I had some going in through an air brick and squirted some of the wasp killing stuff you can get in DIY stores into the brick. Seemed to do the trick, but maybe I was lucky
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Straight down the hatch. Good job they don't sting! We'll not a bad sting.
The solitary bees are back every year, but as mentioned, the wasps didn't return. Wouldn't be so sympathetic to wasps if they were anywhere kids could get to though.
I hate wasps with a passion. Nothing can erase from my mind the experience of strimming over a wasps nest buried under the pitch and getting swarmed. I ran for the house, frantically discarding my clothing with all the enthusiasm of a nudist in a hurry, popping the bodies of the ones in my hair with my fingers to stop them stinging my scalp. All I could think of doing was standing in the shower and washing them off me. I can't stand the way they ruin a perfectly lovely eating out opportunity by refusing to go away. You can't get anyone to rid you of a nest in the roof because of 'health and safety', and if you rid yourself of one nest roundabout these parts, there will be half a dozen others, so it makes no difference. And to add insult to injury, they will attack a hive, and contrary to what you might think, a wasp will kill a bee - the only chance my girls get is when it's ten on one so to speak, so when I open the hives in the summer, and a few wasps fly in to steal the honey, I get a sadistic thrill from closing the lid and leaving them inside. I suppose the fact that I now have a beekeeping suit means I could treat my own wasps nests - hadn't thought of that!
We have the beginnings of one under the pond liner. I never considered that when we put the preformed pond in. I'm really wary of standing near my pond now. A shame because the entrance is so close to the water. Don't want to hurt anything or damage my pond so I guess we will just have to live with it. I'm disappointed because I love spending hours just watching my pond. Think binoculars are my best option now!
Unless the cover is airtight then I would have thought that the wasps would survive for quite a time - and they would also be pretty good at creating a way in and out even if it means digging under the tarpaulin. It might be best to get in a professional to eliminate them or, if you can find the entrance, treat the nest yourself (see my post above for suggestions on how to do this).
Breaking News... Busy Bee Hates Wasps..., sorry Bee had a wee chuckle when i read that, i too have a dislike of wasps, when i was a kid in the seventies me and a friend were watching a group of much older boys trying to burn/smoke out a nest of wasps in the ground, we were standing well back when suddenly i got stung on the head, when i put my hand to my head i could feel my hair crawling with them, it was the seventies i had hair and lots of it, i ran down that park like the proverbial bat out of hell screaming for my mother, i will never forget sitting on the carpet as my father picked wasps out my hair, i did get an ice cream for my trouble, didn't know wether to eat it or rub it on my head though, that was some thirty five years ago, and i am a grown man now, but only last week we had a small wasps nest in one of our sheds, i sat in the house like a big girls blouse as my OH and my two sons went out to get rid off it...
If you are really badly allergic to bee or wasp venom, i.e. anaphylactic shock, impending doom etc. you can attend a desensitisation clinic in some areas, but it takes 2 -3 years of treatment, and does not suit everbody. I have been stung several times over the years, by bees and wasps, so it was quite a surprise to me to find someone "of advanced years" who had never been stung by a wasp before.
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Gillian - did they taste of honey?...
I had some going in through an air brick and squirted some of the wasp killing stuff you can get in DIY stores into the brick. Seemed to do the trick, but maybe I was lucky
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Straight down the hatch. Good job they don't sting! We'll not a bad sting.
The solitary bees are back every year, but as mentioned, the wasps didn't return. Wouldn't be so sympathetic to wasps if they were anywhere kids could get to though.
I hate wasps with a passion. Nothing can erase from my mind the experience of strimming over a wasps nest buried under the pitch and getting swarmed. I ran for the house, frantically discarding my clothing with all the enthusiasm of a nudist in a hurry, popping the bodies of the ones in my hair with my fingers to stop them stinging my scalp. All I could think of doing was standing in the shower and washing them off me. I can't stand the way they ruin a perfectly lovely eating out opportunity by refusing to go away. You can't get anyone to rid you of a nest in the roof because of 'health and safety', and if you rid yourself of one nest roundabout these parts, there will be half a dozen others, so it makes no difference. And to add insult to injury, they will attack a hive, and contrary to what you might think, a wasp will kill a bee - the only chance my girls get is when it's ten on one so to speak, so when I open the hives in the summer, and a few wasps fly in to steal the honey, I get a sadistic thrill from closing the lid and leaving them inside. I suppose the fact that I now have a beekeeping suit means I could treat my own wasps nests - hadn't thought of that!
Wasps are b@stards apparently. Anyone remember the old Bing Hitler sketch? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp5SfUbjWew
We have used rentokill's branded nest destroyer and can absolutely recommend it, here is an Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rentokil-PSW97-Destroy-Aerosol-300ml/dp/B000TAY2EQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399195922&sr=8-1&keywords=wasp+nest+destroyer
I too am allergic to wasp stings and require a penicillin injection when stung.
Unless the cover is airtight then I would have thought that the wasps would survive for quite a time - and they would also be pretty good at creating a way in and out even if it means digging under the tarpaulin. It might be best to get in a professional to eliminate them or, if you can find the entrance, treat the nest yourself (see my post above for suggestions on how to do this).
Are you sure they're wasps? You may get a lot of wasps together but a true swarm is something the bees do
In the sticks near Peterborough
Breaking News... Busy Bee Hates Wasps..., sorry Bee had a wee chuckle when i read that, i too have a dislike of wasps, when i was a kid in the seventies me and a friend were watching a group of much older boys trying to burn/smoke out a nest of wasps in the ground, we were standing well back when suddenly i got stung on the head, when i put my hand to my head i could feel my hair crawling with them, it was the seventies i had hair and lots of it, i ran down that park like the proverbial bat out of hell screaming for my mother, i will never forget sitting on the carpet as my father picked wasps out my hair, i did get an ice cream for my trouble, didn't know wether to eat it or rub it on my head though, that was some thirty five years ago, and i am a grown man now, but only last week we had a small wasps nest in one of our sheds, i sat in the house like a big girls blouse as my OH and my two sons went out to get rid off it...
If you are really badly allergic to bee or wasp venom, i.e. anaphylactic shock, impending doom etc. you can attend a desensitisation clinic in some areas, but it takes 2 -3 years of treatment, and does not suit everbody. I have been stung several times over the years, by bees and wasps, so it was quite a surprise to me to find someone "of advanced years" who had never been stung by a wasp before.