Wasps in loft

[Blackjack Davy]

Slightly safer option than leaving pools of highly flammable liquid lying around(!) put a tablespoon of insecticide powder just outside the entrance to the nest as they buzz in and out they'll blow the powder inside and kill the queen. Assuming you can still buy insecticide powder the authorities seem determined to ban every such chemical from domestic use

 

[Siliconslave]

wheres your sense of pyromania adventure?

 

[gingergundog]

I wanted to do some work in the roof space but found a small but active wasp nest. Bought myself a £45 bee suit and removed the nest into a tupperware. Removed it to the bottom of the garden and removed the lid before retiring to a safe distance.

That sounds absolutely nuts

 

[BUDFORCE]

Take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.



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

 

[PlacidCasual]

got a massive swarm of them bottom of the garden around the bbq and the tree is it worth leaving them ?

A swarm of what? If it's honey bees call the local bee association and they typically send someone around to collect them.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Spray the area with wasp nest killer foam. Might have to repeat a few times, but then it's done.

 

[Avathar77]

I think my ones have returned as well. Last year there were about 30 dead wasps in the attic area where I use as the home office. But couldn't find where they were coming from. I can see 1-2 daily now.

 

[Worthy]

Thread made me lol before I even opened it.

You should have added a tenner to that bee suit price and got a pest control bloke in to get rid of them for £55. That’s what I did. He sprayed them with some Uber insecticide which I’m sure has also killed the majority of the domestic pets on the estate, but the wasps are gone.

 

[sidimmu]

This fella is pretty good at the management of wasps, it is his job and comes across more species than we would, but I'd follow what he does post removal of the nest, sealing the entry points, ton of sealant and nest killer foam etc etc.

https://www.youtube.com/@HornetKingOfficial

Truthfully though, I would have done what @Worthy has just said, would not bother with those horrible things myself and call in a pro like the YT guy above.

 

[iron_monkey]

The wasps will leave soon anyway.