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I always have at least one wasp nest each year and usually call a specialist, a quick spray with his lance and job done.
This year I have seen my first ground burrowing wasp nest, gave it a spray and no more. They have gone into an area of a roof where there is no human access and to be honest not a problem.
Should I live and let live or bring in the man to get rid of them?
This year I have seen my first ground burrowing wasp nest, gave it a spray and no more. They have gone into an area of a roof where there is no human access and to be honest not a problem.
Should I live and let live or bring in the man to get rid of them?
We used to get nests in a part of the house we didn't use. The first I noticed was going in to a particular room and hearing what I first thought was running water. It took me two days for the back of my head to wake me up to what it was.
And here is the interesting nugget of information: wasps eat plasterboard!!
That house had multiple loft spaces and I just used to burn those insect bombs in them in Spring and Autumn which did seem to do the job. It also robbed the mice of food and anyone who read my thread on that subject knows that I was engaged in a 5 year endless and losing combat scenario with the biggest piss taking mice known to mankind.
So, to round up, do kill them as there's no upside to leaving them to nest inside the house.
And here is the interesting nugget of information: wasps eat plasterboard!!
That house had multiple loft spaces and I just used to burn those insect bombs in them in Spring and Autumn which did seem to do the job. It also robbed the mice of food and anyone who read my thread on that subject knows that I was engaged in a 5 year endless and losing combat scenario with the biggest piss taking mice known to mankind.
So, to round up, do kill them as there's no upside to leaving them to nest inside the house.
Wasps are really useful at eating things you don't want in your garden. They'll scrape of bits of wood or whatever to make a paper nest and you can actually hear them nibbling away. They're noisey eaters. I've watched them taking a line from my workshop doors, it's fascinating. I'd leave them alone.
K87 said:
I always have at least one wasp nest each year and usually call a specialist, a quick spray with his lance and job done.
This year I have seen my first ground burrowing wasp nest, gave it a spray and no more. They have gone into an area of a roof where there is no human access and to be honest not a problem.
Should I live and let live or bring in the man to get rid of them?
I normally say live and let live and leave them be if they are going to be in conflict with me - only had to deal with one nest due to it being in my garage loft and I was trying to re-wire it and they weren't happy about me being in the loftThis year I have seen my first ground burrowing wasp nest, gave it a spray and no more. They have gone into an area of a roof where there is no human access and to be honest not a problem.
Should I live and let live or bring in the man to get rid of them?
Simpo Two said:
Option 3 - convert it into nest material?
As you say:https://www.homestratosphere.com/can-wasps-eat-thr...
Nuke them.
Last summer, I saw them entering the roof between tiles, and ignored them. They nested right on the plasterboard, under the insulation, and ate through the plasterboard above my bed. One morning, I woke to wasps falling on me and stinging me. It was like a scene from a horror movie, and as I leapt out of the way, every few seconds another one squeezed through the hole.
Last summer, I saw them entering the roof between tiles, and ignored them. They nested right on the plasterboard, under the insulation, and ate through the plasterboard above my bed. One morning, I woke to wasps falling on me and stinging me. It was like a scene from a horror movie, and as I leapt out of the way, every few seconds another one squeezed through the hole.
This is the main hole they created in the ceiling, taped over, about the size of a 5p piece, although when it was about 1/4 that size they started to squeeze through.
Here's a shot I took to show their second (and third) entry to the bedroom: they found a way through the light fitting, squeezing past the led bulb to enter the room - hence it was temporarily taped over.
Here's a shot I took to show their second (and third) entry to the bedroom: they found a way through the light fitting, squeezing past the led bulb to enter the room - hence it was temporarily taped over.
I have a large nest every summer in the hedge by my drive - it’s not where i open the car door so I don’t mind. I ve forgotten once or twice and made too much noise next to the nest and been warned off by them - they fly up to you and bump you ! I wouldn’t want to get in a fight with them but sometime I sit outside and watch them flying on and out of the nest. It’s like the m4 - a constant stream of wasps going in one side and out the other, every second. I think they are good for the garden and eat a lot of green fly
Silvanus said:
thesyn said:
Live and let live, fascinating creatures.
This, this and this some more. There are a huge variety of wasp species, and many are really important additions to the ecosystem. There is a lot of ignorance and intolerance around wasps in the UK.
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