The beginnings of a wasps nest
Discussion
Just popped into the shed and spotted this, with a wasp coveninently flying round it to illustrate what it was.
I'm tempted to leave it for a bit because I would love to see it grow but it's in my shed so it's not really an option.
I think I've been stung before but can't be sure if it was a wasp (was on my back) so I don't know if I'm allergic or not. Also, due to the positioning of my shed I simply can't get away very quickly so I'm only considering option that's least likely to provoke attack at the moment.
The internet has so far thrown up several solutions:
- hit it with a tennis racket
- spray it with hairpsray
- spray it with ant powder (somehow)
- burn it
- burn the shed down
- sell the sehd
- hit it with the longest broom I can find
- tactical nuclear strike
- call the council / professional
- cover it with a jar and slide it away
- fill it with expanding foam
Any advice most appreciated
I'm tempted to leave it for a bit because I would love to see it grow but it's in my shed so it's not really an option.
I think I've been stung before but can't be sure if it was a wasp (was on my back) so I don't know if I'm allergic or not. Also, due to the positioning of my shed I simply can't get away very quickly so I'm only considering option that's least likely to provoke attack at the moment.
The internet has so far thrown up several solutions:
- hit it with a tennis racket
- spray it with hairpsray
- spray it with ant powder (somehow)
- burn it
- burn the shed down
- sell the sehd
- hit it with the longest broom I can find
- tactical nuclear strike
- call the council / professional
- cover it with a jar and slide it away
- fill it with expanding foam
Any advice most appreciated
http://www.screwfix.com/p/rentokil-wasp-nest-kille...
I used some of that last year. I have no idea how big the nest was but it was somewhere in my garage roof. Neighbour told me that there were wasps continually buzzing by there and she was finding lots of dead ones. Anyway I dressed up like a bee keeper, puffed some of that and ran away like a little kid. Seemed to work ok. Something that big though... I saw my Dad dispatch of one like that with a bucket of water and a stick.
I used some of that last year. I have no idea how big the nest was but it was somewhere in my garage roof. Neighbour told me that there were wasps continually buzzing by there and she was finding lots of dead ones. Anyway I dressed up like a bee keeper, puffed some of that and ran away like a little kid. Seemed to work ok. Something that big though... I saw my Dad dispatch of one like that with a bucket of water and a stick.
You don't need to worry about something that small, just knock it off in to an open bin bag held underneath it, tie bag up, stamp on bag and chuck it.
It's probably only about the size of a golf ball I would guess if i compare to the ones I have had previously.
It doesn't require anything more specialised than:
Manning up
Pair of shorts
T-shirt (never do these things naked it upsets the neighbours, children, pets, whatever)
Spatula to knock it off with
Black bin bag
Boot to stamp on bin bag with
Bin
Cold beer with which to celebrate with, whilst locked safely inside your house for 48 hours fear of wasp reprisals.
Job jobbed.
It's probably only about the size of a golf ball I would guess if i compare to the ones I have had previously.
It doesn't require anything more specialised than:
Manning up
Pair of shorts
T-shirt (never do these things naked it upsets the neighbours, children, pets, whatever)
Spatula to knock it off with
Black bin bag
Boot to stamp on bin bag with
Bin
Cold beer with which to celebrate with, whilst locked safely inside your house for 48 hours fear of wasp reprisals.
Job jobbed.
Oh, that's the beginnings of a wasp nest? Interesting, because I have an identical nest hanging from my shed roof that I spotted last weekend. There didn't seem to be any activity but I hadn't noticed it before! I'm watching with interest as to your methods of removal and will check mine for growth and activity!
exgtt said:
Buy one of those mini rc helicopters and wind the buggers up!
That would be fun, especially on something with a bit of weight.Tape a proddy stick to it, keep nudging the nest, and the ones below will get blown away, and the ones above will get diced.
Keep poking to start the next wave.
TheEnd said:
exgtt said:
Buy one of those mini rc helicopters and wind the buggers up!
That would be fun, especially on something with a bit of weight.Tape a proddy stick to it, keep nudging the nest, and the ones below will get blown away, and the ones above will get diced.
Keep poking to start the next wave.
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