Problem With Wasp's Nest

Honest Tom

Honest Tom

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We've got a wasp's nest, the entrance seems to be on the kitchen extension roof and I'm assuming it leads into the cavity wall with the nest itself possibly above (or just off) the false ceiling in the kitchen. Anyway, despite keeping the kitchen window closed, we have to liberate an average of 5 or 6 a day. We've no idea where they're getting in as we can find no holes in the kitchen ceiling but, they're not a lot of trouble as without fail they hang about the kitchen window and it's just a case of opening the window for them and guiding them out. So far only one sting after my wife lifted a dish towel that had a wasp on it that she hadn't seen. A lot of them (though certainly not all) seem to be dying as they're crawling about rather than flying so, hopefully we'll see the back of them all soon. What I'm wondering though is this - will that be the end of it or do they leave eggs in the nest for the following year?
 
Your local Pest Control Officer would deal with this, I think the charge averages £50. They will spray the nest, which means the returning wasps enter the nest contaminated with the insecticide. This then poisons the whole inside of the nest and once the wasps are dead, the nest can be disposed of, as its only made of a papery material that the queen makes by chewing small pieces of wood mixed with saliva known as wasp paper.
 
Originally posted by Diamond Geezer@Sep 8 2006, 06:30 PM
Your local Pest Control Officer would deal with this, I think the charge averages £50. They will spray the nest, which means the returning wasps enter the nest contaminated with the insecticide. This then poisons the whole inside of the nest and once the wasps are dead, the nest can be disposed of, as its only made of a papery material that the queen makes by chewing small pieces of wood mixed with saliva known as wasp paper.
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Yeah your bang on, i had to do it when i lived in Leicester the nest though was massive the size of a football easy. Cost me about £75 if i remember rightly.
 
What I'm wondering though is this - will that be the end of it or do they leave eggs in the nest for the following year?
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Tom they will all leave and wasps never return to the same nest.
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TETLEY is correct H-T they will not return to a place they have already nested in, so to save your self some dosh just leave them alone, if as you said they are not bothering you............ :o
 
On behalf of the World Order of Wasps (WOW), may I extend heartfelt thanks to Mrs and Mrs Tom for not automatically bashing seven bells out of this little society? They're annoying and they can sting (so far, I've luckily not had this treat) but it's a change to find someone who'll just usher them out of the house and not smash 'em to little pieces. You are hereby given the lifetime freedom of waspdom award, Mr and Mrs Tom.
 
They don't use the same nest but the same gap in the tiles or brick work may attract another queen next year and a nest could be built inches away.The are some good killing powders (google) that you spray in the morning around the entrance to the nest which kills them off when taken inside.
We used to suffer badly from the problem and I begrudge paying gbp 50 oer nest. Watched the experts at work and now do it myself.
 
Oh god my worse nightmare!!!! On the killing note Kri, I help spiders out of the bath, get flies out of the door, in a nutshell no other insect bothers me. Wasps get nuked tho.
 
Thanks for the replies people. I think I'll just leave nature to take its' course. I suspect the nest was built prior to a repair I had done to the kitchen extension roof as they seem to have a lot of trouble getting in and out so, hopefully it's unlikely a new outfit will find the same location as appealing next year.
 
earlier this year I noticed stacks of wasps going into my side of house wall, which incorparates my arch and gate, they obviously had began making a nest here.
So I sealed the holes up with a sealastic gun, it did the trick???? no wasps as such to be seen......
 
Isty - well done, me, too - although as a kid I used to swat flies just to feed them to the mantises in the garden! (Again, if flies have souls they will have been delighted to have done their duty to help the starving, etc.) I like to ignore any wasp showing curiosity about me. I try to adopt a middle-distance stare and not move too rapidly. I note that people who fling their arms around only get the beasties coming back for a second look, so giving them the cold shoulder seems to defuse their fascination. It helps a huge amount not to leave any food or drink outside, or available on display in the house, though.

I'm amazed that this country has not cottoned on to installing mesh flyscreens at windows, or mesh outer screen doors, as are commonplace in Africa and which are in the warmer American states. It's not that they're hard to install and use, and they also prevent debris or leaves flying in as much as June bugs, moths, flies, beetles and waspies.
 
Kri I reckon the only reason I'n doing this degree is to find a chemical or potion to completely wipe out the wasp population. Yes I admit it I am a despot (is that the right word?) Hitler would be impressed at my drive for this. Some day I'll visit a hypnotist cos it really does ruin my life. How many people do you know cant go outside the door in Aug and Sept.... really not funny.
 
I don't love them, I admit. I just find the best way to deal with them is not to get too over-excited around them. They seem to find movement interesting and they have this unpleasant habit of attempting to stare straight into your eyes about two inches off your nose! :blink:

Isty, seriously, think about having mesh screens fitted to your kitchen window/s and back door - those are the usual points of ingress for any insects, anyway. You can then have those windows fully open but, however interesting the jams or cakes inside are, the wasps, flies and midges can't get in. If you spray your clothes in the wardrobe with a good insect repellent (rather than covering yourself with it) a few times during the summer, the insects will stay off you and they won't want to explore the bedroom so much, either. I really can't recommend enough the use of mesh window screens - we had them all the time in Africa and in the Middle East, and it was only when we left a door open for too long that winged beasties buzzed in. It'll do wonders for your fear, and give you fresh air through the day and night without the thought of anything zipping in (though waspies usually sleep at night, just like us!).

As for hypnotherapy - a few years back I paid £25 for a 45-minutes one-off session which HUGELY helped my problem with bridges, heights, lifts, etc. I can't say I'm up to crossing the Bristol Suspension Bridge unaided, but the same day I could go straight to a flyover across the M6 and peer down at the traffic. :blink: If you are determined to not keep being embarrassed/frightened/disgusted by something, it really can help, and it's not that expensive.
 
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