dtriggs

I have a wasp nest in the garden in a hole in the ground and need to get rid - but anybody know the best way ? Somebody said petrol down the hole will kill them with the fumes....is there a better way ?

Gymbal

Have a search, there was a cracker of a thread last week.

You may not wish to try it but.......

keep us posted!

ajm

The sensible (and boring thing) to do would be to dump a load of ant powder down the hole, it will kill the lot.

The fun way: http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...ighlight=wasps

Dazza01

Do it at night when there alseep

dtriggs

Looks like I will be using the petrol approach this weekend then. I will definitely have a burn - much more fun than powder !!!

Neil Smalley

Photo's are mandatory

Nimbus

Some tips from experiance...

1) Make sure you locate ALL the hols leading to the nest first.
2) Fill in all hols but one (I used stones and soil and packed it down)
3) Pour enough petrol down to reach th nest (In hindsight I proably should have used more in my conflict)
4) Fill the hole *completely* afterwards (pack it down hard)
5) Do all this at dusk when the wasps are not about

Good luck and post your mission

boxst

Hello

I have to do this with one problem: The wasps nest is in long grass! Do you think I mow it first at dusk to locate the holes?

Steve.

ajm

I would be careful doing this. The vibrations will whip them up into a frenzy!!!

Nimbus

I forgot to add..

The above is done at your own risk. I in no way except any responisibiliy for any damage, death or injury incourrced by any action you take from reading this or any other thread I may have posted regarding the destruction or removal of wasps nests.

Dream Weaver

Just ring the council - we had a huge nest in the rafters last week, phoned the council, 1 day and £18.50 later all the wasps are gone.

They use a pesticide called Carbonium or something which kills them all off within an hour.

Nimbus

DW,

we would have done this but they could not make it for a week and a half. Couldn't wait that long...

minor_threat

Do you have a strimmer? I would use a strimmer for this job. The stinging buzzers are bound to come out and investigate the noise pollution, and at least if you're armed with a strimmer you can lift it into the air to protect yourself from airborne enemies, or flail it wildly above your head if there's a big cloud of stinging buzzers in the air. (Sensible precautions apply - be alone in the garden and mind your limbs with that strimmer.) Also, don't wear a t-shirt and shorts.

If I were you I would try and locate all of the holes.

ajm

LOL @ "stinging buzzers"

Seriously though, any machinery like a strimmer that oscillates around the same frequency as the wasps own buzz is likely to envoke an immediate attack response!!! Even wasps returning to the nest will pick up the pheromone and join in and you will be turned into a histamine ridden stinging buzzer pin cushion!!!

BOB.T

DW, that's 18.50 wasted, think of the petrol you could of bought for that!!!!

Dream Weaver

Dont have much use for petrol at the mo whilst my pistons are cohabiting with my sump

PS going to be making a start on ripping out the Mi16 in the next week if you fancy a trip over to help/watch sometime Will let you know.

Off topic though, back to the wasps.