gnasher16 31,122 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 In the eaves of a wooden outbuilding well away from the house but i do need to go in there every few days. Would you.... A, Have a haphazard attempt at getting rid of it yourself....and if so how ? B, Bite the bullet and get someone in who knows what they're doing. C,Wait it out and presume it will go dormant or whatever at the end of the summer. My pal has me flapping after telling me the average wasps nest has 5000 wasps ....not sure if he's having me on or not. I can see exactly where they're going in so with a quick half hearted spray of some domestic stuff out the cupboard a good 20 came out the hole but i was away on my toes double lively so no idea if theres loads but can definitely hear them from the inside. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,444 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 Ant powder mate, give it a liberal helping round the entrance and all over. Thats all the pest controllers use. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WataWalloper 3,238 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 1 minute ago, gnasher16 said: In the eaves of a wooden outbuilding well away from the house but i do need to go in there every few days. Would you.... A, Have a haphazard attempt at getting rid of it yourself....and if so how ? B, Bite the bullet and get someone in who knows what they're doing. C,Wait it out and presume it will go dormant or whatever at the end of the summer. My pal has me flapping after telling me the average wasps nest has 5000 wasps ....not sure if he's having me on or not. I can see exactly where they're going in so with a quick half hearted spray of some domestic stuff out the cupboard a good 20 came out the hole but i was away on my toes double lively so no idea if theres loads but can definitely hear them from the inside. D. Sell the house an move hahaha only joking, I don’t do wasps for a living but wouldn’t dream of getting somebody in unless it was a bad one, iv done a fair few over the years for mates an nests on yard an stuff, an easiest way of possible is wait till it’s wet/cold/raining or dark an that usually slows them down a bit, an if it’s only a small one then hold a bag under it, cut it an drop it into a bag seal bag an dispose of carefully haha or buy some the do it yourself spray off the web, job done or phone somebody it’s usually only about 60/80 quid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,122 Posted July 10 Author Report Share Posted July 10 2 minutes ago, WataWalloper said: D. Sell the house an move hahaha only joking, I don’t do wasps for a living but wouldn’t dream of getting somebody in unless it was a bad one, iv done a fair few over the years for mates an nests on yard an stuff, an easiest way of possible is wait till it’s wet/cold/raining or dark an that usually slows them down a bit, an if it’s only a small one then hold a bag under it, cut it an drop it into a bag seal bag an dispose of carefully haha or buy some the do it yourself spray off the web, job done or phone somebody it’s usually only about 60/80 quid I havent actually got access to the nest itself just the hole....the nest im presuming ( from watching a Youtube vid ) is in the cavity and i dont really wanna start hacking at the wood.........im not a tight arse im just pretending to the ol woman that im all butch and macho and can deal with this sort of shit myself ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,122 Posted July 10 Author Report Share Posted July 10 11 minutes ago, WILF said: Ant powder mate, give it a liberal helping round the entrance and all over. Thats all the pest controllers use. Really ?....sounds easy enough i,ll give it a go mate nothing ventured nothing gained. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WataWalloper 3,238 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 3 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: I havent actually got access to the nest itself just the hole....the nest im presuming ( from watching a Youtube vid ) is in the cavity and i dont really wanna start hacking at the wood.........im not a tight arse im just pretending to the ol woman that im all butch and macho and can deal with this sort of shit myself ! Get somebody in haha iv found if ye start Fcuking about with the holes then it’s liable to get emotional quickly haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,122 Posted July 10 Author Report Share Posted July 10 11 minutes ago, WataWalloper said: Get somebody in haha iv found if ye start Fcuking about with the holes then it’s liable to get emotional quickly haha I'll give Wilf's ant powder a go and if no good i'll wait till she go's out then get on the blower 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 28,279 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 If you try yourself with ant powder do it when it's dark....most of the workers will be in at that point.... Put the torch somewhere else ...as any that fly out will most likely go for the torch... Get a mate to hold it for ya...lol 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TRUEBRIT66 2,046 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 I had similar just a hole to the nest waited until it got dark got some spray foam wasp killer squirted half the can in the hole and ran like f**k. Only a couple came out covered in foam and dropped did the same the following evening never had a problem after so must have killed them all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 24,402 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 I'm with Wilf. Ant Powder works well. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,862 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 (edited) Haven't used it Gnash ,tenner from screwfix ,sounds similar to what truebrit used ,got a 4m range so you don't have to get to close! Had a nest in hedge next to garage, put up with them ,got a bit annoying towards end of summer Edited July 10 by waltjnr 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackthelad 2,080 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, gnasher16 said: I'll give Wilf's ant powder a go and if no good i'll wait till she go's out then get on the blower There’s a spray u get spray it on the bike liberally like a foam it is il find out the name of it when i get home 24 hours they be dead …..if you spray it in the hole that will do the job had a cracker on my porch wall last year this spray sorted it my mate works pest control for the council he gave it me 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,122 Posted July 10 Author Report Share Posted July 10 13 minutes ago, waltjnr said: Haven't used it Gnash ,tenner from screwfix ,sounds similar to what truebrit used ,got a 4m range so you don't have to get to close! Had a nest in hedge next to garage, put up with them ,got a bit annoying towards end of summer 4 metres ??......whats my name Phil Taylor ? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,862 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 12 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: 4 metres ??......whats my name Phil Taylor ? Is that the red arrows? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 5,003 Posted July 10 Report Share Posted July 10 Get a ladder so you can get right at it, stick a net curtain over your head or similar and blast a tin of that wasp killer foam straight in the hole they will go mental but after about half hour it all calms down I had one in my brick work done exactly that me wife and kids gave me hero status for about an hour, have fun lol 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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