Wasp nest - what to do?

[Danny]

with regards to the partying neighbours... it wouldn't be very nice for them to have a swarm after them so i would get it dealt with, but also it might be a good idea, once you have had it removed, to tell them that you still have a nest and noise disturbance could make them swarm and come after them. that should sort out your little noise problem.

Our neighbours are basically a bunch of 18-20 year old kids who are oblivious to the amount of noise they make, and have failed to respond to the many reasoned discussions they have had with us and other neighbours.

So a better approach might be to tell them we are going away for the weekend and that it would be a good opportunity for them to have a particularly loud party in their garden. Hopefully the wasps will then get as irritated by the volume of noise as we do.

 

[ianrauk]

Pansy

Then ran fast into my house, closing all doors and windows.

 

[Crankarm]

Your local council will have a pest control officer. My council got rid of mine for £42.00 3 years ago. It might cost a bit more now but don't get stung. That should take care of the noisy and unruly neighbours. Now for the wasps nest....

 

[Crankarm]

Our neighbours are basically a bunch of 18-20 year old kids who are oblivious to the amount of noise they make, and have failed to respond to the many reasoned discussions they have had with us and other neighbours.

So a better approach might be to tell them we are going away for the weekend and that it would be a good opportunity for them to have a particularly loud party in their garden. Hopefully the wasps will then get as irritated by the volume of noise as we do.

CCTV with microphones is the only way. Are they tenants? A standard clause in a tenancy agreement is not to cause noise, disturbance or nuisance. The landlord won't want any aggro if they know what's good for them.

Alternatively get some fresh manure for the bottom of your garden. Or how about installing one of those buzz boxes that emit a frequency only teenagers and young people can hear. Hehehehehe..

 

[zacklaws]

My answer to a wasps nest is to wait till dark, boil as many pans of water as you can and then pour it down the hole and that cures them. Problem is it only works if they are nesting in the ground and not under eaves etc

 

[Fnaar]

Just out clearing some weeds from the garden, and whaddya know, one of the little feckers got me on the finger.... I know they play an important role in the whole scheme of things, but couldn't they do so without the sting? A clear case where I would support genetic engineering...

Here's one of my favourite topical limericks

There was a young man from Dundee
Who got stung on the nose by a wasp
When asked if it hurt
He said 'No, not much
It can do it again if it likes'

 

[Crankarm]

Just out clearing some weeds from the garden, and whaddya know, one of the little feckers got me on the finger.... I know they play an important role in the whole scheme of things, but couldn't they do so without the sting? A clear case where I would support genetic engineering...

Here's one of my favourite topical limericks

There was a young man from Dundee
Who got stung on the nose by a wasp
When asked if it hurt
He said 'No, not much
It can do it again if it likes'

Shouldn't bee be substituted for wasp then it might rhyme as Limericks are supposed to...........and an alternative final line might be "It can do it again if it likes the feckin' little b." Just a suggestion.

 

[purplepolly]

Or how about installing one of those buzz boxes that emit a frequency only teenagers and young people can hear. Hehehehehe..

That's a fallacy. My teenage years are a fair way behind but I can hear them. In fact,when this was in the news the other year and a bbc radio program suggested that, they were inundated with calls from older people who could hear the 'mosquito' perfectly well.

 

[Danny]

Do you need to get rid of them? Wasps are (despite their reputation and much misunderstanding by people who have never bothered to see what they do) beneficial.

I was aware of this, in a general sort of way, which was why I was looking for a humane solution.

However my sympathy level for wasps was badly dented as a result of this evening's cycle ride.

Several miles out of York a wasp collided with my throat, dropped down into my unzipped top, and then stung me on the chest. It then proceeded to fly around inside my top until I could stop, and strip off my top in front of some rather startled passers by. Even though that was several hours ago the area where I was stung is still throbbing.

I just hope it went on to do something beneficial.

 

[Danny]

That's a fallacy. My teenage years are a fair way behind but I can hear them. In fact,when this was in the news the other year and a bbc radio program suggested that, they were inundated with calls from older people who could hear the 'mosquito' perfectly well.

My son claims that kids in his class have download the mosquito tone onto their mobiles and play it during lessons to annoy each other. Apparently they can all hear it but the teacher can't.

 

[karen.488walker]

What does the wasp do for us?

 

[Danny]

I think they might eat aphids when they are not attacking passing cyclists.

 

[theclaud]

I was aware of this, in a general sort of way, which was why I was looking for a humane solution.

However my sympathy level for wasps was badly dented as a result of this evening's cycle ride.

Several miles out of York a wasp collided with my throat, dropped down into my unzipped top, and then stung me on the chest. It then proceeded to fly around inside my top until I could stop, and strip off my top in front of some rather startled passers by. Even though that was several hours ago the area where I was stung is still throbbing.

I just hope it went on to do something beneficial.

Well, one might say that you collided with it. I'm with jnb. You might have to get rid of it if it's somewhere where your everyday activities are likely to disturb it a lot, but if it's tucked away out of reach it's not necessarily a problem. I lived quite happily with one very close by in my previous house - you can watch the wasps come and go and they are not aggressive if you leave them alone. Unfairly maligned things, if you ask me. And the nests are very beautiful.

 

[Luna Corona]

Several miles out of York a wasp collided with my throat, dropped down into my unzipped top, and then stung me on the chest. It then proceeded to fly around inside my top until I could stop, and strip off my top in front of some rather startled passers by. Even though that was several hours ago the area where I was stung is still throbbing.

I just hope it went on to do something beneficial.

Plenty of vinegar should get rid of the inflammation, dabbed on the sting site with cotton wool (and baking soda if you get stung by a bee). If it's still sore tomorrow, an antihistamine from your chemist might help, too.

 

[Danny]

Well, one might say that you collided with it.

It was clearly not watching where it was flying, so is definitely to blame.