Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way
into the house, so the nest must go)

TIA

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On Jun 12, 3:40 pm, Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way
into the house, so the nest must go)



Google

adder1969 wrote:

Google

Believe it or not, 'Google' is not the answer to every question.


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On 12 Jun, 15:40, Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?



Nuke it from space, it's the only way to be sure.

flip

"Grunff" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way into
the house, so the nest must go)

It's not new, it will have been started at least two months ago. The wasps
are not interested in you even if they are in the house.

Call your local pest exterminator. If you're worried about wasps in your
house there's no 100% safe way for you to deal with it yourself.

Mary

In article ,
Grunff wrote:

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best
way of dealing with it?

We had one last year.

"Big D Fly and Wasp Killer", in the red spraycan.
Based on Tetramethrin.

I waited until it was nearly dark and hosed the
Big D into the entrance hole. Nothing ever came
back out of that nest.

BTW: I saw a short piece on the web a few days ago.
In the UK, this will be the year of the wasp
and hornet. Mild winter, many more survived.

--
Tony Williams.

Tony Williams wrote:

"Big D Fly and Wasp Killer", in the red spraycan.
Based on Tetramethrin.

I waited until it was nearly dark and hosed the
Big D into the entrance hole. Nothing ever came
back out of that nest.


Thank you Tony, I knew someone would have a reasonable reply. Any online
suppliers that you know of?


--
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Low temperature Stirling engine:
http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211027

Mogga wrote:

Can you get to it without balancing on a ladder which you'll step back
off when one comes at you?

Not really, a ladder is necessary.


I'd ring the local council and see if they do freebies for this - some
might do and it's always worth asking. They might do it for a small
charge or a large charge or not have a clue what you're going on about
depending on what your local council is like.

Thing is, I'd really like to know how to do this myself. Like most of my
diy, this isn't about cost - I know I can pay someone to do this. I'd
just like to know that I can solve the problem if necessary.


How are they getting into the house? Is it through windows?

Doors and windows.


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http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211027

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:40:54 +0100, Grunff wrote:

Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way
into the house, so the nest must go)

TIA

Can you get to it without balancing on a ladder which you'll step back
off when one comes at you?
I'd ring the local council and see if they do freebies for this - some
might do and it's always worth asking. They might do it for a small
charge or a large charge or not have a clue what you're going on about
depending on what your local council is like.

How are they getting into the house? Is it through windows?
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"Grunff" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way
into the house, so the nest must go)

TIA

--
Grunff
Low temperature Stirling engine:
http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211027

Strike at dawn (when they're sleepy) with a can of foamy Wasp Nest destoyer.
Put on plenty of clothes and goggles so they can't sting you. You might be
able to spray from a first-floor window or the top of a step ladder, as the
foam travels in a straight line for some distance when it leaves the can.
Might be safer than climbing a ladder up to gutter level.

Grunff presented the following explanation :
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way into
the house, so the nest must go)

TIA

We found one out on the summer-house last weekend. I don't know the
correct way to handle it, but what we did was spray wasp spray around
and into the access hole until it became devoid of activity around it,
then hooked it down and into an empty paint can. This then allowed us
to burn it and the contents. The nest surprisingly weighed almost
nothing, so needs to be done when there is no wind.

It was about 15 foot up, in the apex at the front and was tackled from
the ground with poles - just in case we needed to get away quick.

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"Grunff" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way into
the house, so the nest must go)

TIA

--
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Low temperature Stirling engine:
http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211027


Doff wasp nest killer

http://www.dealclick.co.uk/product/1...iller-150g.php

1. Wait til early evening
2. Stop breathing
3. Squirt powder into/around nest entrance(s)
4. Stand well back
5. Resume breathing.

On 12 Jun, 15:40, Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way
into the house, so the nest must go)

TIA

--
Grunff
Low temperature Stirling engine:http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211027

I take it you don't have a friend who is a beekeeper and could lend
you a veil ? How about a midge veil - or is it only those daft enough
to camp in Scotland that have those.

Wasps unlike bees are not that aggressive when dealing with them -
that may of course be a related a hive containing 50,000 bees whereas
a wasp nest will only have a few thousand, if that. I have some
powder I squirt into the entrance area - mine are always under the
eaves on the wall head, but then my wall head is only 9 ft up.

I must admit I do like the idea of the can of spray that goes a long
distance - must look out for that.

Rob

Simon wrote:

"Grunff" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way
into the house, so the nest must go)

TIA

--
Grunff
Low temperature Stirling engine:
http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211027

Strike at dawn (when they're sleepy) with a can of foamy Wasp Nest destoyer.
Put on plenty of clothes and goggles so they can't sting you. You might be
able to spray from a first-floor window or the top of a step ladder, as the
foam travels in a straight line for some distance when it leaves the can.
Might be safer than climbing a ladder up to gutter level.

Agreed, we had at least one nest under the concrete cill of an upstairs
window (wooden). I used a combination of powder, foaming killer and
blocking up the access holes with silicone. Had to keep going back as
either I only got one nest at a time or they had many alternative
entrances. No sign of a return this year so fingers crossed.

It is not pleasant up a ladder with wasps but they were not particularly
interested in me. If you are worried early in the morning as Simon
suggests.

Peter
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"Grunff" wrote in message
...
adder1969 wrote:

Google

Believe it or not, 'Google' is not the answer to every question.

It might have found this

http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/miscellaneous.html#Wasp

and if they are coming into the thouse then they have to go unless you can
seal their entry point.

There was a wasps nest in the loft of a house I was rewiring a few years
ago. The method of removal was to send a labourer into the loft with a bin
liner who then closed it around the nest and sealed the bag. The bag was
passed down the loft hatch and thrown into the garden. The neighbours kids
got stung as there was a bit of was frenzy an hour later but no-one moving
the nest was stung.

Adam

In article , Grunff
writes
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way
into the house, so the nest must go)

TIA


Murphy's wasp destroyer, if its still made .. apply after dark or as
much as possible as they won't be so active...
--
Tony Sayer

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:40:54 +0100, Grunff wrote:

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

Leave it they'll do your garden a lot of good by eating all manner of
nasty bugs.

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way
into the house, so the nest must go)

Ah, oh well. Wait 'till it gets cool and activity drops off and apply a
liberal dose of wasp killer. Wait. Watch the next day or so for activity.
When none, carefully cut down nest and slice in half, gently they are
little more than brittle tissue paper. Wonder at the amazing construction,
maybe share with your local primary school. Mug up on the life cycle and
give a little chat about it and wasps. They really are not a serious
threat to humans(*), they certainly don't warrant the paroxysms of panic
some people go into at the merest sight of one.

(*) Apart from the very few people who have an allergic reaction to the
sting.

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"Grunff" wrote in message
...
adder1969 wrote:

Google

Believe it or not, 'Google' is not the answer to every question.


--

No, but you are demonstrating a total lack of common sense. What did you do
in the years before the Internet when there was something you needed the
answer to. The country seems to now be full of a new generation of stupid
helpless people that can't think or do anything for themselves - that's why
you get that sort of answer.

Knock the house down, that should cure the problem.

"Grunff" wrote in message
...
Tony Williams wrote:

"Big D Fly and Wasp Killer", in the red spraycan.
Based on Tetramethrin.

I waited until it was nearly dark and hosed the
Big D into the entrance hole. Nothing ever came
back out of that nest.


Thank you Tony, I knew someone would have a reasonable reply. Any online
suppliers that you know of?


--
Now that IS lazy, next you will asking for someone to go and buy it for you,
drop it off, read the label to you and probably take the nest away for free.

Come on, make SOME effort.

"Grunff" wrote in message
...
Tony Williams wrote:

"Big D Fly and Wasp Killer", in the red spraycan.
Based on Tetramethrin.

I waited until it was nearly dark and hosed the
Big D into the entrance hole. Nothing ever came
back out of that nest.


Thank you Tony, I knew someone would have a reasonable reply. Any online
suppliers that you know of?


Google!

No, sorry, only joking. I totally agree with you.

"brian" wrote in message
...

"Grunff" wrote in message
...
Tony Williams wrote:

"Big D Fly and Wasp Killer", in the red spraycan.
Based on Tetramethrin.

I waited until it was nearly dark and hosed the
Big D into the entrance hole. Nothing ever came
back out of that nest.


Thank you Tony, I knew someone would have a reasonable reply. Any online
suppliers that you know of?


--
Now that IS lazy, next you will asking for someone to go and buy it for
you, drop it off, read the label to you and probably take the nest away
for free.

Come on, make SOME effort.


It's good to discuss.
When EVERYTHING has been discussed and archived do you suggest people simply
stop communicating?

In message , Grunff
writes
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way
into the house, so the nest must go)

Nippon powder - where they enter

worked for me when all else failed

or send Mary in to Fisher them out

--
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In message , Tony Williams
writes
In article ,
Grunff wrote:

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best
way of dealing with it?

We had one last year.

"Big D Fly and Wasp Killer", in the red spraycan.
Based on Tetramethrin.

I waited until it was nearly dark and hosed the
Big D into the entrance hole. Nothing ever came
back out of that nest.

BTW: I saw a short piece on the web a few days ago.
In the UK, this will be the year of the wasp
and hornet. Mild winter, many more survived.


I saw a massive hornet on Sunday, you might be right

--
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"robgraham" wrote in message
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On 12 Jun, 15:40, Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way
into the house, so the nest must go)

TIA

--
Grunff
Low temperature Stirling
engine:http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211027

I take it you don't have a friend who is a beekeeper and could lend
you a veil ? How about a midge veil - or is it only those daft enough
to camp in Scotland that have those.

Wasps unlike bees are not that aggressive when dealing with them -
that may of course be a related a hive containing 50,000 bees whereas
a wasp nest will only have a few thousand, if that. I have some
powder I squirt into the entrance area - mine are always under the
eaves on the wall head, but then my wall head is only 9 ft up.

I must admit I do like the idea of the can of spray that goes a long
distance - must look out for that.

Rob

B&Q used to sell the spray can wasp killer under the brand name of "RAID".
It was about £8 a go and sprayed a thin jet roughly 10ft at fairly high
pressure. Wasps are extremely aggressive and they keep coming back for
more. Bees are not that bad in comparison, they only sting once so tend to
be more reserved. Just don't mess about with a hornets nest or they will
really go for you. In some cases you can get that many stings that you will
go in to anaphylactic shock. Once you get a sting and the wasps, bees or
hornets think they are in danger they will send out a strong pheromone to
call their mates in to join the attack. You really do have to plan your
escape route as you can end up covered in wasps and in real danger.

I had to take a floorboard up to get at a hornets nest, once the high
pressure spray went in it blew the nest apart. I have never put a
floorboard down so fast, the hornets from was terrible. They were so angry
they went outside and covered part of the wall and window.

The local council will remove a nest for a small fee. They will be happy to
explain the procedure and it can be found on any search engine. Just don't
tell experts how to do their job or they might throw you the nest on the way
out.

brian wrote:

No, but you are demonstrating a total lack of common sense. What did you do
in the years before the Internet when there was something you needed the
answer to. The country seems to now be full of a new generation of stupid
helpless people that can't think or do anything for themselves - that's why
you get that sort of answer.

Knock the house down, that should cure the problem.

Brian I'm only going to say this once, because after that you'll be in
my killfile, and there'll be no point. You're an idiot. You have no idea
who I am, what I do, what I'm capable of, what I'm not, yet you happily
spew forth with your insulting comments. Good for you. Well done.

The purpose of a newsgroup is to allow discussion. That's what I want.
Assuming that I haven't already read the archives and done an extensive
search on the subject is your failure not mine.

--
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Low temperature Stirling engine:
http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211027

Thing is, I'd really like to know how to do this myself. Like most of my
diy, this isn't about cost - I know I can pay someone to do this. I'd just
like to know that I can solve the problem if necessary.


Having hosed a couple with the tins myself (only when really necessary,
Mary!) I would be perfectly happy to do this from a ladder even in the
daytime. They really don't recognise where the attack is coming from. And
doing it early or late means there's no risk at all.

In message , brian
writes

"Grunff" wrote in message
. ..
adder1969 wrote:

Google

Believe it or not, 'Google' is not the answer to every question.


--

No, but you are demonstrating a total lack of common sense. What did you do
in the years before the Internet when there was something you needed the
answer to. The country seems to now be full of a new generation of stupid
helpless people that can't think or do anything for themselves - that's why
you get that sort of answer.

As someone who's been around here a damn sight longer than you, I think
I can say with confidence that he doesn't fit into that category - I
think you should apologise

Everyone gets googled out from time to time and there is a big
difference between pages of adverts and arguments and people here who
have had a similar experience. In my case I discovered the wasps nest at
the same time as I discovered a leak in the valley between two roofs
five days before my sister-in-law was arriving to stay for a week and I
needed to fix the problem

The solution that I discovered was Nippon powder, others have suggested
other solutions - whatever, he is now in a position to make a decision
from several peoples' experience

This is, of course, quite different from the occasional terminally
stupid who post here from time to time





--
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Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way
of dealing with it?

Angle Grinder :-)


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07850 597257

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:56:24 UTC, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way
of dealing with it?

Angle Grinder :-)

A large lump of car body filler :-)

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On 12 Jun, 16:56, "vortex2"
wrote:

Doff wasp nest killer

http://www.dealclick.co.uk/product/1...Nest-Killer-15...

1. Wait til early evening
2. Stop breathing
3. Squirt powder into/around nest entrance(s)
4. Stand well back
5. Resume breathing.

I would agree with all of this, except from what I have read of
Grunff's case it would better to omit step 5.

Kind regards to all,

Neety Neety Noo

xx

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writes
Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way
of dealing with it?

Angle Grinder :-)

Now you have to buy a motorbike


--
geoff

Grunff wrote:

Believe it or not, 'Google' is not the answer to every question.

155,000 articles say, in this case, it is.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3xv448

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In message , soup
writes
Grunff wrote:

Believe it or not, 'Google' is not the answer to every question.

155,000 articles say, in this case, it is.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3xv448

So, when you've read and inwardly digested all 155,000 articles, report
back and tell us

meanwhile, I posted what worked for me


--
geoff

On 2007-06-12 23:01:40 +0100, "Bob Eager" said:

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:56:24 UTC, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way
of dealing with it?

Angle Grinder :-)

A large lump of car body filler :-)

Caustic soda

On 2007-06-12 16:46:18 +0100, "Simon" said:

"Grunff" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way
into the house, so the nest must go)

TIA

--
Grunff
Low temperature Stirling engine:
http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211027

Strike at dawn (when they're sleepy) with a can of foamy Wasp Nest destoyer.
Put on plenty of clothes and goggles so they can't sting you. You might be
able to spray from a first-floor window or the top of a step ladder, as the
foam travels in a straight line for some distance when it leaves the can.
Might be safer than climbing a ladder up to gutter level.



I agree. I've done this quite successfully with quite a large nest in
a some ivy in the garden.

I don't remember the product name but it was from one of the DIY sheds,
aerosol and foam.

I did the dressing up bit and found that the jet from the can reached a
good 3m (this was mentioned on the can). I was easily able to totally
cover the nest with foam in a very few seconds and only one or two
wasps escaped. The nest disintegrated. A few more returned later
but then disappeared off.

I would certainly try to find a way that does not involve the use of a ladder.

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2007-06-12 23:01:40 +0100, "Bob Eager" said:

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:56:24 UTC, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way
of dealing with it?

Angle Grinder :-)

A large lump of car body filler :-)

Caustic soda

Mornington crescent!

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On 2007-06-13 01:58:03 +0100, John Rumm said:

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2007-06-12 23:01:40 +0100, "Bob Eager" said:

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:56:24 UTC, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way
of dealing with it?

Angle Grinder :-)

A large lump of car body filler :-)

Caustic soda

Mornington crescent!

I was just thinking of TNP remedies really.

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2007-06-13 01:58:03 +0100, John Rumm
said:

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2007-06-12 23:01:40 +0100, "Bob Eager" said:

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:56:24 UTC, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way
of dealing with it?

Angle Grinder :-)

A large lump of car body filler :-)

Caustic soda

Mornington crescent!

I was just thinking of TNP remedies really.

I realise that, but I thought you had done them all ;-)

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In article ,
Grunff wrote:

Tony Williams wrote:
"Big D Fly and Wasp Killer", in the red spraycan.
Based on Tetramethrin.

Any online suppliers that you know of?

No idea. I think we bought it at Countrywide, and
(afair) they have a retail store at Ross. Anything
with the magic word Tetramethrin on the can should
work the same though.

BTW: If you go to Countrywide have a look at their
stock of Dickies work trousers. Strongly made, even
have pockets in the knees for kneeling pads, and
only £10 a pair.

--
Tony Williams.

Grunff wrote:
Hi all,

We have a new wasps' nest just below our gutter. What's the best way of
dealing with it?

(please no suggestions of letting them be - they're finding their way
into the house, so the nest must go)


Thanks all, I will attack it with Big D, Nippon and foam. If this still
doesn't work, I will use an angle grnder to cut it in half, then isopon it.


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Low temperature Stirling engine:
http://www.shinyshack.com/product.php?prid=211027