Wasps and airbrick

MeteredOut

From the confused.com home insurance form (my bolding):

• No-one at the property has made any insurance claims, or suffered any losses

• No-one has had insurance declined, cancelled or terms imposed

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You must include any incidents that resulted in damage to property, items being stolen or injury to other people. You should include these incidents whether or not you made a claim, and whether or not you were paid for that claim. Examples of incidents that we need to know about are any claim, burglary, vandalism, fire, water or storm damage.

The last paragraph is hidden under the "Show more info" link that has to be clicked to be viewed. I'd say its ambiguous overall as the first 2 bullet points (that are the only things visible from the outset) do not make it clear what is detailed in the "Show more info" section.

So if, as has been suggested could happen, the wasps damage the underfloor timber, then it should be reported on in future renewals.

The form also asks for NCB for both buildings and contents cover.

EssexExile

If it were me I'd just leave them alone, they'll go away soon.

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

OP our council offers pest control services, (wasps are listed at £65) might be worth checking your local council website to see if they offer any services if you feel it's something you can't easily tackle   

JohnB47

I somehow doubt that they'll damage the timber. They bring their own building materials.

We had a nest in the soil in our garden a couple of years ago. We left them alone and they left us alone. Apparently wasps don't return to old nests and ours certainly didn't.

I suggest you let them be.

Chloe_G

Are you sure they are wasps and not honey bees.  We had honey bees in an airbrick.

MouldyOldDough

Chloe_G said:

Are you sure they are wasps and not honey bees.  We had honey bees in an airbrick.

They are not IN the airbrick 

they are passing through the hole to get under the floor

stuhse

Talk of insurance and pest control is unnecessary like taking a sledge hammer to crack a nut.  Get a can of foam wasp spray, spray a bit over /in the air brick every day until it runs out.   As the wasps go through the foam they carry it into the nest, it will kill all the wasps over a few days.  

MouldyOldDough

What would happen if we put some mesh over the airbrick to stop them from accessing it?
Are they going to find another way in?

stuhse

More likely the ones trapped in will find another way out.

Grenage

You don't want to trap a load of wasps under your floor, they'll msot likely end up in your house.

You are best off either leaving them alone (which is what I've done when they appeared), or using some poison.  Wasps generally aren't interested in people.