A _L_ P wrote:
Stuart Noble wrote:
AJH wrote:
On 10 July, 14:28, "John" wrote:
I have noticed a lot of wasps around my house recently and today I
went on a
hunt! I noticed wasps going in and out of a ground floor airbrick
so presumably that's where the nest is. I was giong to ring a
'wasp trouble'
man but then thought "how will he remove it?" Assuming he will not
demolish
my wall or lift my living room floor up I presume he will treat the
entrance
(airbrick) with something. Before I pay said man £50(?) to do this
is there
any point in me buying these foam or powder destroyers that are
available.
If I can do the same as the man would but at a fraction of the
cost I will.
The activity of the wasps isn't causing us any problems but I
would just like rid of the little b**gers!!

Cheers

John
John,
the only advice worth having is to get in a professional, DIY
attempts to destroy wasps or nests can be hardardous and
ineffective. we covered this last year in fact-
http://groups.google.com/group/free....15c0e77f0929cd

£50 is a reasonable cost to do the job quickly and finally.

Strange how something as harmless as a wasps nest can trigger the
fear/aggression response in the male of the species. On the odd
occasion where they're a nuisance I'd pay the £50 but, otherwise,
find something else to worry about.

Unlike a bee which stings once and then the poison sac and the sting
itself are torn from its body and it dies, a wasp can sting over and
over and over. This is unpleasant in the extreme and can be
life-threatening, not just for those with allergic response but anyone
who inadvertently disturbs a wasp nest and is attacked by a great many
furious wasps.

Another thing that should concern anyone interested in home gardens
and the agricultural and horticultural industries is that wasps
present a very real threat to bee hives. Without bees, pollination
of most common crops is extremely poor. Wasps steal honey. Bees
have to spend time defending the entrance to the hive instead of
gathering nectar while at the same time their stocks are being stolen
and their numbers reduced in the attacks. Eventually a hive is so
weakened that it cannot survive through winter, let alone be in a
condition to quickly build up to increasing the swarm to the point
where it can be divided to make another hive with a young queen.

Do wasps have any good points/uses?


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk