help me get rid of wasps nest (merged threads)

darich

I removed one myself a few years ago.
Bought some wasp killer spray and sprayed the nest - they got a bit angry so I left them to it and sprayed it a few more times over the course of the day. Following day I removed it, put it in a carrier bag and binned it.

wallbash

Yes another vote for a wasp nest , but don't be such a big girls blouse.
Drop them into a plastic bag , take out side and flatten !

You ask a professional to come , you are going to get a smile!

Ps those nests come in all sizes , got the pro's in for my MIL. The nest was too big to fit thru the loft hatch.

Suzy_M

At this time of year the nest will be empty (and given the small size it was possibly never used anyway).

You can easily remove it yourself though I'd recommend rubber gloves because any dead grubs inside can be quite whiffy (and to protect yourself against any allergic reactions). Contain it a bag or put a bucket underneath before breaking it off to catch any crumble.

If you can remove it intact do take the time to have a good look at it - the consturction of them is one of nature's wonders.

Suzy_M

Just like buses - wait for one response and then they all come along at once.

Or is it great minds think alike.

WestonDave

Quite likely your sleepy wasp was a queen - they tend to find somewhere "warm" to overwinter, whereas the drones all die off. The nest will be empty as even the queens don't stay in them over winter, they just find a quiet dark corner that is out of the worst weather - we found one down the back of a chest of drawers in the house once.

In the spring you may see a queen wandering out of hiding as the days get longer - it will then set off to start a new nest and with it an entire new colony. Its thought that they won't reuse an old nest, and some theories say that leaving a defunct nest in situ may prevent them using the location again but others disagree.

Pair of gloves, bag it - job done.

papermoney

WestonDave wrote: »

Quite likely your sleepy wasp was a queen - they tend to find somewhere "warm" to overwinter, whereas the drones all die off. The nest will be empty as even the queens don't stay in them over winter, they just find a quiet dark corner that is out of the worst weather - we found one down the back of a chest of drawers in the house once.

In the spring you may see a queen wandering out of hiding as the days get longer - it will then set off to start a new nest and with it an entire new colony. Its thought that they won't reuse an old nest, and some theories say that leaving a defunct nest in situ may prevent them using the location again but others disagree.

Pair of gloves, bag it - job done.

The pest control man we had round told us that they don't use the same nest twice.

ormus

last one i did, i got a plastic dust bin with a lid.
used some smoke to keep em quiet, and dropped the whole lot into the bin. lid on PDQ.
disposed of it, a few miles away. just in case they were homing wasps.

wallbash

This is the best time of year to get rid of these small nests , its so cold the wasps will be very quiet.

nsm

Thanks alot people - read all of your posts and now that i have had a few hours thinking about it with a calm mind. I will spray it for good measure - drop it in a bag and possibly admire one of natures wonders - then dispose. Save a few quid in the process.

1981trouble

We are having a bit of an issue with wasps in this recently warmer weather.

There is an awful lot of them flying around the outside of the house and they are constantly trying to find their way in through the roof and bricks/mortar, some of them do go into the brick work. The walls are like magnets for them - we have hardley seen any more than a metre or so from the house walls. We are also hearing buzzing in the chimney breast (gas fire) from the living room.

Our thoughts at the moment are that they are either in the chimney or the attic, they haven't got into the house at all which is a good thing I guess.

It is a semi detached house and I do wonder if they could be in next doors as I haven't had a chance to ask them.

Having young children and pets I have got rentokil coming out to give me a quote but just wondered if anyone had any advice/suggestions for costs or alternatives? (please bear in mind I am useless with things like this so going into the attic or onto the roof are definitely not happening!)

Also, it is a rented house, am I right in thinking it is really the landlords responsibility? TBH, I'm not fussed about paying £50 or so to remove it but if it gets into the hundreds then it will be a different story!