Landlord's obligation to remove wasps nest?

CMCC90

Skibunny40 wrote: »

To answer your original questions, I don't believe they have any responsibility to pay for the removal
( especially since it's on their land, not really yours) However, if you offer to pay then hopefully they'll be amenable.

With regard to not being able to open your windows, you can buy a automatic "insect killing spray" (can't remember proper name) that emits a spray every few minutes and kills wasps really quickly. We had a similar experience and stopped seeing live wasps in the house, just dead ones. Not ideal, but best in the circumsntaces.

Thank you very much. I can't post links as a newbie but I think I've found what you're referring to on Amazon, whilst it doesn't solve the outside problem it could make it a lot less annoying inside, ordering immediately!

CMCC90

financegeek wrote: »

I'm not sure why everyone seems to be doubting you on this or thinking you're over exaggerating. i'm tolerant of wasps but having hundreds hanging around every time you leave the house is my idea of hell! i'm amazed you've managed to put up with it so long.

at least now you've found the cause hopefully the farmer will have no issue with you getting rid of them so you can enjoy the last few weeks of summer in peace

I guess that's just the internet for you. Thanks for commenting, it calmed me down a bit after all of the critical comments!

CMCC90

Well that was easy, 3 minute chat and LL said he'll go up there himself and sort it in the next couple of days. He didn't realise that they were causing us so much hassle and apologised profusely. As if to illustrate the point, a wasp started attacking me on his doorstep...

Clearly I should have delayed making this thread until I had spoken to him, you live and learn. Thanks to the people who offered helpful advice/comments.

Mojisola

CMCC90 wrote: »

This summer has been pure hell, we haven't been able to set foot outside our door without being attacked by multiple large wasps, these guys are aggressive as they come and WILL attack on sight.

it presents a clear danger our health and that of our puppy. As some of you may know, when a wasp attacks it releases a pheromone calling it's friends to attack, so it's not just 1 or 2 stings we are risking here, we are risking attack by enough to kill a fully grown adult and easily kill our puppy.

CMCC90 wrote: »

LL said he'll go up there himself and sort it in the next couple of days.

As if to illustrate the point, a wasp started attacking me on his doorstep...

So these wasps which are putting your lives at risk are going to let your LL close enough to the nest to kill them or knock it down?

Better have 999 dialled and be ready to ask for the ambulance for him.

CMCC90

Mojisola wrote: »

So these wasps which are putting your lives at risk are going to let your LL close enough to the nest to kill them or knock it down?

Better have 999 dialled and be ready to ask for the ambulance for him.

Yes I did ask him if he was sure that he didn't want to call someone, but he's adamant that it's fine if you do it at night time. He is using expanding foam insecticide, don't think he plans on just throwing rocks at it .

That's farmers for you...he'll probably be up there in shorts.

Davesnave

Glad the situation hasn't come down to legal rights and so on.

You're right, November is normally when the wasps die and the middle of that month is still 10 weeks away, so comments to the effect that they'll die soon, were probably of little comfort!

The season when wasps stop feeding their young with prey and move on to fruit sugars is now. With the fallen fruit comes fermentation and drunken wasps, so we are also into the period when formerly well-behaved wasps become confused, aggressive and end up inside people's houses.

What no one touched on here is the fact that there are various species of wasp with different characteristics. Many are fairly docile and do little to attract attention, unless provoked, which is maybe why some people couldn't seem to grasp that yours are not like that.

Luckily for me, hornets are usually docile and not very interested in people. Mind you, when they do sting...

t0rt0ise

CMCC90 wrote: »

Yes I did ask him if he was sure that he didn't want to call someone, but he's adamant that it's fine if you do it at night time. He is using expanding foam insecticide, don't think he plans on just throwing rocks at it .

That's farmers for you...he'll probably be up there in shorts.

Oh dear. I have a friend who kills wasps for a living. He's always on about finding expanded foam at his jobs.

marliepanda

You will need to get the farmers permission even if you’re paying. You won’t get a pest control officer to go onto someone else’s property.

ThePants999

Glad you're getting it sorted, and I'm sorry about the unreasonable response you've had on here. You had perfectly legitimate concerns and it's a shame that some people behaved much like the wasps!

Soot2006

Oh dear what a thread!



Have had similar experiences to you with aggressive wasps - resulting in 25 stings to me. People might say oh it's nothing, but each sting creates a small necrotised area (I'm not allergic, just the way I react) that itches for about 3 months and leaves a scar .. oh, and it HURTS. At that point I believed in live and let live - me and wasps had co-existed in my garden all summer. I knew where the nest was behind my shed, it wasn't very big ... Ha. Ha. Never again! Now when I see 3-4 wasps together I watch them suspiciously and if they have a nest near me, then I get up before light and exterminate it. The End. I also had a 2metre long nest under my compost pile. We thought it was "a few wasps" but it was thousands - needed a professional for that after a friend had to run for the hills after trying to get rid of it. The wasps can stay in the country side. I've nothing against them, but they can't peacefully share my space because they are terrible lodgers.