Matthew wrote:
Its at the edge of the roofspace near the eves.
Im not sure whether its dormant or not.
I was going to try to slide a box underneath
it and knock it off the back of the ceiling felt using
a long 6' pole. Then quickly place a lid and fly spray it.
At least our loft is cold and anything inside
should be sluggish I hope.

Have you seen any wasps around? The only ones I've seen
are queens looking for somewhere to hibernate (they easily
fall prey to the rolled-up newspaper!). Don't try what
you're proposing when wasps are active, i.e. earlier in
the season, or they'll make you pay for it, if you're not
protected.


Do you think it will work and how firmly
attached are the nests?

I should think it's empty, if you can get it off fairly
intact, it will be interesting to examine it.