Wasps nest in house.

Hi All,

We have been finding the odd couple of very lethargic wasps in the house over the past week or so. I thought they were coming in through the window in the bathroom. However on Tuesday when I was fixing the heating thermostat I could hear buzzing and tracked it down to the air vent at the top of the stairs. When I looked up from the window I could see the wasps flying in and out. I have been spraying Raid killer in during the last few days, but they are still there. We had a nest in the eaves last year that cost £60 to have neutralised. Does anyone know if now the colder months are on the way will this kill them or will they hibernate until next year? In short do I need to spent £60 or let nature do its stuff?

Cheers
Rusty

 

Being that my mother went to coma 3 times in different occasions following wasp bites, I am kind of very wary of them...
They obviously found a comfy place where to live and they like it there, so expect them to come back even if you eradicate them.
Anyway you can take some inspiration from our previous posts:
http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/wasps-nest.15209/
good luck

 

I think they all die off in the winter, apart from the queens & drones. Spruce will probably know, although not exactly his field.

 

We had a nest in the lawn when I turned a section over to make a bed and left it to rot down.
We called in a guy to treat the swarm and it didn't help. Within a few days the wasps were as active as ever.
As a last resort (before disturbing it and hoping for the best) I applied Nippon (usually used for Ants) in and around the access holes.
Within a couple of days I could see no more wasps.
As a precaution, after a week, I turned the ground over again. No wasps

 

as far as I have heard the wasps will vacate the nest, the queen will built a new one in spring

 

We have wasps nests most years and they've never been a problem. Show them love

 

I had a wasps nest last year. Figured that as they weren't harming anyone then I wouldn't harm them. Even helped lots of them on their way as they got stuck on windowsills, etc

I did get stung once but it was my own fault - thought I'd put a wasp outside only it was caught in my dressing gown and when I put my hand down it stung me. Still didn't kill it though, it wasn't his fault (although I may have sworn at the blighter).

They didn't come back this year, so the queen must have gone elsewhere

I would only ever kill the nest if there was someone in the house who was allergic because that would be dangerous.

 

My wife had a wasps nest under her bath behind the bath panel and the wasps had gained access from outside where some mortar was missing around the overflow pipe.

It had to go!


P.S. Wasp (and ant) killers are half price at Wilkos at the moment.

 

P.S. Wasp (and ant) killers are half price at Wilkos at the moment.
Well done Mr Moneywise. What would we do without you?

If using it where you can't just puff it and run then you need to cover up well. Trousers tucked in socks (don't forget to put your shoes back on and don't use wellies), sleeves tucked in gloves, a bit of net curtain (or similar) draped over your head and tucked into your shirt - with a hat on to hold it in place. Then puff - and run like hell.
Video please Mr Shiney,

 

I had one a couple of years ago in the attic
I paid for the Council of death £35 to exterminate
He took my cash then informed me as it was October they would all be dead anyway by Nov and the Queen would overwinter elsewhere
I was a bit miffed until I understood the Queens idea of elswhere was two foot further along :-)

Jack McH

 

Bit like the bloke from the council in the hitchikers guide, Arthur thought he was the window cleaner, so he paid him a fiver, he wiped a few windows then told Arthur that he'd come round to tell him his house was going to be demolished.

 

I've put some powder in this evening so I will see how it goes over the weekend. Thanks all for your input.

Rusty