Should I Pretend I Haven't seen the Wasp Nest?!!!

beachbeth

We are going to be moving house in a couple of weeks and on Sunday cleared everything out of our attic. Once we had done this we noticed what looks like a couple of wasp nests up there. A small, orange sized one and a larger rugby ball sized one (ive also posted on the DIY forum). Theres no sign of activity or any wasps apparent but I know it isn't quite wasp season yet. Are these likely to be disused nests or just quietly waiting to suddenly burst forth with pests?:eek:

Should be bother doing anything about it anyway if we're about to move? We could pretend we didn't see them!:D

dannyboycey

Depends on your moral standpoint I guess!

cats!

Glad I'm not moving in after you! Wasp stings really hurt!

Some local councils will remove wasp nests for free. You should get this sorted!

How would you like someone to do the same to you??

Doozergirl

Wasps move on after a year don't they? If there aren't any wasps in it then it must be old.

It's definately wasp season - our friends have just got rid of a nest.

If you do see any wasps then it's £30 or so to get it sprayed. Just do it

CYBERCIDERSAVER

We had a wasps nest a couple of months ago. Small but growing fast. Council would spray it for £40. Ended up buying a can of spray from Focus for about £4 and did it myself.

Apparently wasps do not reoccupy old nests so if there is no activity, I wouldn't worry about them....

WaveyDave_2

Wasps die off after summer and the queens don't return to the same nest the following year. If it was an active nest, you'd likely know about it

Have a good look at the nests and if there's definitely no activity, I'd just dispose, its like a papier mache substance.

If it is active, most councils will get rid, or you can get some spray foam from b & q for about 3 quid, you spray it from a distance and cover the entrance, the wasps then die off in a day or so.

I've recently removed a small nest from my shed using the foam stuff.

Jennie_2

If you discovered a child or an elderly person got stung or maybe someone with an allergy, could you forgive yourself???

As a child I was stung by a wasp in my ear. It was so painful and I have never forgotten it.

Me? I couldn't do it.

Good luck with making the right decision for you.

shelly

We had the same thing before we moved, went to clear out loft and found a nest. Was a bit bigger than a tennis ball and had no activity. Hubby didn't like to leave it there so just knocked it into a carrier bag. Was amazing to see one close up.

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You can get a long range wasp nest spray from B+Q.

If your not squeemish and can take a few stings, getting some ant powder on the nest entrance every couple of days will properly kill it off.

Debt_Free_Chick

I think in situations like this, it sometimes helps to ask yourself "What if it were me? What if the seller of the house I bought had left me with two wasps' nests in the loft?"??

The loft is going to be accessed pretty quickly by the buyers, in my view - as they will want to store "junk" in there (don't we all???). And my guess is that they will "know" that you knew about the nests .... as you would have moved your junk out.

Now ... if you have a clear conscience about leaving them and don't give a stuff what others think of you, then do nothing and leave them. But put yourself in their position .......

HTH

ono_no_komachi

Another way of looking at it is by considering what you would do if you weren't moving out.

An example: At the beginning of the year we knew we needed some work doing on the roof. We also knew we were thinking about putting the house on the market. We had the option of not doing the work and leaving it to any prospective purchaser to find via survey, but we thought that if we'd been staying there, we'd have got it fixed for our own benefit, so we might as well still do so before selling.