Bees/Wasps in a wall...

BennyC · 1 Jun 2012 at 19:36

I have a new build house which has what I would call air tubes in the exterior brick work spaced evenly along and up the walls.

Earlier I noticed either a pair of bee's or wasps sort of inspecting the tube, enter it and disappear for a bit and then come back out.

This is the first I have noticed but they could well be more in there or making plans to 'move in'.

Before the suggestions of killing it with fire and 'nuking them' is there anything I can do to deter them from choosing the walls of by house to live in? Any products I can buy and apply on the area or in the vicinity? Or is it best left to a professional?

Thanks,

BennyC

neil3k · 1 Jun 2012 at 19:37

napalm.

Pez · 1 Jun 2012 at 19:37

Masonry bees - loads around at this time of year.

Harmless

dpbadger · 1 Jun 2012 at 19:41

Is it a Queen wasp?

Craig1981 · 1 Jun 2012 at 19:45

Unleash a colony of fire ants into the hole. They'll sort the bees out.

uv · 1 Jun 2012 at 19:47

Pez said:
Masonry bees - loads around at this time of year.

Harmless

This. It's nothing to worry about

antijoke · 1 Jun 2012 at 19:50

Pez said:
Masonry bees - loads around at this time of year.

Harmless

uv said:
This. It's nothing to worry about

Until they eat all the masonry and the wall collapses in a few hundred years.

MikeHunt79 · 1 Jun 2012 at 19:53

Squirrels like honey, so make the hole bigger in order to let some squirrels in. This should drive out the bee's.

The only problem you have then is that you'll have squirrels on your wall now, so you may need to make the hole even larger to let a bigger animal in that likes eating squirrels.

Hamster · 1 Jun 2012 at 19:57

MikeHunt79 said:
Squirrels like honey, so make the hole bigger in order to let some squirrels in. This should drive out the bee's.

A bear will eat the honey quicker than a squirrel. I recommend making the hole big enough for bears.

Reaper 392 · 1 Jun 2012 at 20:00

i'll just leave this here...

Nightglow · 1 Jun 2012 at 20:02

Masonry bees leave them, they only want use of the cavity,they won't do any real damage, not like they come equip with a Kango.

I had them in my last house for years, house never fell down.

CaptainRAVE · 1 Jun 2012 at 20:05

Pez said:
Masonry bees - loads around at this time of year.

Harmless

Unicorn · 1 Jun 2012 at 20:07

Apply nuke, win.

Jono · 1 Jun 2012 at 20:09

What also lived in the walls? Borrowers, that's who. What's another word for borrowers? Scousers, that's what.

Do you really want your house infested with scousers? Really?!

Unicorn · 1 Jun 2012 at 20:11

Jono said:
What also lived in the walls? Borrowers, that's who. What's another word for borrowers? Scousers, that's what.

Do you really want your house infested with scousers? Really?!

Ahh there voices make me laugh, Go from hard as nails to sounding like they are having a pinecone rammed up them in about 3 seconds..

Hamster · 1 Jun 2012 at 20:11

Jono said:
What also lived in the walls? Borrowers, that's who. What's another word for borrowers? Scousers, that's what.

Do you really want your house infested with scousers? Really?!

Scousers will do one once they've taken all the copper pipes though

bitslice · 1 Jun 2012 at 20:15

Hamster said:
A bear will eat the honey quicker than a squirrel. I recommend making the hole big enough for bears.

Flawless logic in action.

Suggest also leaving front door open to attract the maximum number of bears.
A large sign saying "Bears welcome" should be placed nearby.

Bear · 1 Jun 2012 at 21:13

bitslice said:
Flawless logic in action.

Suggest also leaving front door open to attract the maximum number of bears.
A large sign saying "Bears welcome" should be placed nearby.

I'm there

AshD93 · 1 Jun 2012 at 21:26

Smoke them out.

PapaLazaru · 1 Jun 2012 at 21:29

We have them in one of our vents. Not concerned.