Wasps nest forever appearing, best deterrent?
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Well, I'll paint the picture for you.
6ft 5", 130kg, built like a guy with the previous figures
Now, imagine that, running away and screaming like a man/girl whenever he has a yellow and black coloured insect anywhere near him on an intercept course, pretty pathetic right?.
In the past 2 months, I've had a total of 9, that's correct, 9 wasps nest built on my property that is frequently used/disturbed. These range from single, thumb sized paper nests with the queen on constant suicide watch.... dive bomb missions, to full on fat pint glass sized bleeders.
I know the professionals are always best used, I can't however, keep forking out £70 per call out.
I've destroyed, being a mean, macho, brave little girl.... stupid too, a couple of the smaller and 1 large nest, with atleast 1 door and a 7 foot wooden pole between either of us.
Is there an easier way to combat these cheese and pickle gits?
Heard of an oily rag and smoke. Wasp stings are one thing but, setting fire to my property, namely the garage, wendy house and our house, doesn't really sit well.
Any ideas or do I have to bite the £70 bullet?
Thankyou
6ft 5", 130kg, built like a guy with the previous figures
Now, imagine that, running away and screaming like a man/girl whenever he has a yellow and black coloured insect anywhere near him on an intercept course, pretty pathetic right?.
In the past 2 months, I've had a total of 9, that's correct, 9 wasps nest built on my property that is frequently used/disturbed. These range from single, thumb sized paper nests with the queen on constant suicide watch.... dive bomb missions, to full on fat pint glass sized bleeders.
I know the professionals are always best used, I can't however, keep forking out £70 per call out.
I've destroyed, being a mean, macho, brave little girl.... stupid too, a couple of the smaller and 1 large nest, with atleast 1 door and a 7 foot wooden pole between either of us.
Is there an easier way to combat these cheese and pickle gits?
Heard of an oily rag and smoke. Wasp stings are one thing but, setting fire to my property, namely the garage, wendy house and our house, doesn't really sit well.
Any ideas or do I have to bite the £70 bullet?
Thankyou
firstly at 6ft 5 and 130kg, he is classed as a big ghey girls blouse!!! so he needs to man the f
k up!!!!
nothing you can do to deter wasps im afraid, unless you move.
9 nests aint a bad shout, 17 on one house is the best i have been out to.
Phone around a few pest controllers in the area and ask if any of them would do a contract for you so you pay quarterly and they then do as many nests you get in the year? might be a cheaper option.
where are you based as might know a few good ones in your area.
k up!!!!nothing you can do to deter wasps im afraid, unless you move.
9 nests aint a bad shout, 17 on one house is the best i have been out to.
Phone around a few pest controllers in the area and ask if any of them would do a contract for you so you pay quarterly and they then do as many nests you get in the year? might be a cheaper option.
where are you based as might know a few good ones in your area.
Keep trapping and killing the fkers.
1) get a jam jar with about 1/2 inch of jam in the bottom
2) punch a buri through the lid, so there is a hole about 1cm in diameter
3) place jar near wasp nest/ flying zone
4) wait for a sufficiently large enough number of victims
5) build a bonfire
6) throw the jar in to the middle (don't smash it)
7) throw more sticks etc on top of it
8) laugh at your victory
9) repeat as necessary
kers. 1) get a jam jar with about 1/2 inch of jam in the bottom
2) punch a buri through the lid, so there is a hole about 1cm in diameter
3) place jar near wasp nest/ flying zone
4) wait for a sufficiently large enough number of victims
5) build a bonfire
6) throw the jar in to the middle (don't smash it)
7) throw more sticks etc on top of it
8) laugh at your victory
9) repeat as necessary
I found one yesterday in a dry stone wall,waited until there was little activity and filled the hole with silicone,2 hours later there was lots of wasps queueing by the hole,just been out now and nothing around.
Best to try and catch them now while the nest is still small,later there can be thousands in the one nest.
Simple wasp trap can be made with a 2 Litre plastic bottle,cut the top off near the shoulder,put some honey in the bottom of the bottle turn the cut off piece over and fit in the top,the wasps will go in but can't find the way out again. I have a dozen of these around the Plum trees.
Dispose by drowning or fire.
Best to try and catch them now while the nest is still small,later there can be thousands in the one nest.
Simple wasp trap can be made with a 2 Litre plastic bottle,cut the top off near the shoulder,put some honey in the bottom of the bottle turn the cut off piece over and fit in the top,the wasps will go in but can't find the way out again. I have a dozen of these around the Plum trees.
Dispose by drowning or fire.
I've seen and herd many a good thing about these - http://www.waspinator.co.uk/
Wasps being territorial, don't like building nests near them.
Wasps being territorial, don't like building nests near them.
I haven't tried this but may be worth a go. I was thinking of using it to deter spiders - It's the wife & kids you see, they hate 'em. Honest guv.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/5-in-1-insect-and-rodent-r...
http://www.maplin.co.uk/5-in-1-insect-and-rodent-r...
Wasps are good predators for garden pests, so if you like your garden, just leave them alone and let them get on with being wasps. Brother found a nest in his garden shed, so he just got out the tools he needed for a few weeks and left them be.
I think they only get, err, waspy, when you piss them off and or they are drunk on over-ripe fruit in the late summer.
I think they only get, err, waspy, when you piss them off and or they are drunk on over-ripe fruit in the late summer.
I've used something like this in the past:
http://pestwarehouse.co.uk/product/99/rentokil-pes...
It sprays from a few feet away and encases the nest in foam, so you don't have to get too close - worked well for me.
http://pestwarehouse.co.uk/product/99/rentokil-pes...
It sprays from a few feet away and encases the nest in foam, so you don't have to get too close - worked well for me.
Shaolin said:
I've used something like this in the past:
http://pestwarehouse.co.uk/product/99/rentokil-pes...
It sprays from a few feet away and encases the nest in foam, so you don't have to get too close - worked well for me.
With any luck, that might leave the nest relatively intact (as long as it's a big one). The best thing for keeping wasps away is a wasp's nest, even if unoccupied. Wasps give it a wide berth in case they get attacked - that's why the waspinator thing above works. http://pestwarehouse.co.uk/product/99/rentokil-pes...
It sprays from a few feet away and encases the nest in foam, so you don't have to get too close - worked well for me.
There is a HUGE unoccupied nest in my loft that we had the exterminator out to several years ago. I left it where it was and we've had no problems since - queens are no doubt still visiting our roof space when prospecting for nest sites, but they'll be crapping themselves upon seeing what (to them) looks like an enormous enemy barracks and clearing off quick before there's trouble.
(btw, I thought the point of the joke about Waspard was that wasps were supposed to make it in the same way that bees make honey, not that it was like a chutney made from wasps).
Gingerbread Man said:
I've seen and herd many a good thing about these - http://www.waspinator.co.uk/
Wasps being territorial, don't like building nests near them.
Wasps being territorial, don't like building nests near them.
I put a couple of these up in the garden a few weeks ago because we were plagued with wasps last year. So far I've hardly seen any wasps around the place this year, and none at all in the garden. Long may that continue!
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