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Wasp nest

  • 12-05-2016 8:21pm
    #1
    splashthecash
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    We noticed that recently there have been quite a few wasps around the from of our house, and also at the back. We have a small brick front to our house and also for the sunroom out back...and it seems that there may have been a nest of sorts builts in behind those brick walls...I'll call pest control tomorrow as don't want then settling in too much, especially as we have young kids running around playing.

    How much should I be look to be paying and does anyone have any recommendations? I'm based in Kildare


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  • #2
    paddylonglegs
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    splashthecash wrote: »
    We noticed that recently there have been quite a few wasps around the from of our house, and also at the back. We have a small brick front to our house and also for the sunroom out back...and it seems that there may have been a nest of sorts builts in behind those brick walls...I'll call pest control tomorrow as don't want then settling in too much, especially as we have young kids running around playing.

    How much should I be look to be paying and does anyone have any recommendations? I'm based in Kildare

    I think we got rentokil last year. Costs €100 in kildare


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
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    I had two last year.
    one in a hole where a waste pipe came out of the wall and one in the attic.
    Just get the stuff out of b&q and save your money.
    rentokil will just do the same but charge you more.
    Find out where they are coming from and empty a can of raid in on top of them to start,
    If you can see the nest even better.get a can of the nest killer and blast it onto them.
    good luck!!!


  • #4
    stephenmarr
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    PestGuard will charge €80.


  • #5
    doghound
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    I would say that its a bit early for a wasp nest to be active. The queens will just be getting active now that there have been a few warm days, but there will be very few that have already made a start.Most nests are noticeable fro mid June onwards unless it has been very good weather for them. They need a lot of insects to feed on this time of year.
    I would normally be dealing with bees at this time of year, either white tailed bumblebees or mason bees.
    I havent seen a queen wasp yet this year ( Kerry), and have seen and heard very few bees.
    If it is mason bees, they are only active in May and June, make small holes in soft mortar joints and do no damage. All of these early species are valuable early pollinators and not usually a problem unless they are by a door or window.
    If you do have a wasp nest and decide to go down the route of self treatment, you are best of using a powder like Bendiocarb (normally 1% or2%) if you can safely access the entrance the wasps are using. If low down, say less than 10' off the ground, then try to stay to one side of the entrance rather than right in front, for safety's sake. If you can treat after dark even better as they wont be flying ( no headlights)
    If you can see the nest and its entrance, which will be at the bottom, then again puff powder and retire at once.
    Better to treat carefully over 2 or 3 evenings than take any risks.
    It may take 2 or 3 days to know if the treatment has been effective, you can always retreat it.
    If you have a nest in your loft, please dont go in there to treat, leave it to a professional. They will have the right application equipment.

    Final point : if you have to go into your loft for whatever reason between May and November, just turn the light on first and go and have a cup of tea. Then come back and look up at the light. If there is a live nest in there you will see the beggars flying round the bulb. Don't go in, call someone to treat, close the hatch and turn off the light.

    Hope this helps

    doghound


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