Wasp nest - what to do?

[purplepolly]

Been sticking my head in the sand since as I can't afford to have pest control deal with it.

it's not going to get any smaller, they breed

 

[peanut]

Very, varey carefully chuck a pile of these up there. Close loft. Leave the things to do their work and kill the b*gg*rs off.

http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-6-12204-97766-rentokil-fly-repellent-small-space-(pack-12).asp

fcuk*me they are more expensive than getting the pest control officer in 2-3 of them and I'd be bankrupted

 

[wafflycat]

That price is for a pack of 12... each individual one enough for a small room...

 

[peanut]

it's not going to get any smaller, they breed

they don't like smoke do they ......I'll set fire to the loft then call the fire brigade who can wash them all away

 

[Mr Pig]

If you spray crawling insect killer all around it the wasps will pick it up as they go in and out. They'll also carry it inside and kill the ones inside as well. Destroyed a few ants nests with it, loads of household bugs and loads of flys too.

 

[peanut]

That price is for a pack of 12... each individual one enough for a small room...

oh ... must learn to read sometime.

 

[asterix]

If you spray crawling insect killer all around it the wasps will pick it up as they go in and out. They'll also carry it inside and kill the ones inside as well. Destroyed a few ants nests with it, loads of household bugs and loads of flys too.

I have got rid of a few nests like that very successfully. Also, if you can get clear access to the nest, another method is to wait until well after dark when no wasps are about and envelope the whole thing in a plastic bin-liner. It's best to use a good one without holes and tie the neck up well. What you do with it after that is your choice.

There's a very small wasp-nest just inside my van's sliding door, however, I think the wasps gave up on it when I drove away as it's been there 2 years and no sign of any wasps.

 

[Fnaar]

another method is to wait until well after dark when no wasps are about and envelope the whole thing in a plastic bin-liner. It's best to use a good one without holes and tie the neck up well. What you do with it after that is your choice.

Take it down the pub

 

[jonesy]

I think you should take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

 

[longers]

^ haven't seen that for quite a while.

 

[Sittingduck]

Almost posted that quote this afternoon

 

[jonesy]

Almost posted that quote this afternoon

I normally find an excuse to use it every six months or so...

 

[accountantpete]

Just mention the fact to some angling nutcases - they will dig out the nest just to get their annatto stained hands on the wasp grubs which are like giant maggots.

As a kid we used to get some smoke pellets from the chemist to do the job but they don't sell them over the counter anymore - something about cyanide being slightly harmful to modern humans.

 

[Danny]

Just mention the fact to some angling nutcases - they will dig out the nest just to get their annatto stained hands on the wasp grubs which are like giant maggots.

Any angling nuts around who would like my wasp nest?

 

[Danny]

Saga continues...tried to inspect the nest the nest at dusk and realised that the position its in makes it very difficult get at because of the design of our house.

Is there any chance that the wasps will just die off over winter if I leave it?