Bees/Wasps how to get rid! (merged threads)

DodgyMoney

If you want to do it on the cheap, aren't worried about the neighbours complaining and don't mind being careful to avoid a fire, you can put a smoke bomb in the hole and smoke them out. Never done it but a (slightly mad) friend has and claims it works well.

kaz1968

Biggles wrote: »

If you do need to kill them, buy a wasp nest killer powder and apply it at dusk.

Thanks for this info .. I have discovered I have a nest in the roof of my porch overhang at the front door .. I have a wasp phobia and they (pardon the pun) always make a bee line for me no matter what I do .. I have been stung twice in the past and have no wish to be stung again so I am away to Homebase to buy my Wasp Nest Killer Powder :j

muckybutt

nimbo wrote: »

it's actually illeagal to kill them IF THEY ARE easily accessiable. the bee man will tell you if they aren't and then you can do the killing thing.

i had a nest up my chimney - and he gave the OK to get rid after having a look as they kept coming in the house, and i'm allergic.

they're endangered hence the removal. also they can make money from them if put in a hive...

Errrrmm contrary to popular belief it IS NOT illegal to kill bees !, you should be discouraged from killing bees as some species are in decline, but there is no legislation or law to say killing bees is illegal.

aylesby

Just parted with £32.50 to kill the wasps with powder probably Ficab. The nest is not removed and it took 15 minutes on site. Called a number in the local paper and the chap came next day from Chorley which is 40 minutes away. The wasps do not bother me but the kids have the phobias and will not go out.

aliballi

I'm surprised by the won't do any harm comments as my experience of wasp & bee nests at the end of summer is of being stung. My mother had a large wasps nest in her attic & on a night with lots of family members staying over, the dopey wasps came down into her flat, we all got stung more than once, while my sister was stung 8 times. Getting up in the middle of the night there were dead & dying wasps everywhere, it was like a horror film. The following day they were sorted out but after that no way would I just leave them.

I have sorted out a couple of garden nests with powder at dusk (covered myself with a sheet), after children were getting stung. I also must say whilst wasp stings are nasty the worst sting I ever had was a bee sting after being stung on finger my hand was swollen for over 24hours & my finger for a week, possible I had an allergic reaction, but made me more weary of bee's than wasps.

Now a question. A friend of mine has a wasp nest in his attic. He lives in a housing association house & phoned H.A. but they have said it is his responsibility. Does anyone know is this correct? The reason I ask is when my mother had wasps in attic, her flat was owned but under a leasehold & as she did not own the roof the lease owner paid the bill.

littley

Hi Aliballi,

Unfortunately, if you are in rented accommodation I think the general legal position is that it's the tenant's responsibility to get rid of pests unless it is a new tenancy and the nest was present upon moving in.

I've got the same problem - my landlord has washed his hands of it and suggested I leave it unless it becomes a problem... mine are in my roof space and my bedroom is on the same floor (converted roof) so I can hear them chewing away, or whatever they are doing! Not nice.

Hope your friend's nest can be sorted. Have been quoted £79 by Rentokil, so if the worst comes to the worst, I will have to get some powder and do it myself after dusk.

Sue

Beki88

Hiya woke up this morning saw the kids off to school and realised there was a heck of a lot of wasps heading into the bushes in the garden. Had a quick look and there's a nest.

Spoke to the council but as it is not attached to the property (the nest that is) they don't want to know unless I pay £75 quid. This is the third nest I've had since living here and each time my son who has ASD gets even more freaked out by them so I need them gone ASAP, plus I have hedge hoppers frequently and while the idea of them getting stung is slightly appealing I'd hate the nest to be smashed and have a load of angry wasps!

Don't think we can get to the nest too well.

Any advice?

Biggles

Beki88 wrote: »

Any advice?

Buy the powder and follow the instructions. Any DIY or garden centre.

Beki88

Does it have to be put right into the nest though?

Biggles

Beki88 wrote: »

Does it have to be put right into the nest though?

Yes, you puff it in at dusk, when they've gone quiet and most of them have returned to the nest. Then scarper slightly quick, in case any of them come out asking who dun it. As per the instructions.

But, in my experience, there's never a problem. And no sign of life the next day.