Wasps

sadiejane1981

This afternoon I left the window open in my upstairs bathroom and went out. When I came back there were 5 wasps in the bathroom 4 on the landing and 5 in the adjacent bedroom. I closed the window and killed and removed the wasps. With that amount I'm concerned there's a nest I've looked in the garden and on the roof, I can't see anything, anyone with similar experience of how to find the source? Thanks in advance.

PragueAddick

If that pattern continues, a professional would pretty quickly be able to identify the source.

Mind you, if you have been following the Snake thread, someone will soon be along to tell you that you should be honoured that they built their nest in your house.

Nicholas

Wasps are evil little bastards, I detest them.

Macronate

Loft?

pointless things.

Stig

Wasps are very important creatures, they pollinate plants. Live and let live.

Macronate

yeah, pointless was wrong word, should have been 'annoying'.

dizzee

Thought this was a riddle

Addickted

If you just tell them you are a Buhdist, like Jehovas Witnesses, they just go away.

nth_london_addick

Can of lynx preferably oriental as it smells the best when burning

A lighter, hours of fun getting rid of them

PragueAddick

Stig said:

Wasps are very important creatures, they pollinate plants. Live and let live.

But not in your bedroom. And I don't think a wasp has that attitude when stinging someone who has a severe allergic reaction

Halix

I have two pieces of info about wasps, one, they were known as Jaspers for some reason in my Manor.

Secondly, when you do find the wasps nest (a papermache sort of hanging globe thing), do not try and destroy it by whacking it with a garden rake. This precipitant action can cause aggravation amongst said Jaspers, who are likely to take it personally, and often seek to extract retribution from said rake whacking operative.

Oh and theres no honey!

North Lower Neil

I thought they'd all gone up to Coventry?

cafcfan

My top tip for wasps and picnics/BBQs is a brown paper bag. Blow it up and tie at the end. Hang it from something near you. They still pitch up but mistake the bag for a rival nest and bugger off before tucking in to your burger. Doesn't help with wasps in the bedroom though!

ShootersHillGuru

cafcfan said:

My top tip for wasps and picnics/BBQs is a brown paper bag. Blow it up and tie at the end. Hang it from something near you. They still pitch up but mistake the bag for a rival nest and bugger off before tucking in to your burger. Doesn't help with wasps in the bedroom though!

Why don't they mistake it for a rival nest in a bedroom ?

cafcfan

ShootersHillGuru said:

cafcfan said:

My top tip for wasps and picnics/BBQs is a brown paper bag. Blow it up and tie at the end. Hang it from something near you. They still pitch up but mistake the bag for a rival nest and bugger off before tucking in to your burger. Doesn't help with wasps in the bedroom though!

Why don't they mistake it for a rival nest in a bedroom ?

They probably would but are too stupid to find their way out again, so it won't help. And I'm guessing you wouldn't want your bedroom festooned with brown paper bags hanging from a piece of string?

BTW wasps are fairly harmless at this time of year. They are looking for nectar for the Queen. Later in the year they don't have a job to do, get drunk on fermenting fruit and get nasty. telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/10284497/Beware-Drunk-and-jobless-wasps.html

Kap10

cafcfan said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

cafcfan said:

My top tip for wasps and picnics/BBQs is a brown paper bag. Blow it up and tie at the end. Hang it from something near you. They still pitch up but mistake the bag for a rival nest and bugger off before tucking in to your burger. Doesn't help with wasps in the bedroom though!

Why don't they mistake it for a rival nest in a bedroom ?

They probably would but are too stupid to find their way out again, so it won't help. And I'm guessing you wouldn't want your bedroom festooned with brown paper bags hanging from a piece of string?

BTW wasps are fairly harmless at this time of year. They are looking for nectar for the Queen. Later in the year they don't have a job to do, get drunk on fermenting fruit and get nasty. telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/10284497/Beware-Drunk-and-jobless-wasps.html

Blimey Catford is a late summer wasps nest

sadiejane1981

After a stuffy night with all windows closed it appears that there are no more in the house. I was difficult to get the kids to bed last night as they didn't want to go upstairs and Anthony got stung poor thing. One did fly in back door when I let the dog out late last night which was eradicated. So it looks as if they all came from outside. So now I'm trying to work out where outside presumably the back of the house and why they all came in??

queensland_addick

You should be honoured that they chose your house to visit. I've been bitten twice so far this year by the little bastards!

Pedro45

Active wasp nests are not, big, football size things...I found one like this in my loft a couple of months ago, but it is last years and there is nothing living in it. They build a new nest every year, so this will eventually collapse, or I'll knock it away from the eves...

If you think you might have a nest, at this time of year, look for something golf ball, or cricket ball size. The active wasps will be feeding the queen and she will be in the nest building it bigger and bigger (until it is football size...). The wasps themselves should not bother you at this time of year (I am advised), as there is plenty of food for them to gather and take back to the queen. It is early autumn (Sept, Oct, Nov) when they struggle to find food and usually end up in kitchens etc hunting and causing issues because food is scarce.

PS I hate wasps!!!

Powell Is Pleasant

We had a wasps nest in our shed a couple of weeks ago, and a can of foam from Homebase sorted it out.
In terms of not being able to see where it is, I really don't know - I would concur that a professional is the best way to go.

In terms of handling wasps, I'm an absolute scaredy-cat; I'm curious, how did you go about sorting them out when there were 14 upstairs?!

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

queensland_addick said:

You should be honoured that they chose your house to visit. I've been bitten twice so far this year by the little bastards!

Bitten?!!!
They have teeth as well as stings? :-)
LOL

(or have I been whooshed?)

Goonerhater

Sadie they make the nests of "paper" which they pulp from wood. If you have wooden fences or a she'd check those out (or a neighbors)

A-R-T-H-U-R

cafcfan said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

cafcfan said:

My top tip for wasps and picnics/BBQs is a brown paper bag. Blow it up and tie at the end. Hang it from something near you. They still pitch up but mistake the bag for a rival nest and bugger off before tucking in to your burger. Doesn't help with wasps in the bedroom though!

Why don't they mistake it for a rival nest in a bedroom ?

They probably would but are too stupid to find their way out again, so it won't help. And I'm guessing you wouldn't want your bedroom festooned with brown paper bags hanging from a piece of string?

BTW wasps are fairly harmless at this time of year. They are looking for nectar for the Queen. Later in the year they don't have a job to do, get drunk on fermenting fruit and get nasty. telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/10284497/Beware-Drunk-and-jobless-wasps.html

Just like myself in many ways.

sadiejane1981

Powell Is Pleasant said:

We had a wasps nest in our shed a couple of weeks ago, and a can of foam from Homebase sorted it out.
In terms of not being able to see where it is, I really don't know - I would concur that a professional is the best way to go.

In terms of handling wasps, I'm an absolute scaredy-cat; I'm curious, how did you go about sorting them out when there were 14 upstairs?!

By getting and killing each one individually, only got stung twice. They were huge too!

cafcfan

sadiejane1981 said:

Powell Is Pleasant said:

We had a wasps nest in our shed a couple of weeks ago, and a can of foam from Homebase sorted it out.
In terms of not being able to see where it is, I really don't know - I would concur that a professional is the best way to go.

In terms of handling wasps, I'm an absolute scaredy-cat; I'm curious, how did you go about sorting them out when there were 14 upstairs?!

By getting and killing each one individually, only got stung twice. They were huge too!

Sounds to me like they could have been hornets rather than regular wasps then. They are nasty. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3111534/It-s-invasion-huge-European-hornet-spotted-anxious-British-public-seek-solace-extremely-aggressive-two-inch-insects-feed-BEES-paving-way-arrival-deadly-Asian-cousins.html

Although hopefully not this one! telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/11549535/Swarm-of-killer-hornets-make-a-beeline-for-Britain.html

golfaddick

I think the 6 pots of jam that you made that day may have had something to do with it.............

sadiejane1981

golfaddick said:

I think the 6 pots of jam that you made that day may have had something to do with it.............

Making jam isn't one of my many culernary skills I'm afraid.

Addickted

sadiejane1981 said:

golfaddick said:

I think the 6 pots of jam that you made that day may have had something to do with it.............

Making jam isn't one of my many culernary skills I'm afraid.

I think it was a euphemism.

sadiejane1981

Addickted said:

sadiejane1981 said:

golfaddick said:

I think the 6 pots of jam that you made that day may have had something to do with it.............

Making jam isn't one of my many culernary skills I'm afraid.

I think it was a euphemism.

For what?

Henry Irving

Wasps make jam like bees make honey.

sadiejane1981

Henry Irving said:

Wasps make jam like bees make honey.

Ok whooooosh moment lol.

No more today so maybe a one off? More confused now though.