Egluntyne Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Confined to barracks today.......waiting for chap from council to get rid of a wasps nest in the roof of the bay window in the room where we keep the telly. £40 quid!! I hope he doesn't turn up in a van with PEST CONTROL emblazoned on the sides!! Have spent the last 3 or 4 days being buzzed at by huge but rather dozy wasps at all hours. They are under cushions and on the carpet. No bare feet for the time being, and having to check the sofa before we plonk down on it is a pain in the **se. But not so much as if we were to sit on a wasp. Am swatting them at a rate of up to 40 a day. Have to open curtains very cautiously. Max corpse count on windowledge 32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 I have had a nest before. I was always hoovering them up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Scary! Hope they all go very soon.... £40 sounds like a bargain to get rid of them to me...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Wasp man here now. (Looks about 14. Broad Yorkshire. Calls me "Duck". Very pleasant.) Has shown me where they are exiting and entering the bay roof. There are zillions of them flying about outside even though its cold and rainy. Is going to spray some powder into the roof space and that will do the trick. Discreet van. Hasn't got "Ratcatcher" on the outside!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Believe me, £40 is well worth it! I was stung more than 40 times in August when DS disturbed a nest. It took me a month to recover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Job done. Am so glad I called him out. Can see some of them flying about covered with white powder. He said they would be quite angry for an hour or two and then should start dying off. Will come back and redo for free if we still have probs in a week. Got the rest of the day to myself...Yippee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 He said they would be quite angry for an hour or two and then should start dying off. I'm not surprised they would be angry ns and on the carpet. No bare feet for the time being, and having to check the sofa before we plonk down on it is a pain in the **se. But not so much as if we were to sit on a wasp. Hope it's all sorted before my visit £40 is not bad for danger money.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Chocchick wrote: Hope it's all sorted before my visit So do I!! All seems quiet at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Good luck- I hate wasps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Me too, I just don't see the point in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Seems to be working. There are about 20 dead 'uns on the windowledge. I don't see the point of them either. They don't make honey or anything useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Me too, I just don't see the point in them. I'm not sure there is a point. My children tell me wasps are not part of the food chain at all so it would make no difference to anything if they didn't exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 There are quite alot of things that eat wasps including fish and frogs and some birds Go to new scientist and search the phrase does anything eat wasps you get quite a selection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 I bet my hens would give one a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 My lurcher used to eat them. I haven't seen the chooks try though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 There are quite alot of things that eat wasps including fish and frogs and some birds Go to new scientist and search the phrase does anything eat wasps you get quite a selection Thanks Louise! I don't think I'll bother with that, though I did hear that badgers eat wasps nests. Just shows, my children don't know everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 And my chickens are definitely not interested in wasps, though they'll eat other insects etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Me too, I just don't see the point in them. I'm not sure there is a point. My children tell me wasps are not part of the food chain at all so it would make no difference to anything if they didn't exist. wasps are also quite importantr to those who don't like to use pesticides... Wasps are critically important in natural biocontrol. Almost every pest insect species has a wasp species that is predator or parasite upon it. Parasitic wasps are also increasingly used in agricultural pest control. also... the following reminded me of grd and his rat.. http://www.bowjamesbow.ca/2006/05/18/die_human.shtml Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Me too, I just don't see the point in them. I think you made a pun without realising Claret..... Phil, I quite enjoyed the tale of Dave and his wasps and his conscience..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 Update. No wasps at all last night. About 6 very dozy ones on window today, so quite a difference. Not complete anihilation yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 3, 2006 Author Share Posted November 3, 2006 Friday update. Not a wasp to be seen. £40 well spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 That's great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 We had a wasps nest in the eves of the house, before we went on holiday. We planned on phoning the man to deal with it when we came back, but there was no sign of wasp activity by the time we returned. We kind of assumed it was gone for some reason and did nothing about it. Now we've had stonking big wasps in the house in less than 24 hours. Still can't see any more activity from the gap the wasps were coming from. What are the chances that it's still an active nest, and we've just not noticed any activity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 6, 2006 Author Share Posted November 6, 2006 Regaled a colleage with tales of my wasps nest. She tells me that you can get stuff from B&Q to deal with nests and it is the same stuff that the council use. Apparently. Costs £6ish. That's fine if the nest is accessible without the use of a ladder. I don't do ladders. I get altitude sickness if I put on 2 pairs of socks. I'm happy to pay £40 not to have to go up a ladder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 We had a wasps nest in the garden shed about a year ago that hubby sorted out himself with the aid of a spray thing that he bought from a DIY store, but I don't know what it was or what it cost.... too anxious to go anywhere near . My heart was in my mouth all the time he was out there doing his stuff, convinced that we should have got in the professionals and that he'd be stung to bits... but in fairness he didn't get stung once and it was very effective. Still, if it was left to me I'd have got in pest control as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
