wasps

just come back from holidays in crete and found that wasps have got a nest on the edge of the pond in the ivy plants.....seems to be a lot of activity.....could realy do with getting shut, any ideas....do they hibernate or do most of them die in the winter
any advice appreciated
regards
john

 

Hi bi9johnny,
here is one of the previous thread about them, and there are quite a few more...
http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/pests-diseases-cures/34960-wasps.html

 

You can buy Rentokil's 'Wasp Nest Destroyer', it comes in a 300ml aerosol can, which fires a fine foam up to about 10' away (so you don't have to get too close) and costs about £4.99 from places like Homebase, B&Q et.al. The can suggests it contains sufficient to treat 3 nests, ours was particularly difficult to get at so we had to have two goes at it, but there's still loads left in the can and not a sign of a wasp.

 

That, or something similar was on sale at Aldi/Lidl earlier this year for about £1.99ish.

Some people suggest just leaving them alone and they'll go away, but I find such advice rather unhelpful when I've got a wasp nest in the middle of crops I want to pick, in a pathway, near where I want to press apple juice, etc. and even in my allotment shed! as I now get my arms swelling to double their size with just one sting.

If located underground, lighting a bonfire on top of the nest is cheaper (same as ants' nests) and organic.

 

thank you for the replies i would prefer them to go as i am in the garden a bit now removing my old greenhouse and building a new dog run and kennel i have disturbed them on several occasions using a long bamboo pole but they seem to settle back down and re group prob will try the rentokil spray i think
thanks again folks

 

Leave the poor little things alone. They'll be dying off soon anyway.