Egg-shaped wasp nest?

Hi, can anyone throw any light on this please? Found two egg-shape things in my shed this morning, one is hanging from the ceiling (about the size of a normal hens egg) and looks complete and sealed and the other looks like 3/4 complete but still egg-shaped and there is what looks like a wasp climbing in and out of it. Any ideas? Should I just leave it or will I be unindated with wasps at some stage? Not seen anything like this before.

 

:eek:Get rid ASAP Angelica!!
I say,if nests are well away from buildings fine,but close by or in sheds....not good.

 

Thank you so much Paladin, will do.

 

but how???????? A wasp nest if takled the wrong way can be dangerouse. even if small:eek:

 

Hi Angelica

two systems to get rid of the wasps:

operate in the night or very early in the morning in both cases and wear protective clothing ....

first option is to place an empty glass jar under the nest and very decisively detach the nest by moving the jar so that the nest will fall into the jar.
Replace the jar lid immediately (and safely!!!) and drive to a forest or a remote location where wasps wouldn't disturb anybody and set them free (be ready to run away because they will not be friendly at that stage). they will rebuild their nest somewhere there.

other option is to burn the nest if it is safe to do so. You would spray the nest with some inflammable liquid (my father would use some kind of petrol used for farm tools) and then set fire to it.
Unfortunately wasps tend to come back to build their nests in the same place, so, keep your eyes open...

 

THE MASTER...He Who Dares....:D

 

Good advice mira - I like the jar idea.

We caught a wasp just starting a nest a week or so ago. I waited until it had left the shed, then took the nest away. It was very fragile, and beautiful, and I did feel bad, but as pal says, they're not good in buildings!