Wasps Nest

[jennyjoan]

I have just found out from a guy who cleaned the gutters of my house that I have a wasps nest. I never noticed before but he showed me. I rang the pest control there and they are sending out somebody out next Wednesday but he said they only spray the area.

Now if this doesn't work what should I do next. I forgot to ask the guy.

[ABSpareEditor]

I have moved this thread into the category "Animals & Nature".

[Khandro]

If they aren't bothering you - and you say you were unaware of them- why not let them live?
Wasps, like bees, pollinate plants and flowers as they feed on nectar. So wasps do serve a purpose and despite being a problem at certain times of the year, they are a beneficial insect.

[jennyjoan]

what is the waiting game ie do they go away of their own accord

[Gill1941]

They will die naturally in the autumn. If you didn't know they were there they are obviously not a problem.
Live and let live.

[jennyjoan]

oh thanks Spath - like you need to have seen the gutter fella - he became like a man possessed - crying and rubbing himself all down - saying right enough "I'm terrified of these" - running to his van - I asked him if he had been stung the way he was getting on - but he hadn't - so that made me frightened.

[jennyjoan]

I know nothing about the birds and the bees LOL

[DTCwordfan]

you should join my mother, Connie, she claimed that she's a virgin......

Immaculate it was.

[jennyjoan]

god yous all know everything.

Ach DTC my mother said she was never interfered with, but went on to have 8 children.

[jennyjoan]

I am a wee bit afraid in case they sting Maxie outside

[gulliver1]

Beware of wasps , I upset a nest a few weeks ago , four stings, on the lips . Lips and head were so swollen, you would have thought I was TTT, or YMB, it was a hospital job , Antihistamine injection.

[woofgang]

its vinegar for wasps, bicarb for bees

[gollob]

I have never been stung by a wasp but I have by a taxi driver

[hereIam]

^ I've been stung by both !