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Electro dets (sp), they are how a mate got rid of some a while ago.
Prob not the answer if you dont have a class 5 fireworks license but still funny to watch. They went mental when we blew the charges. Took ages to push the charge's in deep enough in to their base of operations.. But BOOOOOM and the wasps are gone (Or flying around mental). We hid in his shed for ages.
Prob not the answer if you dont have a class 5 fireworks license but still funny to watch. They went mental when we blew the charges. Took ages to push the charge's in deep enough in to their base of operations.. But BOOOOOM and the wasps are gone (Or flying around mental). We hid in his shed for ages.
Naga said:
How big is it?
Not sure, it's inside the composter.... which stands on rough soil at the top of the garden. I can't see it which is why the suggestion of covering the area with powedered pest killer sounds good so they take it into the nest with them. They have made a tunnel underneath it to get in and out but it is very active. I've been stung once when working nearby and I've got 4 people landscaping and fencing the garden at the moment - I don't want anyone else getting stung.We had one in a rockery thing in our garden when I was a nipper.
The old man got rid of it with old school 4 star, a lighter and some rags. I had to watch from my bedroom window.
It was like a firestorm down there.
Wasps gone.
But that was the 70s and my Dad looked like Jack Regan (Sort of) so probably not good to try it now. You'll probably get arrested by H and S or something.
The old man got rid of it with old school 4 star, a lighter and some rags. I had to watch from my bedroom window.
It was like a firestorm down there.
Wasps gone.
But that was the 70s and my Dad looked like Jack Regan (Sort of) so probably not good to try it now. You'll probably get arrested by H and S or something.
OP the rentokil stuff does the same as the powder when the wasps get it on then. It has the added advantage of foaming up and filling the hole so they cant get back out to get you. Best time to get them, whatever you decide, is morning and evening. Also if you see any stragglers they hare brake cleaner! Got a few aerosols of it and was shooting them down as they tried to get back into the nest. Paybacks a b
h.
h.angry jock said:
OP the rentokil stuff does the same as the powder when the wasps get it on then. It has the added advantage of foaming up and filling the hole so they cant get back out to get you. Best time to get them, whatever you decide, is morning and evening. Also if you see any stragglers they hare brake cleaner! Got a few aerosols of it and was shooting them down as they tried to get back into the nest. Paybacks a bh.
It has the added advantage of coating the little bh.ds and stopping them flying as they come out of the nest / hole to defend it.I had a nest in one of the wall cavities a couple of years ago. Some mortar had fallen out and they'd got in that way. Neighbour pointed it out to me when I got home from work one evening.
I bought some of the foam stuff, stood a few feet back and sprayed it over the hole (fnarr, fnarr).
Once they'd stopped coming out I sprayed more foamy death into the hole and made good the mortar.
Job jobbed, as they say.
Naga said:
How big is it?
For a 30cm high (assuming c20cm in diameter) next then 2 cans of RAID will suffice - Can use a proper Arnie stance and truly make them pay.
60cm high will require 3 cans
Dad (who is also severely allergic) had a 90cm one in the eaves storage - We had to double-up on that one and emptied 4 cans simultaneously.
A true PH post if ever there was one!!For a 30cm high (assuming c20cm in diameter) next then 2 cans of RAID will suffice - Can use a proper Arnie stance and truly make them pay.
60cm high will require 3 cans
Dad (who is also severely allergic) had a 90cm one in the eaves storage - We had to double-up on that one and emptied 4 cans simultaneously.
parakitaMol. said:
Sixpackpert said:
parakitaMol. said:
it's in a compost bin so not as bad as in the house.
Ah no problem then, as mentioned before, kill it with fire!I will try the powder smothering this evening. If this fails I will call a local pest control.
it sticks their wings together and coats the nest - they're more interested in getting away than fighting
Some years ago wasps built a nest in my loft. I had a professional exterminator deal with them. He gave me the following advice. I followed it and so far the wasps haven’t come back.
He advised that we do not remove the nest after treatment because a Queen will not settle in an old nest unless she was born there. If the old Queen dies she may be replaced by her daughter, but not by an unrelated Queen. Since the nest was destroyed at a time of year before the new offspring flew the nest there would be no living offspring from that year. Previous years offspring would have already settled elsewhere.
If nests are too close then they compete for resources and come into conflict. A Queen therefore will not start a new nest near another wasp nest even if it is derelict.
His advice was to leave the old nest in situ and undamaged to deter other wasps setting up a new nest. The old nest has now been there about 8 years and so far no infestation.
He advised that we do not remove the nest after treatment because a Queen will not settle in an old nest unless she was born there. If the old Queen dies she may be replaced by her daughter, but not by an unrelated Queen. Since the nest was destroyed at a time of year before the new offspring flew the nest there would be no living offspring from that year. Previous years offspring would have already settled elsewhere.
If nests are too close then they compete for resources and come into conflict. A Queen therefore will not start a new nest near another wasp nest even if it is derelict.
His advice was to leave the old nest in situ and undamaged to deter other wasps setting up a new nest. The old nest has now been there about 8 years and so far no infestation.
I bloody HATE wasps; the problem is that they love me. I can be standing with a group of people and the little sods will only be attracted to me.
Killing with fire has its risks... many years ago a mate found a wasps nest in his dads allotment - they'd burrowed into an earth bank and made the nest around the roots of a willow tree: it's a common problem in Sumerzet where oi be from.
Anyway, he emptied a load of petrol into the holes the stripey bds were using and torched 'em out. Day or two later he was showing me his handywork, sat down on the charred ground and lit a fag. Unbeknown to him, however, a few wasps had survived the conflagration, crawled out of the hole and stung him right on the arse!!
Half an hour later when I'd stopped pissing myself with laughter we emptied yet more 4 star into the nest and the job was a good 'un.
The moral of the story is: never sit on a wasps nest, because payback is a bh, but a sting on the arse is worse!
Killing with fire has its risks... many years ago a mate found a wasps nest in his dads allotment - they'd burrowed into an earth bank and made the nest around the roots of a willow tree: it's a common problem in Sumerzet where oi be from.
Anyway, he emptied a load of petrol into the holes the stripey b
ds were using and torched 'em out. Day or two later he was showing me his handywork, sat down on the charred ground and lit a fag. Unbeknown to him, however, a few wasps had survived the conflagration, crawled out of the hole and stung him right on the arse!!Half an hour later when I'd stopped pissing myself with laughter we emptied yet more 4 star into the nest and the job was a good 'un.
The moral of the story is: never sit on a wasps nest, because payback is a b
h, but a sting on the arse is worse!Let me get this right.
It is in a plastic composter?
Is this water-proof?
Yes - fill it!
No, slide a black plastic bag underneath the nest.
Dislodge nest so it falls in bag.
Run away. (This bit is important)
Creep back, the sneaky fkers know you are up to something and will have posted look outs.
Grab the bag and tie it shut. (Do this very quickly, do not fk it up)
They will start to try and eat their way out, so just binning the bag doesn't work.
Pop the bag in the microwave, high power for 30-45 seconds - any longer they catch fire.
All dead.
Rejoice in opposable thumbs.
It is in a plastic composter?
Is this water-proof?
Yes - fill it!
No, slide a black plastic bag underneath the nest.
Dislodge nest so it falls in bag.
Run away. (This bit is important)
Creep back, the sneaky f
kers know you are up to something and will have posted look outs.Grab the bag and tie it shut. (Do this very quickly, do not f
k it up)They will start to try and eat their way out, so just binning the bag doesn't work.
Pop the bag in the microwave, high power for 30-45 seconds - any longer they catch fire.
All dead.
Rejoice in opposable thumbs.
FamilyGuy said:
3rd year running for us. Year 1 we paid about £35 for a pro, who I noticed didn't seem slighly interested in wearing any protective gear, and you would have thought that he would if he'd found it required. Year 2 the entrance was a little hole in the wall so a bit of silicone sealant fixed that. This year we had 3 nests; 2 were taken out with foam but not the third which was under an extension roof where we don't have access to the void. Powder from B&Q for less than £3 seems to be working there. In none of my DIY jobs has there been any hint of an attack from the little pests.
Do avoid being stung in the vicinity of a nest though - if it does happen, wasps release a pheromone that warn the other wasps.
In short: get stung -> the entire hive wants to sting you.
The Black Flash said:
They'll disapear in a couple of weeks anyway, easiest to wait unless you absolutely have to remove it now.
Unless there's anyone allergic around, in which case get rid of the little fkers by means fair or foul.The neighbours at our old house put some beehives at the end of their garden. I moved out (for other reasons too) 3 weeks ago. Not worth the risk for me, I have 2 minutes to inject myself before annaphylaxis kicks in.
When I was a kid we had one in a grass bank in the garden. My Dad had one of those pump up petrol cans which he used to inject about a gallon of petrol into said hole.
He then laid a trail of fuel and dropped a match onto it.
I remember it burning upto the hole and then a huge explosion of muck and debris which I thought was fantastic at the time. When it cleared we just had some very mad Wasps. We retreated rapidly to the house to get a massive bking from my mum !
He then laid a trail of fuel and dropped a match onto it.
I remember it burning upto the hole and then a huge explosion of muck and debris which I thought was fantastic at the time. When it cleared we just had some very mad Wasps. We retreated rapidly to the house to get a massive b
king from my mum !angry jock said:
Get some of this.
Had a nest in my garage saw the little stripey bds going in, a can of this into the hole they were going into. Job jobbed.
This /|\Had a nest in my garage saw the little stripey b
ds going in, a can of this into the hole they were going into. Job jobbed.We had one in the shed earlier this year and this sorted them quickly with no fuss. Quick squirt into the nest, preferably into the entrance and run away. Come back the next day to a very ex nest and the floor covered in dead wasps!!
Don't use powder - you have to get too close to use it (the foam squirts 2m - yep 2m!!). Fire is just asking for trouble!!
Rob
Cover the little walkway / tunnel that you refer to with the killing powder. It might take a couple of goes over a couple of days, but it will do the job very well.
I have dealt with one in the wall cavity with said powder - they were coming in and out of a ventilation brick in that case and I just sprayed the powder on all the holes in the brick. After a day or so (two applications) no more came out or went in.
Much as I like the idea of fire, given the plastic container involved, it might not be the most sensible option for you!
I have dealt with one in the wall cavity with said powder - they were coming in and out of a ventilation brick in that case and I just sprayed the powder on all the holes in the brick. After a day or so (two applications) no more came out or went in.
Much as I like the idea of fire, given the plastic container involved, it might not be the most sensible option for you!
For what it's worth there's an excellent thread about dealing with a wasp's nest using petrol on ScoobyNet:
Operation Garden Storm
Always makes me chuckle when I read it - I am but a simple fellow!
Operation Garden Storm
Always makes me chuckle when I read it - I am but a simple fellow!
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