Wasp nest

[beachBOYken]

Hi

Have just discovered a wasp nest in an air brick ventilation, took the cover off to clean the area and discovered it, got stung twice.
Managed to cover it over again.

I want to get rid of the nest as it’s in a bedroom, would a wasp spray kill the nest? I can spray a ton of it through the small gaps of the vent.
Short of that I don’t feel confident taking the vent off again.

 

[something daft already!!]

Kill it with fire.

 

[beachBOYken]

Kill it with fire.

That’s last resort!

I’m trying a spray now, normally I would leave these things alone, but because of where it is.

 

[randal]

Call the council, they'll send an exterminator. That's what I did last time, although that was over a decade ago so the department that deals with that has probably been cut and replaced with a web page on how to deal with wasp nests (that page also probably 404s).

 

[dave28]

Can you somehow seal off the space so that no air can get in or out of where the nest is

If you can then I would use a permethrin smoke bomb and leave it 24 hours

should kill the lot of them

 

[ZXSpectrum]

Last time i had one i used some spray foam that i got off Amazon I think it was in a yellow can called Wasp Nest Killer Foam. It was outside so i sprayed it on the entrance when it was dark and within a few days the nest was dead.

 

[Gazanimal]

I had one years ago in some turf rolls after I took up my lawn. I found the entrance hole that they used and then in full bike gear with helmet I went out and doused it with wasp killer powder around the entrance and then into the entry way. I followed it up with boiling water the following day.
Once they'd all died I dug it out and it was a fascinating structure that they'd built tbh all from wood scrapings.

 

[beachBOYken]

Can you somehow seal off the space so that no air can get in or out of where the nest is

If you can then I would use a permethrin smoke bomb and leave it 24 hours

should kill the lot of them

I can get at it from both sides, I’ve sprayed some spray in from inside which got them very angry, can’t hear them now, I’m thinking about trying outside now with a ladder, it’s not too high so can make a quick exit!

 

[BUDFORCE]

Take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.



......it's the only way to be sure.

 

[rtho782]

Kill it with fire.

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2243176 do not do this!

 

[agw_01]

I can get at it from both sides, I’ve sprayed some spray in from inside which got them very angry, can’t hear them now, I’m thinking about trying outside now with a ladder, it’s not too high so can make a quick exit!

If you wait until after dark they'll be much less active and you'll have a better chance of getting away unscathed.

 

[Gazanimal]

If you wait until after dark they'll be much less active and you'll have a better chance of getting away unscathed.

Yep, that's exactly what I did too. They'll all be back in the nest, probably with a couple of "guards" at the entrance, then "Attack! Attack! Attack!".

 

[Fringe]

we had one last year same issue, we got this worked a dream https://www.screwfix.com/p/zero-in-...66hv?msockid=236e53c167296b533703476e66c96a4a

 

[Blackjack Davy]

If you wait until after dark they'll be much less active and you'll have a better chance of getting away unscathed.

Just don't turn on a light or they'll be out in a flash! Had that issue once had a kitchen full of them