help me get rid of wasps nest (merged threads)

maninthestreet

Could be the queen wasps out of hibernation looking for somewhere to start a nest. You say you can see some of them actually entering the brickwork of your house, so doesn't that indicate the location of a nest??

1981trouble

The problem is they are entering the brickwork all over the house - just the odd tiny hole here and there and I was hoping to try and narrow it down a bit. It also then doesn't match to the buzzing in the chimney - so whats that noise (irrational moment wondering what the heck will come out of the chimney now!!).

Can they build a nest in the walls? I'm not sure if we have cavity walls or not (typical 3 bed war time semi with bay windows?) but I presumed they'd want more space than that.

TEDDYRUKSPIN

Are you sure they are wasps and not bees?

Get someone out like rentokil or even more cheaper, phone the council. I can't remember how much it costs but it was in the region of £50-£70 to get rid of them.

Mankysteve

If there up at roof level the cheapest option is to ignore them they never use the same nest twice although may use a similar spot. Had a few nests in the eves never caused any problems.

1981trouble

Right, I think they are actually mortar bees (I've had a whole new education this morning as I never knew there were so many different types of bees and wasps - I just knew of ones that flew at you and stung vs ones that potter about!).

They fit perfectly to the description of behaviour in here so we will leave them for a while - at one point yesterday in the sunshine we reckon there was about 30 of them flying around the wall but they are not bothered by or bothering us whereas wasps I would expect to be hassling a bit. I also thought it was odd that none of them tried to get into the kitchen or drink the orange juice that had been left out.

http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=13990

mttylad

Ant powder costs about £1.20 at Asda.

Thats all you need to kill them off, squirt it in all the access holes.

villa2010

Hi Folks,

We have just moved in to a new build house and we have notices that there a number of wasps moving in and out of an a tiny little air vents above the French doors.


Can any one help me with the following? : -

- Can the wasps get in to the loft through the air vent.
- Will they be able to make a nest inside a wall cavity.
- What time of year do they start building nests?

Many thanks::beer:

villa2010

I can upload pictures of the air vents can anyone help me...?

mackemdave

Its right now that they start looking for places to build their nests...The bricks that have been used to build my house contain small holes,not all the way through the brick and the wasps recently have been checking out every little indentation...Fascinating watching them...Attics are perfect places for them to build their nests if they can get into it

penrhyn

Contact the pest control officer from the council.

Found this leaflet

http://www.erewash.gov.uk/Images/wasps_Layout1_tcm20-89675.pdf