I had a wasps nest, entrance just below eaves of a bungalow so i sprayed a wasp powder in and around the entrance at dusk for a few nights in a row, and the activity dropped from a wasp or two every second gradually to none visible. I left it a week of no activity before venturing into the eaves to look at the nest and also I had some work to do in that vicinity.
As I approached the nest, I could see it was about the size of a football, either side of a roof beam, and no wasps crawling around it.
As I got closer and could see the far side, there were a few bodies on the soffit and some were wriggling and some trapped in a spiders web, looked a mess, but as they were wriggling I decided to get out of there. I sprayed more powder that evening at the entrance just to be sure.
A week on from that, and I again ventured into the eaves.
As I approached about halfway point along the eaves there was a HUGE wasp sat in the middle of the eave floor with its wings up but sitting still that wasnt there on my earlier visit. I thought it was dead, got real close to it and although not moving, it was a little too fresh looking for me and as it was so big... i retreated again!
A few seconds later after I shut the hatch to the eaves I could hear buzzing on the other side of the door.
I think this might be the queen as it was very large.
As its relatively early in the year is it possible she could create a nest elsewhere in the eaves? I have not seen "her" for a few days now. I have some sugar water in the eaves in a plastic bottle next to the door to see if I can trap her.
Am I being a woosey?
Thanks.
As I approached the nest, I could see it was about the size of a football, either side of a roof beam, and no wasps crawling around it.
As I got closer and could see the far side, there were a few bodies on the soffit and some were wriggling and some trapped in a spiders web, looked a mess, but as they were wriggling I decided to get out of there. I sprayed more powder that evening at the entrance just to be sure.
A week on from that, and I again ventured into the eaves.
As I approached about halfway point along the eaves there was a HUGE wasp sat in the middle of the eave floor with its wings up but sitting still that wasnt there on my earlier visit. I thought it was dead, got real close to it and although not moving, it was a little too fresh looking for me and as it was so big... i retreated again!
A few seconds later after I shut the hatch to the eaves I could hear buzzing on the other side of the door.
I think this might be the queen as it was very large.
As its relatively early in the year is it possible she could create a nest elsewhere in the eaves? I have not seen "her" for a few days now. I have some sugar water in the eaves in a plastic bottle next to the door to see if I can trap her.
Am I being a woosey?
Thanks.