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[chickencam]

We have discovered an active wasp nest in our wood shed, this is only about 15' away from our front door, so we don't want to leave it there.

 

Any tried and tested solutions would be great. Thanks

[bluekarin]

phone the council up and £15 or so later they will have sprayed it and it will be gone. We had one above our back door in the roof. Only small, but an amazing mount of nasty wasps grrr

[Egluntyne]

You can buy the stuff that the council will use for about a fiver from B&Q.

 

If it is accessible without the use of a high ladder, it will save you a fair bit.

 

We paid £40 2 or 3 years ago to get the council to shift a wasps nest from the space above the bay window in the telly room.

[C&T]

I've always got someone in to do it - with me inside with all doors and windows shut!

 

I've decided not worth the risk of trying to do it myself...

[bluekarin]

I've always got someone in to do it - with me inside with all doors and windows shut!

 

I've decided not worth the risk of trying to do it myself...

 

me too! Being up a ladder, near a wasp nest is my idea of hell!

[chickencam]

I think that it may be the council then, I don't fancy the warnings on the chemicals and being up close and personal with the wasps. Thanks

 

Edited because I was wondering if people who are allergic to bee stings are the same with wasp stings, because my OH has never been stung by anything, despite spending his teenage years doing odd job gardening for his elderly neighbours and loving the outdoors. We would love to keep bees but amongst the many doubts is whether or not he may be allergic and doesn't know. He was wondering about testing the theory by tackling the wasp nest himself. Rather him than me.

[Christian]

I had a wasps nest in an old sash window in my first flat. The council man dropped the poison in and told me to stay away for 30 minutes. The wasps swarmed to attack the poison and the noise was deafening. I wouldn't do it myself, get the professionals in.

 

With regard to wasps/bee stings, they are different poisons, so not sure about allergies.

[Alis girls]

Its not always the first sting you get that you get a bad reaction can be several - this goes for other allergies too. Friends OH removed a nest by poking it and it dropped into the carrier he was holding - I couldnt be that brave - have used the foam but has to be done in evening when they are in bed

[Geoid]

Go to your GP, they can test for allergies.

Not painful at all, they prick your skin, put a tiny amount of poison on it, if it goes red, you are allergic.

[Daphne]

About 3 years ago we got a private man in from Yellow Pages to get rid of a wasps nest because the council couldn't be bothered. He was ultra quick, efficient and reasonable. We still get the odd wasp coming back and now my neighbour puts in some of that Nippon ant powder at the entrance (its in the eaves and our loft) which does seem to work. But if you've got the full blown thing I'd get someone in. I'm not sure that wasps behave in the same way as bees and speaking as a beekeeper I wouldn't want to risk moving it myself.

[jamiesmum]

We've used the stuff from B&Q a few times to get rid of nests in the garden and it works really well.

However if it's going to involve a ladder and wasps then I think I''d rather pay and let someone else get stung by the wasps!!

 

Lisa

[sjp]

I use the wasp nest powder as advised by the council pest man a couple of shots around the entrance to the nest and 24 hrs later job done

[chickencam]

We got a local pest man in and he charged us £40. He sprayed the nest then put dust into it with a dust pump on the end of a long pole. He said that any foraging insects would return during the next few hours but they wouldn't go in and by tomorrow he has said that the nest will be safe to move.

 

I didn't like all the pestiside around with my cats being in the front garden a lot and the dust on my plants but I am glad to see the back of the wasps without incident. The dust and spray seemed quite localised but I will wait to harvest any salad crops for a few days and hope for a heavy shower of rain.

[chickenanne]

I've got rid of one in the garage. Wait until evening (so they are all at home, and you have far less chance of getting other insects). Then I used wasp-killer spray, and scuttled out quick. Then came back about an hour later and used wasp-nest-destroyer spray. It was quick and easy and no stings /angry wasps coming to get me.

 

HOWEVER if its outside the fly/wasp killer spray probably won't work as it'll disperse, so you'll end up on a ladder with the wasp-nest-destoyer spray. I imagine this would be an pretty unpleasnat experience! IMO it depend on weather you can kill the flying wasps before destroying the nest as to how easy it would be.