Reply to: Wasp Killer

[DonkeyRhubarb]

the wasps got really really angry and went after the dude

That's part of the thrill.

It shouldn't be too bad at this time of the year when they are just getting started. As I discovered, late summer is a bit more hairy.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I've had a couple of wasps nests - if it is wasps, don't muck about, get a professional to sort it. Both times, even using a bloke (once from Council, once private) the wasps got really really angry and went after the dude - I was glad it wasn't me with the can of stuff I bough from B&Q and never used.

[darmstadt]

There you go:

[DonkeyRhubarb]

I've used Ant Powder to very good effect on several wasp nests. You just dust all around the entrance and it zaps them on the way in and out.

[d000hg]

We had one the size of a beachball in our attic when I was a child - I took it into school for show & tell once dead. The loony part is how my dad killed them.
He got a standard can of bug-spray, and a straw from a can of WD-40. Using this he carefully pushed the straw into the nest and just pulled the trigger until the can was empty.

He repeated this daily until new dead wasps stopped appearing. Apparently it took over a week. Somehow he didn't die.

I have another wasp story where he nearly did die, maybe later...

[SizeZero]

I described the beers and he told be they were harmless.

I'll remember that on Friday

[MarillionFan]

I spoke to Environmental health and they told me to ring the local Bee Keepers Association.

Quite funny as because when i rang the guy went 'Hello. Pest control!'

I asked him if he was the Bee Keepers Association and he said 'yeah I do that as well'.

I described the beers and he told be they were harmless and just lived under the tiles for about 6-8 weeks and were protected.

Dont think they're going to do any harm. No more than 100 buzzing around I reckon so will teach the little ones how to play tennis.

[SizeZero]

Ring the council's pest control department. They do come out even to privately owned properties in their catchment area. They are relatively quick, cheaper than a private contractor, the stuff they use works perfectly, and they give you advice about how to prevent recurrence. This is part of what you pay your council tax for.

[Zippy]

MF is a woman?

No, but he is a big girls blouse.

[Boudica]

Just had one in the car and managed to capture it. Ive taken a picture. What type is it?

http://inebriatedpress.files.wordpre...-in-car-bw.jpg

MF is a woman?

[NotAllThere]

... You're lucky, I got hornets. ...

I had hives once.

IGMC.

[original PM]

spoilsport

do it video it and you tube it!

[MarillionFan]

<Sensible mode>
Call in an expert!
</Sensible mode>

Just had one in the car and managed to capture it. Ive taken a picture. What type is it?

http://inebriatedpress.files.wordpre...-in-car-bw.jpg

[Churchill]

<Sensible mode>
Call in an expert!
</Sensible mode>

[expat]

They won't just get very very very angry. They will get really ticked off. Probably if they become aware of you within 10 feet of their nest they will try to kill you.

I wouldn't go up the ladder. I'd want to have half a chance at running, say inside the house or car where I'd just get stung by a few dozen instead of the whole lot. There may indeed be a thousand of them. Some nests have been estimated at having 20 thousand. You don't want to argue with them unless you have a winning argument.

Do it at twilight when they are not fully awake (or dark, if you can do it for sure). If there are any isolated scouts near you, spray them with hair lacquer. They can't fly after that, and their "exterminate" pheromone doesn't get out either. Then spray the nest. I have done it with stuff that jets up to 20 feet, keeps a bit of distance from them. It must go inside the nest to work.

Obviously, make sure there are no other people around, especially children.

Or get a professional.

PS sorry, after all that, they do look like bees. You're lucky, I got hornets. They put my neighbour in hospital.