Wasps!

[G B Young]

Following on from the mice and birds threads, has anyone ever dealt with a wasp nest? There's one under way in our shed, only golf ball sized at present but I'm not sure if I should just knock it down with a broom and make a run for it or whether I should contact pest control. A big nest I wouldn't even think about trying to deal with, but one this size might be manageable?

Aside from the fact we don't want hundreds of wasps in our shed and garden this summer it's a remarkable wee piece of architecture and I'm loathe to kill the wasps themselves who are, I guess, just doing what wasps do.

[Moulin Yarns]

Following on from the mice and birds threads, has anyone ever dealt with a wasp nest? There's one under way in our shed, only golf ball sized at present but I'm not sure if I should just knock it down with a broom and make a run for it or whether I should contact pest control. A big nest I wouldn't even think about trying to deal with, but one this size might be manageable?

Aside from the fact we don't want hundreds of wasps in our shed and garden this summer it's a remarkable wee piece of architecture and I'm loathe to kill the wasps themselves who are, I guess, just doing what wasps do.

I regularly get ones that size in my garage and shed. Solitary wasps I believe. Give it a whack when there is no sign of the wasp.

Disclaimer : I take no responsibility if you are stung.

[JeMeSouviens]

Following on from the mice and birds threads, has anyone ever dealt with a wasp nest? There's one under way in our shed, only golf ball sized at present but I'm not sure if I should just knock it down with a broom and make a run for it or whether I should contact pest control. A big nest I wouldn't even think about trying to deal with, but one this size might be manageable?

Aside from the fact we don't want hundreds of wasps in our shed and garden this summer it's a remarkable wee piece of architecture and I'm loathe to kill the wasps themselves who are, I guess, just doing what wasps do.

I have, it's pretty simple with a wee one. Get a poly bag wrapped round it, and pull it away, then seal the bag.

Personally at this stage I'd jump on it but if you can come up with a touchy feely release scheme, good luck :aok:

[SideBurns]

I have, it's pretty simple with a wee one. Get a poly bag wrapped round it, and pull it away, then seal the bag.

Personally at this stage I'd jump on it but if you can come up with a touchy feely release scheme, good luck :aok:

My mother-in-law dealt with a wee nest of this size last week in just this fashion (the poly bag method that is, not the jumping on it).

[JeMeSouviens]

My mother-in-law dealt with a wee nest of this size last week in just this fashion (the poly bag method that is, not the jumping on it).

Well she's missing out imo :na na:

[pollution]

Well she's missing out imo :na na:



That's weird !.....

[TRC]

Go in at night with a can of spray paint blast that in the entrance, pull it off the shed in a bag. Hang a brow paper bag in the place of it stops the building a new one apparently.

[JimBHibees]

I have, it's pretty simple with a wee one. Get a poly bag wrapped round it, and pull it away, then seal the bag.

Personally at this stage I'd jump on it but if you can come up with a touchy feely release scheme, good luck :aok:

Did exactly that few years back including jumping on it to make sure. :greengrin

[goosano]

Leave them. They are far more beneficial for the envi3than for the small bit of harm they might cause. They avoid man naturally though in autumn can get a little cranky and dru k on rotting fruits. I have one in the eaves or in the garage the last 10 years and no one has been stung

[Glory Lurker]

Leave them. They are far more beneficial for the envi3than for the small bit of harm they might cause. They avoid man naturally though in autumn can get a little cranky and dru k on rotting fruits. I have one in the eaves or in the garage the last 10 years and no one has been stung

Imagine being a drunk wasp. What a way to go!

[Moulin Yarns]

Imagine being a drunk wasp. What a way to go!

Certainly get a buzz.

[stu in nottingham]

I had a large one in the loft, a bit bigger than a rugby ball. I used the below product from Wilkos, Wasp Net Killer Foam.

https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-wasp-nest-killer-foam-300ml/p/0330912

It was a bit scary as a fast exit from the loft was a bit difficult but it worked really well. There was plenty in there and you could point it from a good, comfortable distance.