have just noticed there are loads of wasps around mine and my neighbours front doors seems there is a nest in the hood above the door anyone had trouble with wasps in the past.

have just noticed there are loads of wasps around mine and my neighbours front doors seems there is a nest in the hood above the door anyone had trouble with wasps in the past.

Is that where they're filming the new "Insect Gangsta" film - "Wasps In Da Hood"?

You can either call the council pest control to get rid or if you are feeling brave enough then get some wasp killing powder / foam to kill them. If you want to do it yourself it's worth leaving it til the temperature has dropped - early morning / late at night.

The wasps will be very active for the next two or three weeks, then as the Queen wasps hatch out and leve the nest all the others will start to die off.

The council will charge about £15 to remove it.

The council will charge about £15 to remove it.

They charged me £39.00

Well it was a few years ago last time I was infested with wasps. :hihi:

Two cans of rentokill wasp spray from the poundshop, spray up close (it starts to foam up), then watch those suckers drop (from a safe distance!!!!!)
Re-spray next day, if necessary.

Dangerous but cheap:D

Ant powder from any hardware shop will usually kill the wasps. It should cost about £1.99 and once you manage to puff it around the entrance to the nest and on a few wasps going in it usually kills them all off as the ones entering take it into the nest. We have killed a couple of nests like this and they are usually all dead the next day.
Good luck. We wore a crash helmet and gloves just in case when we were doing it.

The wasps will be very active for the next two or three weeks, then as the Queen wasps hatch out and leve the nest all the others will start to die off.

Thank goodness for that! I've noticed in the last week or so that I've had a lot of dead wasps in my bathroom and in my kitchen (one is over t'other).

I thought it very strange, because I've had wasps nests before and I've realised by the sudden increase in live wasps about the place. But this time I only seem to be getting dead ones! I had a look and saw the little beggars going into the roof space via a gap in the lead flashing. I've been trying to work my way up to clearing all the junk out of the way of the access hatch in the attic bedroom, so I could someone in to sort it out. If they're all going to die soon, I'll not bother!

they last longer than you think, we had a wasp nest in the kitchen roof when we moved into our house last October and by December they were still alive, when we had the roof replaced the builders chucked out the nest and there were still loads inside!! but their really dozy as they eat the over ripe fruit thats left from summer so their basically drunk they bump right into you! and when we had to replace one of the ceiling light in the kitchen we pulled it out and loads of dead wasps came falling out of the hole! it was like a horror film!!!

I've got same thing in a hole in brick work at side of my front door. Told my landlord few months back and they aint done owt yet. I just got a can of wasp killer and sprayed the job lot in there!!!! Seems to have worked for now!

council just charged us £45 to move ours.

Petrol + match = no more wasps :D:D

Petrol + match = no more wasps :D:D
999 fire brigade, house burning down.:D

I cleaned my car last week, I found a dead wasp on the drivers seat......lucky escape I thought.

tennis racket great fun
I had a nes in shed in a roll of netting nowt like having protection is there the little sods only thing i had was fly spray soon as i sprayed the nest it just disolved onto nothing apart from a pile of wasps but agree the wasp or ant powder is very good always keep a couple handy now.

999 fire brigade, house burning down.:D
Fair point. If you've got one in a hedge though.......

Thats what we did when we found one in our hedge anyway!

i had a nest 5 weeks ago. got the council out to sort it.only for loads to come into the living room. taken us 3 weeks to get rid of them. never been so scared in my life with the amount that came in every day.

fill the holes up with silicon they don't get in or out again

We had the council out yesterday. It was £45. They turned up within 24 hours of the call and did it very quickly. It was a horror movie ouside our windows just after they did it but now no more wasps.

I do not say this often - well done Sheffield Council.

If it's not too late try Allisons Bees & Wasps Control Service. Charges about £30.

Used him loads of times - very good.

0114 2810399

Oh man, that'd be my nightmare situation! I have a silly fear of wasps, they leave me frozen rigid to the spot, whimpering like a pained dog - yet I'd never be able to get the evil wee ******* killed, so would end up being terrified in my own home, unable to use the door, and with windows firmly closed... ew ew ew! Makes me feel sick and panicky just thinking about it!

£45?

£30?

£2.50?

If you can get someone to show you how easy it is to use the powder yourself, you'll save a fortune.

Petrol + match = no more wasps :D:D

Petrol on its own is fine - you don't need a match.

Thank goodness for that! I've noticed in the last week or so that I've had a lot of dead wasps in my bathroom and in my kitchen (one is over t'other).

I thought it very strange, because I've had wasps nests before and I've realised by the sudden increase in live wasps about the place. But this time I only seem to be getting dead ones! I had a look and saw the little beggars going into the roof space via a gap in the lead flashing. I've been trying to work my way up to clearing all the junk out of the way of the access hatch in the attic bedroom, so I could someone in to sort it out. If they're all going to die soon, I'll not bother!

Better off doing it now, otherwise you'll have lots of queens starting new nests next year.