Removing Wasps In Roof Soffits Area

[OldChestNuts]

I have seen wasps hovering around our roof edge or the soffits area and likely above the gutter line. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with this pest? Can I seal the entrances points from out side or have to be in the loft.?

My pensioner neighbor definitely got wasp as well. I am planning to put a ladder have a look for him and seal the soffits area and do the same for mine.

[Buenchico]

Does this help?
https://joneakes.com/jons-fixit-database/1606-How-to-get-rid-of-wasps-at-the-soffits

or this?
http://waspnestkiller.co.uk/acatalog/HOW-to-treat-a-wasp-nest-in-the-EAVES.html

[AZardoz]

If they start building a nest give it a light spray with a hose couple of times a day. They seem to think it's a rainy spot & leave.
Do it early though & keep a good distance.

[Hopkirk]

Get a man in. You don't want to be up a ladder with a swarm of angry wasps.

[gulliver1]

Be very very Carefull OCN , Get the experts in, worth the money, I have been in Hospital twice for ignoring the advice I am giving you , they go for the face beware it is not worth it. Hopkirk 20.49 spot on .

[DTCwordfan]

rainy water as in a hose and add some detergent, American waspies hated this and soon efffed off.

[DTCwordfan]

you should have been wearing one of those full plastic Covid face screens, gulliver - they have their uses.

[jno]

agree with Hopkirk and gulliver. I got stung twice just trying to have a look. Once was uncomfortable. The second one I swelled up like a zeppelin.

[andy-hughes]

We got a man in, he sprayed them, and they transfer the chemicals to the ones out of sight, job done properly and you get to stay out of the way.

[Togo]

Spray in the foam nest killer Zero and then seal the plae that they are getting in with silicone so that they cannot get back in. I did. Problem solved.

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[tomus42]

//Be very very Carefull OCN , Get the experts in, worth the money, I have been in Hospital twice for ignoring the advice //

Once would be the maximum time that happened for me. Just saying.

[Chipchopper]

You could try putting a fake wasp / hornet's nest up in the area (you can buy them), they thinks its a rival best and give it a wide birth.
I've put one up in my wood shed and another im my conservatory and it appears to have don the trick.

[OldChestNuts]

Thanks for the replies and advise. I will have a look at the issue first at a distance and will judge if it is safe to do it myself. If in doubt I will call the council to deal with it.

[gulliver1]

DTC 21,24 , Thanks for the advice, you are a Brick.

[KARL]

Approach the nest/base site only close to or during darkness at which time the wasps are inactive. If you have a good insecticide that is when to spray it into the area/opening(s) where they go to their lair.