Wasps nest in my wall.
28 July 2018, 03:57 PM
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Wasps nest in my wall.
Had quite a few wasps in my bedroom, last few days. I've also found one crawling about on the landing carpet.
Reading on my bed today, i distictly saw one fly UP from the bedroom floor.
I've been outside and watched, and there's a nest behind the outside light, they are going in and out of the hole where the wires come out. Obviously, they are also getting under the floor and managing to exit via the bedroom.
So....what to do? Leave them and hope I don't get stung come Autumn and nasty wasp season?
Or get hold of something that will eradictae the nest? If the latter, what's good?
Reading on my bed today, i distictly saw one fly UP from the bedroom floor.
I've been outside and watched, and there's a nest behind the outside light, they are going in and out of the hole where the wires come out. Obviously, they are also getting under the floor and managing to exit via the bedroom.
So....what to do? Leave them and hope I don't get stung come Autumn and nasty wasp season?
Or get hold of something that will eradictae the nest? If the latter, what's good?
28 July 2018, 04:04 PM
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A wasp nest in the house is never a good thing imo - I'd wipe them out (as I do with any I find anywhere on my property). Depending on situation I use either a powder type or a foam spray type wasp killer. Powder if I can get close enough because I think it's more effective, or the spray if I can't get near. It seems to spray a good 10 ft or so. Treat at night when the wasps are less active.
I can't remember exactly what product I use - just whatever my local ironmonger has in stock.
I can't remember exactly what product I use - just whatever my local ironmonger has in stock.
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29 July 2018, 02:34 PM
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Go with chemical warfare. I waited a while earlier this year, then got the council approved service for £40 before they got aggressive. Could have done it with a can if I’d acted sooner.
30 July 2018, 07:32 AM
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White powder ,not sure what it’s called but we had one in loft , sprayed the powder from the outside in / they get the dust on the wings then fly into the nest ( important thing is to leave the nest for at least 3 weeks because after the wasps have died there will still be eggs inside & they are protected until they hatch .once hatched they will die . Only then should the nest be removed
01 August 2018, 09:46 AM
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Don't **** about trying to do it yourself as the nest is inside the cavity of the house and will need a **** ton of powder to kill & will need to be applied from the outside. It sounds like it's not in an accessible position too.
Foam only works on external (visible) nests.
Unless you possess the proper kit, you are going to end up in a world of pain.
Get a professional in and mention that they are leaving via your bedroom - he'll probably advise that you don't use it for a couple of days post nuke.
Before you make the call, scout round the rest of your house to see if there are any more nests as they usually give a discount!
I got one removed and was £40
/edit, if you do decide to DIY, make sure someone is filming you, could do with a giggle
J
Foam only works on external (visible) nests.
Unless you possess the proper kit, you are going to end up in a world of pain.
Get a professional in and mention that they are leaving via your bedroom - he'll probably advise that you don't use it for a couple of days post nuke.
Before you make the call, scout round the rest of your house to see if there are any more nests as they usually give a discount!
I got one removed and was £40
/edit, if you do decide to DIY, make sure someone is filming you, could do with a giggle
J
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01 August 2018, 05:58 PM
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Dude came and did mine in full protective gear with long poles and white powder. Just two small gaps between the stones, and they were flying in and out.
After treatment an area within 10m was like a scene from the "Mummy". I observed from a distance window across a courtyard.
After treatment an area within 10m was like a scene from the "Mummy". I observed from a distance window across a courtyard.
01 August 2018, 10:22 PM
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save yourself a ton of money. all they use is ant powder which you can buy from the £ shop. wait until it gets dark use a torch and empty a whole tub of it into the nest. next day problem solved. trust me i had 2 nests in the ground and it worked a treat.
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02 August 2018, 06:44 AM
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yea that’s fine & well shaking powder into the hole in the ground but you tell me your goin to crawl into a loft space open the nest ( with limited accesss hang around & try to drop contents into the nest
absolute bollocks
yea that’s fine & well shaking powder into the hole in the ground but you tell me your goin to crawl into a loft space open the nest ( with limited accesss hang around & try to drop contents into the nest
absolute bollocks
02 August 2018, 07:55 AM
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I'd need something to pump the powder in, it's in a horizontal wall, partly behind a light fitting. Which I noticed last night has come away from the wall at the top, allowing the wasps more access, the top rawl plug has pulled out a bit. Could see it from the landing window.
02 August 2018, 09:18 AM
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I'd need something to pump the powder in, it's in a horizontal wall, partly behind a light fitting. Which I noticed last night has come away from the wall at the top, allowing the wasps more access, the top rawl plug has pulled out a bit. Could see it from the landing window.
02 August 2018, 09:43 AM
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I have no clue, but reading the above can you not drill some small holes in the render between the brick/stone at various distances from the hole and pipe the powder in to all the locations. A little sand and cement in the holes, and then keep the bedroom door closed for a few days and where possible seal any areas that the little blighters can pass through into the house. Perhaps keep the window slightly open so they can **** off and die somewhere else
02 August 2018, 11:56 AM
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Don't get me started on the crap internal fire block.... seen tougher toast! Drill has a harder time going though the plaster!
02 August 2018, 12:11 PM
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Mine is crap and it not all that old. Can drill through without the hammer on, yet the outside stone is like nothing else I have experience before, kills drill bits in no time.
Don't get me started on the crap internal fire block.... seen tougher toast! Drill has a harder time going though the plaster!
Don't get me started on the crap internal fire block.... seen tougher toast! Drill has a harder time going though the plaster!
All of my internal walls are so solid I can't use nail in picture hooks, I have to drill, rawl plug and screw the buggers in just to hang a picture.
We need our own DIY page or TV show! I love this!
02 August 2018, 02:06 PM
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Just leave them , they will be dead in a couple of months , just block up where they’re getting into the bedroom , I got two nests one in the dovecote/birdhouse where they started early and it’s now empty and one in the wall of my outside hot tub room where they were getting into the hot tub room via a gap between wall and roof , Ive now block the gaps up so they not coming in but you can hear them munching away build a big nest in the wall ( free wall insulation now ) , I ‘ll block up where they get in when they die off even though they never return to the same nest . I get them every year in various parts of the garden and house , last year was the air brick underneath the kitchen and some wandered into the kitchen but I block the hole up and meshed the air vents when they died off.