On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:29:24 -0000, "Nick"
wrote:

Have been ferreting around in the loft this evening, routing & clipping up
ethernet & co-ax cables etc.
At the farthest end of the loft space, which is about 12m from the hatch,
there is a wasp nest attached to an end gable. No signs of activity, but I
guess there would'nt be much at this time of year given the current
temperature. It certainly wasn't there 2 years ago, so may well be live.
Not a big nest, about 30cm in each vaguely triangular direction.

Do as I did.

Get a large black bin liner. Pull it up over the nest from the bottom.
Holding onto the side of the bag, clamp the top of the nest with your
hand and it should drop into the black bag.

Tie a knott in the top and stick it in the freezer for 24 hours.
Anything that was in it and is still alive will be dead.

Graham