How to get rid of wasps' nest?

[DRIVE BRICK 10]

Deary, deary me! ... what a waste of perfectly usable wasps!

 

wasps are ****e, and deserve to be treated as such. I hate them. Very much. Indeed. Bah:suspect:

[jemson 10]

Reckon we`ve got one in our (not used) chimney. Any recent advice?

[anniec 10]

Well I thought we had a wasp nest just outside the back door on some climbing ivy. Went to hang the washing out this morning and there were hundreds of the little blighters. The noise was horrible and as it was right next to the door I wanted rid ASAP.

 

I got http://www.bees-n-wasps.com/ off of this thread and contacting John he said they may just be using the ivy to forage for their nest elsewhere. He advised he was happy to come take a look and if it was a wasps nest he'd charge £35 to remove it (a fair bit less than the council) Anyway, he came out and had a look and I almost fainted when he shook the ivy (there were hardly any wasps there at this point) and confirmed after rummaging about that there is def not a nest.

 

He gave some excellent advice and after a look about told me there are a fair few honey bees about and talked to me about the different types of wasps. Really knowledgeable guy and he didn't charge me anything because he didn't need to do anything. I at least expected a call out charge.

 

I would 100% recommend him (before anyone starts there is no affiliation with this guy, I've never met him before today and have not been paid in anyway to say this)

[JanetB62 10]

Well I thought we had a wasp nest just outside the back door on some climbing ivy. Went to hang the washing out this morning and there were hundreds of the little blighters. The noise was horrible and as it was right next to the door I wanted rid ASAP.

 

I got http://www.bees-n-wasps.com/ off of this thread and contacting John he said they may just be using the ivy to forage for their nest elsewhere. He advised he was happy to come take a look and if it was a wasps nest he'd charge £35 to remove it (a fair bit less than the council) Anyway, he came out and had a look and I almost fainted when he shook the ivy (there were hardly any wasps there at this point) and confirmed after rummaging about that there is def not a nest.

 

He gave some excellent advice and after a look about told me there are a fair few honey bees about and talked to me about the different types of wasps. Really knowledgeable guy and he didn't charge me anything because he didn't need to do anything. I at least expected a call out charge.

 

I would 100% recommend him (before anyone starts there is no affiliation with this guy, I've never met him before today and have not been! paid in anyway to say this)

 

I absolutely detest wasps have a real phobia of them they spoil the months of August /September for me! Thankfully this year havent seen many probably because of the terrible weather (only good thing to come out of the bad summer!). Someone said that was the reason theres been loads of ants as wasps usually eat them and with all rain not many wasps! Dont know how true this is but dont care as long as not many of the stripey devils!

The first sign of a nest which had other year and im straight on phone to pest control people dont care how much it costs cant settle till they are destroyed!

[anjumafaaq 10]

B+Q will sell you a can of wasp nest foam for about a fiver.

[anniec 10]

I could reach where I thought they were going in and out and didn't want to attempt it. I'd rather pay a professional to be honest.

 

Thankfully it was a false alarm!

[Chumley 10]

Those pesky wasps have made a nest in the loft again this year. Only this time, because I had the soffits repaired in the spring, they're going in and out through a gap in the tiles.

 

Except all the dozy ones going through the wrong gap and ending up flying around the loft instead of inside the nest.

 

Great

 

Luckily the man from the council has a free slot on Saturday so fingers crossed he'll sort them out.

[andyofborg 11]

perhaps you are attractive to wasps

[Chumley 10]

Must be. I think they're like cats (and people who smoke on the beach) - they gravitate towards the people who dislike them the most

[tomo1993 10]

Try jabbing the nest with a stick.

 

The wasps will get fed up and go somewhere else

[Chumley 10]

Haha. I'm keeping well away, it's flippin' huge.

 

Might put a couple of jam jars in next door's garden to tempt them out

[El Cid 221]

Might put a couple of jam jars in next door's garden to tempt them out

 

If your wasp man does a no-show, you could put a fan in your loft and leave it on 24/7; I cant see them likeing a stiff breaze.