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Whilst watching the MExicans run rings round the French, I could hear a "munching" sound from the window. Close inspection identified quite a few smallish wasps coming and going so I went outside and identified a structure about the size of a matchbox being assembled underneath the outside window, underneath (or possibly starting to become inside) the window sill. I could pay 40 quid-odd for someone to come and kill them but I would prefer to use a cheaper/humane method i.e. can I scrape this fledgling wasp's nest into a bag and take it waway, or can I do something to make them leave short of trying to smoke them/burn them oout (don't want to damage the woodwork of course)? The sound inside the house is quite loud so I am afraid they might eat their way underneath the sill and end up forming an internal nest around the aluminium double glazing unit, inside the profile or soem such void. Thanks for pointers/experience/stories/advice DDS |
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On 17/06/2010 23:20, Duncan Di Saudelli wrote:
Hello Whilst watching the MExicans run rings round the French, I could hear a "munching" sound from the window. Close inspection identified quite a few smallish wasps coming and going so I went outside and identified a structure about the size of a matchbox being assembled underneath the outside window, underneath (or possibly starting to become inside) the window sill. After dusk liberally dust it with Ant Powder available from the Pound Shop. Activity will stop after a few days. -- Adrian C |
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On 17 June, 23:20, "Duncan Di Saudelli" wrote:
Hello Whilst watching the MExicans run rings round the French, I could hear a "munching" sound from the window. Close inspection identified quite a few smallish wasps coming and going so I went outside and identified a structure about the size of a matchbox being assembled underneath the outside window, underneath (or possibly starting to become inside) the window sill. I could pay 40 quid-odd for someone to come and kill them but I would prefer to use a cheaper/humane method i.e. can I scrape this fledgling wasp's nest into a bag and take it waway, or can I do something to make them leave short of trying to smoke them/burn them oout (don't want to damage the woodwork of course)? The sound inside the house is quite loud so I am afraid they might eat their way underneath the sill and end up forming an internal nest around the aluminium double glazing unit, inside the profile or soem such void. Thanks for pointers/experience/stories/advice DDS They will not be there for any more than a few months, they die in the winter and they are not dangerous if you respect their flight path to/ from nest. I urge you to leave them be and scrape it away next spring. They won't cause any damage to your house. You can fill any gaps under your sills with mastic but it's not really necessary AFAIK |
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On 17 June, 23:47, freepo wrote:
On 17 June, 23:20, "Duncan Di Saudelli" wrote: Hello Whilst watching the MExicans run rings round the French, I could hear a "munching" sound from the window. Close inspection identified quite a few smallish wasps coming and going so I went outside and identified a structure about the size of a matchbox being assembled underneath the outside window, underneath (or possibly starting to become inside) the window sill. I could pay 40 quid-odd for someone to come and kill them but I would prefer to use a cheaper/humane method i.e. can I scrape this fledgling wasp's nest into a bag and take it waway, or can I do something to make them leave short of trying to smoke them/burn them oout (don't want to damage the woodwork of course)? The sound inside the house is quite loud so I am afraid they might eat their way underneath the sill and end up forming an internal nest around the aluminium double glazing unit, inside the profile or soem such void. Thanks for pointers/experience/stories/advice DDS They will not be there for any more than a few months, they die in the winter and they are not dangerous if you respect their flight path to/ from nest. I urge you to leave them be and scrape it away next spring. They won't cause any damage to your house. You can fill any gaps under your sills with mastic but it's not really necessary AFAIK You could encourage them to remain outside the window by placing a piece of plywood sticking out from the windowsill, weighted down with a big heavy weight to stop it falling off try to make it so it sticks out flush from the underside of the windowsill. This will be a rain shelter underneath which they can build their nest outside of your home. |
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, freepo writes On 17 June, 23:47, freepo wrote: On 17 June, 23:20, "Duncan Di Saudelli" wrote: Hello Whilst watching the MExicans run rings round the French, I could hear a "munching" sound from the window. Close inspection identified quite a few smallish wasps coming and going so I went outside and identified a structure about the size of a matchbox being assembled underneath the outside window, underneath (or possibly starting to become inside) the window sill. I could pay 40 quid-odd for someone to come and kill them but I would prefer to use a cheaper/humane method i.e. can I scrape this fledgling wasp's nest into a bag and take it waway, or can I do something to make them leave short of trying to smoke them/burn them oout (don't want to damage the woodwork of course)? The sound inside the house is quite loud so I am afraid they might eat their way underneath the sill and end up forming an internal nest around the aluminium double glazing unit, inside the profile or soem such void. Thanks for pointers/experience/stories/advice DDS They will not be there for any more than a few months, they die in the winter and they are not dangerous if you respect their flight path to/ from nest. I urge you to leave them be and scrape it away next spring. They won't cause any damage to your house. You can fill any gaps under your sills with mastic but it's not really necessary AFAIK You could encourage them to remain outside the window by placing a piece of plywood sticking out from the windowsill, weighted down with a big heavy weight to stop it falling off try to make it so it sticks out flush from the underside of the windowsill. This will be a rain shelter underneath which they can build their nest outside of your home. Or ... you could just liberally spray the entrance with nippon powder -- geoff |
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On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:20:42 +0100, Duncan Di Saudelli wrote:
Hello Whilst watching the MExicans run rings round the French, I could hear a "munching" sound from the window. Close inspection identified quite a few smallish wasps coming and going so I went outside and identified a structure about the size of a matchbox being assembled underneath the outside window, underneath (or possibly starting to become inside) the window sill. I could pay 40 quid-odd for someone to come and kill them but I would prefer to use a cheaper/humane method i.e. can I scrape this fledgling wasp's nest into a bag and take it waway, or can I do something to make them leave short of trying to smoke them/burn them oout (don't want to damage the woodwork of course)? The sound inside the house is quite loud so I am afraid they might eat their way underneath the sill and end up forming an internal nest around the aluminium double glazing unit, inside the profile or soem such void. Sounds to me like the queen has already found a way under your sill into the cavity where she has built her nest. The suggestions about borax- based ant killer will work, but it's true that the nest will be abandoned as soon as the frosts start. I have no proof of this, but looking at the construction of wasp nest I suspect it is a very good insulator so long as it is dry. R. |
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On 18 June, 09:28, TheOldFellow wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:20:42 +0100, Duncan Di Saudelli wrote: Hello Whilst watching the MExicans run rings round the French, I could hear a "munching" sound from the window. Close inspection identified quite a few smallish wasps coming and going so I went outside and identified a structure about the size of a matchbox being assembled underneath the outside window, underneath (or possibly starting to become inside) the window sill. I could pay 40 quid-odd for someone to come and kill them but I would prefer to use a cheaper/humane method i.e. can I scrape this fledgling wasp's nest into a bag and take it waway, or can I do something to make them leave short of trying to smoke them/burn them oout (don't want to damage the woodwork of course)? The sound inside the house is quite loud so I am afraid they might eat their way underneath the sill and end up forming an internal nest around the aluminium double glazing unit, inside the profile or soem such void.. Sounds to me like the queen has already found a way under your sill into the cavity where she has built her nest. *The suggestions about borax- based ant killer will work, but it's true that the nest will be abandoned as soon as the frosts start. I have no proof of this, but looking at the construction of wasp nest I suspect it is a very good insulator so long as it is dry. R.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - they burn well when dry |
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On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:19:08 -0700, cynic wrote:
On 18 June, 09:28, TheOldFellow wrote: On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:20:42 +0100, Duncan Di Saudelli wrote: Hello snip I have no proof of this, but looking at the construction of wasp nest I suspect it is a very good insulator so long as it is dry. they burn well when dry But this is a very bad way of getting rid of the wasp's home, in that it might get rid of yours too. R. |
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On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:19:08 -0700, cynic wrote: On 18 June, 09:28, TheOldFellow wrote: On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:20:42 +0100, Duncan Di Saudelli wrote: Hello snip I have no proof of this, but looking at the construction of wasp nest I suspect it is a very good insulator so long as it is dry. they burn well when dry But this is a very bad way of getting rid of the wasp's home, in that it might get rid of yours too. R. Not usually a problem until late September when they start to lose their bearings and end up in the house, crawling about the place and waiting for you to tread on them in bare feet. Don't know how you would hear a wasps nest when watching WC football |
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"Duncan Di Saudelli" wrote Hello Whilst watching the MExicans run rings round the French, I could hear a "munching" sound from the window. Close inspection identified quite a few smallish wasps coming and going so I went outside and identified a structure about the size of a matchbox being assembled underneath the outside window, underneath (or possibly starting to become inside) the window sill. I could pay 40 quid-odd for someone to come and kill them but I would prefer to use a cheaper/humane method i.e. can I scrape this fledgling wasp's nest into a bag and take it waway, or can I do something to make them leave short of trying to smoke them/burn them oout (don't want to damage the woodwork of course)? The sound inside the house is quite loud so I am afraid they might eat their way underneath the sill and end up forming an internal nest around the aluminium double glazing unit, inside the profile or soem such void. Thanks for pointers/experience/stories/advice Sounds like a job for "Wasp Nest Destroyer" to me. At least that's the stuff I used after the council did half a cock up job of removing a nest in my loft. It's a foam sprayed from an aerosol and you should apply this to the nest/nest opening each night when activity has stopped. The type I got had a range of about 2m with reasonable accuracy - I was working off a ladder so didn't want to get too close. Yes you can leave them, but you may regret it if the nest gets as big as ours (effectively preventing safe entry to the loft space where I was trying to install vent fan and ducting). Phil |
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Streater writes In article , TheOldFellow wrote: On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:20:42 +0100, Duncan Di Saudelli wrote: Hello Whilst watching the MExicans run rings round the French, I could hear a "munching" sound from the window. Close inspection identified quite a few smallish wasps coming and going so I went outside and identified a structure about the size of a matchbox being assembled underneath the outside window, underneath (or possibly starting to become inside) the window sill. I could pay 40 quid-odd for someone to come and kill them but I would prefer to use a cheaper/humane method i.e. can I scrape this fledgling wasp's nest into a bag and take it waway, or can I do something to make them leave short of trying to smoke them/burn them oout (don't want to damage the woodwork of course)? The sound inside the house is quite loud so I am afraid they might eat their way underneath the sill and end up forming an internal nest around the aluminium double glazing unit, inside the profile or soem such void. Sounds to me like the queen has already found a way under your sill into the cavity where she has built her nest. The suggestions about borax- based ant killer will work, but it's true that the nest will be abandoned as soon as the frosts start. I have no proof of this, but looking at the construction of wasp nest I suspect it is a very good insulator so long as it is dry. The nest is made of papier maché. The wasps rasp wood off trees or perhaps your shed and chew it up, then use it for building. So it would be a decent insulator but presumably would bridge the cavity wall and lead to dampness. Cyanide will kill them if you have the nerve for that. So would a thermonuclear device but why bother when a few squirts of nippon powder will dispatch them quite safely My dad used to kill them in ground nests by putting some on a square of cloth, then pulling the corners up and tying round a stick. Then you wet the cloth and ram it into the nest entrance. Each to their own Bees use wax rather than papier maché. And any unpainted bit of shed will likely show evidence of the wasps' rasping habits. -- geoff |
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On 18 June, 10:22, TheOldFellow wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:19:08 -0700, cynic wrote: On 18 June, 09:28, TheOldFellow wrote: On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:20:42 +0100, Duncan Di Saudelli wrote: Hello snip I have no proof of this, but looking at the construction of wasp nest I suspect it is a very good insulator so long as it is dry. they burn well when dry But this is a very bad way of getting rid of the wasp's home, in that it might get rid of yours too. R. Exactly so - it increases the fire risk to the building so kill the little hot arsed buggers, remove the nest and put it on a bonfire |
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Sounds like a job for "Wasp Nest Destroyer" to me. At least that's the stuff I used after the council did half a cock up job of removing a nest in my loft. It's a foam sprayed from an aerosol and you should apply this to the nest/nest opening each night when activity has stopped. The type I got had a range of about 2m with reasonable accuracy - I was working off a ladder so didn't want to get too close. Yes you can leave them, but you may regret it if the nest gets as big as ours (effectively preventing safe entry to the loft space where I was trying to install vent fan and ducting). Phil These aerosol sprays are very good if they are causing problems or risks to kids / pets, especially if the nest is inaccessible. Although they can be annoying if you do a lot of eating/drinking al fresco they do predate a lot of other insect pests. |
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On 18/06/2010 14:29, Tim Streater wrote:
I have no proof of this, but looking at the construction of wasp nest I suspect it is a very good insulator so long as it is dry. The nest is made of papier maché. The wasps rasp wood off trees or perhaps your shed and chew it up, then use it for building. So it would be a decent insulator but presumably would bridge the cavity wall and lead to dampness. The insides of one I removed! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9ri4a_a-dead-wasps-nesty_animals Cyanide will kill them if you have the nerve for that. My dad used to kill them in ground nests by putting some on a square of cloth, then pulling the corners up and tying round a stick. Then you wet the cloth and ram it into the nest entrance. Yikes :-) -- Adrian C |
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"Duncan Di Saudelli" wrote in message ... Thanks for pointers/experience/stories/advice Indeed - some useful approaches there. I've opted to wait and see what happens. If they don't nbother me and don't cause damage I'll leave them be. Thanks all DDS |
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Duncan Di Saudelli wrote:
Hello Whilst watching the MExicans run rings round the French, I could hear a "munching" sound from the window. Close inspection identified quite a few smallish wasps coming and going so I went outside and identified a structure about the size of a matchbox being assembled underneath the outside window, underneath (or possibly starting to become inside) the window sill. In Costa Rica last year I saw a wasp nest a bit bigger than a man's head, hanging in the open under an eave near a swimming pool. Interestingly the wasps were very small, about half the length of the usual ones we see in NZ. |
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Cyanide will kill them if you have the nerve for that. My dad used to kill them in ground nests by putting some on a square of cloth, then pulling the corners up and tying round a stick. Then you wet the cloth and ram it into the nest entrance. I'm guessing chlorine would work too. If it does, its cheap & available. NT |
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... In message , Tim Streater writes In article , TheOldFellow wrote: On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:20:42 +0100, Duncan Di Saudelli wrote: Hello Whilst watching the MExicans run rings round the French, I could hear a "munching" sound from the window. Close inspection identified quite a few smallish wasps coming and going so I went outside and identified a structure about the size of a matchbox being assembled underneath the outside window, underneath (or possibly starting to become inside) the window sill. I could pay 40 quid-odd for someone to come and kill them but I would prefer to use a cheaper/humane method i.e. can I scrape this fledgling wasp's nest into a bag and take it waway, or can I do something to make them leave short of trying to smoke them/burn them oout (don't want to damage the woodwork of course)? The sound inside the house is quite loud so I am afraid they might eat their way underneath the sill and end up forming an internal nest around the aluminium double glazing unit, inside the profile or soem such void. Sounds to me like the queen has already found a way under your sill into the cavity where she has built her nest. The suggestions about borax- based ant killer will work, but it's true that the nest will be abandoned as soon as the frosts start. I have no proof of this, but looking at the construction of wasp nest I suspect it is a very good insulator so long as it is dry. The nest is made of papier maché. The wasps rasp wood off trees or perhaps your shed and chew it up, then use it for building. So it would be a decent insulator but presumably would bridge the cavity wall and lead to dampness. Cyanide will kill them if you have the nerve for that. So would a thermonuclear device but why bother when a few squirts of nippon powder will dispatch them quite safely I've used Nippon powder on a wasps nest and it worked a treat. I waited until dusk when they were less active a gave one big squirt. I never saw any wasps there again. Cheap and effective. |
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"Duncan Di Saudelli" wrote in message
... "Duncan Di Saudelli" wrote in message ... Thanks for pointers/experience/stories/advice Indeed - some useful approaches there. I've opted to wait and see what happens. If they don't nbother me and don't cause damage I'll leave them be. I wouldn't! They will become a problem at some stage. It's better to deal with it early. |
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On 22/06/2010 15:54, Mr. Benn wrote:
I've used Nippon powder on a wasps nest and it worked a treat. I waited until dusk when they were less active a gave one big squirt. I never saw any wasps there again. Cheap and effective. In 100 years time, or a suitable period of evolution (if there still is us and a planet), ye'll find Wasps will be immune to Nippon powder. Then what? -- Adrian C |
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We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Adrian C saying something like: In 100 years time, or a suitable period of evolution (if there still is us and a planet), ye'll find Wasps will be immune to Nippon powder. Then what? They'll never be immune to a flamethrower. |
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On Jun 23, 9:49*pm, Grimly Curmudgeon
wrote: We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Adrian C saying something like: In 100 years time, or a suitable period of evolution (if there still is us and a planet), ye'll find Wasps will be immune to Nippon powder. Then what? They'll never be immune to a flamethrower. Wasps do catch and eat many small midges and mosquitoes. As do bats. |
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:55:44 +0100, "Mr. Benn"
wrote: "Duncan Di Saudelli" wrote in message ... "Duncan Di Saudelli" wrote in message ... Thanks for pointers/experience/stories/advice Indeed - some useful approaches there. I've opted to wait and see what happens. If they don't nbother me and don't cause damage I'll leave them be. I wouldn't! They will become a problem at some stage. It's better to deal with it early. Agreed. I once had a nest in our loft. Left it thinking it wasn't a problem. After a while some kind of sap from the nest seeped into the plasterboard of the ceiling and weakened it. Had to get the nest removed and ceiling repaired. |
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replying to stuart noble, Ian wrote:
I have 2 wasp that have been going in my windowsill and they sleep on my curtain and I'm afraid to try and kill them on the curtain please help -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy...ve-638810-.htm |
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I have 2 wasp that have been going in my windowsill and they sleep on my curtain and I'm afraid to try and kill them on the curtain please help I just kill them with flyspray, works fine. |
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These are obviously layabout wasps, they are probably getting ESA and
sponging off the state. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Ian" m wrote in message ... replying to stuart noble, Ian wrote: I have 2 wasp that have been going in my windowsill and they sleep on my curtain and I'm afraid to try and kill them on the curtain please help -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy...ve-638810-.htm |
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On 07/09/2017 06:16, Rod Speed wrote:
Ian m wrote I have 2 wasp that have been going in my windowsill and they sleep on my curtain and I'm afraid to try and kill them on the curtain please help I just kill them with flyspray, works fine. they all flew the next *SEVEN* years ago. FFS, Why can't people read the date of the post before slamming in a pointless reply. |
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Andrew wrote:
On 07/09/2017 06:16, Rod Speed wrote: Ian m wrote I have 2 wasp that have been going in my windowsill and they sleep on my curtain and I'm afraid to try and kill them on the curtain please help I just kill them with flyspray, works fine. they all flew the next *SEVEN* years ago. FFS, Why can't people read the date of the post before slamming in a pointless reply. I do not know why the preoccupation with wasps anyway, just leave them alone and they will leave you alone, and will eat other annoying pests, and then go away till next season. Unless they have set up nest in a place near children who may want to play with them. |
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On Fri, 08 Sep 2017 17:33:04 +1000, FMurtz wrote:
Andrew wrote: On 07/09/2017 06:16, Rod Speed wrote: Ian m wrote I have 2 wasp that have been going in my windowsill and they sleep on my curtain and I'm afraid to try and kill them on the curtain please help I just kill them with flyspray, works fine. they all flew the next *SEVEN* years ago. FFS, Why can't people read the date of the post before slamming in a pointless reply. I do not know why the preoccupation with wasps anyway, just leave them alone and they will leave you alone, and will eat other annoying pests, and then go away till next season. Unless they have set up nest in a place near children who may want to play with them. I haven't seen any wasps at all for three summers. We have a Waspinator... and no, it doesn't kill them. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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Huge wrote:
On 2017-09-08, FMurtz wrote: Andrew wrote: On 07/09/2017 06:16, Rod Speed wrote: Ian m wrote I have 2 wasp that have been going in my windowsill and they sleep on my curtain and I'm afraid to try and kill them on the curtain please help I just kill them with flyspray, works fine. they all flew the next *SEVEN* years ago. FFS, Why can't people read the date of the post before slamming in a pointless reply. I do not know why the preoccupation with wasps anyway, just leave them alone and they will leave you alone, and will eat other annoying pests, and then go away till next season. Not even then, since they do not return to existing nest sites. If not others do. If the nest is adjacent to an outdoor seating area, they are a PITA, especially at this time of year as they begin to starve, but otherwise I leave them alone. |
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On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 08:14:34 +0000, Huge wrote:
On 2017-09-09, FMurtz wrote: Huge wrote: On 2017-09-08, FMurtz wrote: Andrew wrote: On 07/09/2017 06:16, Rod Speed wrote: Ian m wrote I have 2 wasp that have been going in my windowsill and they sleep on my curtain and I'm afraid to try and kill them on the curtain please help I just kill them with flyspray, works fine. they all flew the next *SEVEN* years ago. FFS, Why can't people read the date of the post before slamming in a pointless reply. I do not know why the preoccupation with wasps anyway, just leave them alone and they will leave you alone, and will eat other annoying pests, and then go away till next season. Not even then, since they do not return to existing nest sites. If not others do. Nope. That's why the Waspinator (dummy nest) seems to work. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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Wasp's nest in/under window sill - how to remove
On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 21:16:59 +0100, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Bob Eager wrote: On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 08:14:34 +0000, Huge wrote: On 2017-09-09, FMurtz wrote: Huge wrote: On 2017-09-08, FMurtz wrote: Andrew wrote: On 07/09/2017 06:16, Rod Speed wrote: Ian m wrote I have 2 wasp that have been going in my windowsill and they sleep on my curtain and I'm afraid to try and kill them on the curtain please help I just kill them with flyspray, works fine. they all flew the next *SEVEN* years ago. FFS, Why can't people read the date of the post before slamming in a pointless reply. I do not know why the preoccupation with wasps anyway, just leave them alone and they will leave you alone, and will eat other annoying pests, and then go away till next season. Not even then, since they do not return to existing nest sites. If not others do. Nope. That's why the Waspinator (dummy nest) seems to work. Wasp queens always initiate new nests. From scratch (literally). Except when they see an existing one. Hence the Waspinator. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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