Bees/wasp? Coming and going from airbrick

machiberg2k

Hi all, 
I have had bees/wasps I'm not sure which coming and going from an airbrick by our back door for 3 years now, I really dont want to hurt them but they have recently attacked my 2year old son whilst he was playing on the patio. I'm looking for options as I really dont want to harm them if they are bees

daveyjp

Cover it up for a couple of weeks and they will find somewhere else to nest.

machiberg2k

here is the best I could snap

Davesnave

It's not a wasp. When you say 'they' attacked your 2 year old, how many were there and what did they do? Attacking suggests stinging, as opposed to just buzzing around someone, checking them out.

I was going to suggest mason bees, but I think they are solitary.

Mojisola

Davesnave said:

It's not a wasp. When you say 'they' attacked your 2 year old, how many were there and what did they do? Attacking suggests stinging, as opposed to just buzzing around someone, checking them out.

I was going to suggest mason bees, but I think they are solitary.

They are solitary but, if there is a suitable place to nest, several will nest in the same area.

They are harmless to humans.

machiberg2k

Thanks all, knowing they are bees makes me more determined to save them.  He was stung and to be honest I'm not sure how many were around him at the time Usually 3/4 are curious around us. when it's hot we have around 15-20 that constantly buzz around and In and out of the airbrick. 

Ben1989

Buy stainless steel mesh to cover the air bricks. They won’t be able to get in/out but it keeps your air bricks vented 

mwarby

One risk I've hard of with bees is atht if you don't remove the comb(which has honey stored in it), the comb is very attractive to other pests. Maybe worth seeing if there is a bee keeper locally who can help remove the comb https://www.bbkaforum.co.uk/

greatcrested

interesting 'air brick'....!!

Your choices really are to prevent them accessing their nest (wire mesh or cement up that hole in the mortar), dust which will kill them, or leave well alone.

machiberg2k

That was the best shot of the bees I could get and hapenes to be the second place they enter the wall. I couldn't get a clear picture at the airbrick 

bob99999

I came back from a summer holiday to find loads of wasps in my livingroom, mostly dead though. I had a bush by an airbrick and hadn't noticed they were around.
Advice was to not block up the airbrick as they would find a way to get out, eating way out... instead squirted loads of dust nippon into it. They went away.