh!

thank goodness we have a policy for that. just called home serve and they are coming out to get rid of it!

ukbill69

Wasp nest, hit it down with a pole and run and dont go back for a few hours, the queen will pee off and all will follow.

bertiebots

Yep definatley a wasp nest! We have one in our shed a few weeks ago. As we had a huge (about 1ft across!)nest in our garage 2 years ago we had some wasp powder in which my oh squirted on it and the wasps have gone!
I dont like using chemicals normally but I really hate wasps!
I have heard that they wont build a nest in the same place twice so am hoping we wont get any more...

COOLTRIKERCHICK

i personally wouldnt advise knocking it down with a stick,:eek:

get the professionals in to get rid of it.....

just imagine the wasps get nasty if you dont share your ice cream, just imagine what htey are going to be like if you smash their house to bits:eek:

[Deleted User]

a baby wasp nest.Get wasp spray and spray towards the hole but only at night. Take a torch. No need for professionals at this stage. It is very easy to deal with

katholicos

it looks to me like a wasp nest. You can purchase wasp spray and wasp foam, you direct the nozzle toward it and leave it to kill everything off and then after a few hours you can safely remove it.