How to destroy a wasp nest
Discussion
A friend of mine has a rather large underground wasp nest in her back garden and she wants to get rid of them.
I had mentioned to her the use of fuel & a match, with the view of blowing the blighters up in a WW1 trench destroying affair, but this is a no go as the nest is very close to her septic tank and things could be very messy if we did that.
Anyone got any ideas on what to use to get rid of them ?
I had mentioned to her the use of fuel & a match, with the view of blowing the blighters up in a WW1 trench destroying affair, but this is a no go as the nest is very close to her septic tank and things could be very messy if we did that.
Anyone got any ideas on what to use to get rid of them ?
Edited by Monkey boy 1 on Wednesday 22 July 07:34
more burn less explosion
Paying a pest control company is for wimps, plus it's like building a tennis court and then paying your neighbours to play on it. All they will do is put some weedy white powder on it, charge wyou £25 and walk away. It kills the wasps sure enough, but in the most boring possible way. I'm sure that doing it yourself can be dangerous, but then so can track days, and even the wasps get a sporting chance. Keep any children well out of the way though.
I always found petrol and matches good, the wasps come out and put on a terrific aerobatic display, many of them, of course, on fire. Put plenty of petrol down the hole before you light it though. Carry a tennis racket for self defence. A good alternative to petrol is a mixture of Sodium Hydrochlorate weedkiller and sugar. That burns with a serious intensity.Try a little first though, so you know what you are dealing with.
The septic tank is a bit of a pain, though I doubt if it would go up unless it is really close.
If you have a garden hose handy try filling up the nest from a safe distance (if there is such a thing.) Alternatively, you could light a firework and stuff that down the hole. Obviously you could give it a good blast with fly spray, which they probably wouldn't like. I have always wondered if you could tie a can of fly killer to a suitably powerful firework and shove that into the nest, because when these tins go up they go with a bang.
I'm told they like alcohol, so why not mix up a few tins of cider with some paraquat and pour that down. It would be interesting to see the results. Then you could shove a rubber ball down to keep them in, though there will be a fair number outside, which you might keep at bay with fly spray.
Or why not set up one of those ultra violet 'zappers' just outside the hole and leave it on through the night?
Hours of harmless fun.
I always found petrol and matches good, the wasps come out and put on a terrific aerobatic display, many of them, of course, on fire. Put plenty of petrol down the hole before you light it though. Carry a tennis racket for self defence. A good alternative to petrol is a mixture of Sodium Hydrochlorate weedkiller and sugar. That burns with a serious intensity.Try a little first though, so you know what you are dealing with.
The septic tank is a bit of a pain, though I doubt if it would go up unless it is really close.
If you have a garden hose handy try filling up the nest from a safe distance (if there is such a thing.) Alternatively, you could light a firework and stuff that down the hole. Obviously you could give it a good blast with fly spray, which they probably wouldn't like. I have always wondered if you could tie a can of fly killer to a suitably powerful firework and shove that into the nest, because when these tins go up they go with a bang.
I'm told they like alcohol, so why not mix up a few tins of cider with some paraquat and pour that down. It would be interesting to see the results. Then you could shove a rubber ball down to keep them in, though there will be a fair number outside, which you might keep at bay with fly spray.
Or why not set up one of those ultra violet 'zappers' just outside the hole and leave it on through the night?
Hours of harmless fun.
king own. evil bcardigankid said:
Paying a pest control company is for wimps, plus it's like building a tennis court and then paying your neighbours to play on it. All they will do is put some weedy white powder on it, charge wyou £25 and walk away. It kills the wasps sure enough, but in the most boring possible way. I'm sure that doing it yourself can be dangerous, but then so can track days, and even the wasps get a sporting chance. Keep any children well out of the way though.
I always found petrol and matches good, the wasps come out and put on a terrific aerobatic display, many of them, of course, on fire. Put plenty of petrol down the hole before you light it though. Carry a tennis racket for self defence. A good alternative to petrol is a mixture of Sodium Hydrochlorate weedkiller and sugar. That burns with a serious intensity.Try a little first though, so you know what you are dealing with.
The septic tank is a bit of a pain, though I doubt if it would go up unless it is really close.
If you have a garden hose handy try filling up the nest from a safe distance (if there is such a thing.) Alternatively, you could light a firework and stuff that down the hole. Obviously you could give it a good blast with fly spray, which they probably wouldn't like. I have always wondered if you could tie a can of fly killer to a suitably powerful firework and shove that into the nest, because when these tins go up they go with a bang.
I'm told they like alcohol, so why not mix up a few tins of cider with some paraquat and pour that down. It would be interesting to see the results. Then you could shove a rubber ball down to keep them in, though there will be a fair number outside, which you might keep at bay with fly spray.
Or why not set up one of those ultra violet 'zappers' just outside the hole and leave it on through the night?
Hours of harmless fun.
I always found petrol and matches good, the wasps come out and put on a terrific aerobatic display, many of them, of course, on fire. Put plenty of petrol down the hole before you light it though. Carry a tennis racket for self defence. A good alternative to petrol is a mixture of Sodium Hydrochlorate weedkiller and sugar. That burns with a serious intensity.Try a little first though, so you know what you are dealing with.
The septic tank is a bit of a pain, though I doubt if it would go up unless it is really close.
If you have a garden hose handy try filling up the nest from a safe distance (if there is such a thing.) Alternatively, you could light a firework and stuff that down the hole. Obviously you could give it a good blast with fly spray, which they probably wouldn't like. I have always wondered if you could tie a can of fly killer to a suitably powerful firework and shove that into the nest, because when these tins go up they go with a bang.
I'm told they like alcohol, so why not mix up a few tins of cider with some paraquat and pour that down. It would be interesting to see the results. Then you could shove a rubber ball down to keep them in, though there will be a fair number outside, which you might keep at bay with fly spray.
Or why not set up one of those ultra violet 'zappers' just outside the hole and leave it on through the night?
Hours of harmless fun.
I love how much thought you've put into this. A man after my own heart.
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