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Wasps Nest
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I've just noticed that the hole in one of my bird nesting boxes has almost been blocked off & have seen wasps going in and out...obviously a wasps nest!
Will they just clear off later in the year? Tia
Will they just clear off later in the year? Tia
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If its easy enough to reach, and you want to get rid of them, Buy some ant powder, wait until evening, when the wasps are fairly inactive, puff the ant powder into the nest and around the edge, go in and keep dogs and cats in for an hour or two. check after an hour or so and you will prob see a few dead or dying wasps on the ground around the nest ( most will just die in the...
09:59 Tue 25th Jun 2013
If its easy enough to reach, and you want to get rid of them,
Buy some ant powder, wait until evening, when the wasps are fairly inactive, puff the ant powder into the nest and around the edge, go in and keep dogs and cats in for an hour or two.
check after an hour or so and you will prob see a few dead or dying wasps on the ground around the nest ( most will just die in the nest )
Brush up any on the ground so that animals or children don't pick them up. X
job done. X
Buy some ant powder, wait until evening, when the wasps are fairly inactive, puff the ant powder into the nest and around the edge, go in and keep dogs and cats in for an hour or two.
check after an hour or so and you will prob see a few dead or dying wasps on the ground around the nest ( most will just die in the nest )
Brush up any on the ground so that animals or children don't pick them up. X
job done. X
Hmm. Insects that kill house flies etc but which don't have dave-eating properties? Can't think of any.
In case you are wondering, wasps catch flies to feed their young. They're very crafty at it. They must know that a house fly takes off backwards, because their angle of flight to catch one is about 60 degrees from behind it. When it sees the wasp and takes off, it flies straight into the wasp's path.
In case you are wondering, wasps catch flies to feed their young. They're very crafty at it. They must know that a house fly takes off backwards, because their angle of flight to catch one is about 60 degrees from behind it. When it sees the wasp and takes off, it flies straight into the wasp's path.
Don't think I've ever been stung by a wasp and that is on a farm where wasp nests are quite plentiful. Have by a bee, as a child, when I rolled on it. What are you doing , Dave, to be a victim? If it lands on you just wait for it to leave.It won't sting for the fun of it; it does it defensively, not to kill dave as prey!