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Old 15-12-2008, 09:04 PM
Ian Robinson
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Originally Posted by GeoffW1 View Post
If European wasps, they will be nesting in some place they regard as underground, a cavity or crevice. It would be quite risky to leave them there.

We had them in the front garden, and after much research and contact with the local Council I found:

- anywhere near their landing flight path is a dangerous place to stand

- if one attacks you then others will be close behind

- they cannot see in red light

- Baygon or similar is good to use as they groom each other and transfer it inside the nest

So I waited until full dark, no moon, and put several layers of red cellophane over a torch. I put on a boiler suit, gloves, and insect mesh over my head, and securely taped all the cuffs and neck with duct tape.

I took Baygon powder, and went slowly to the nest entrance where I could see a few sentries moving around. They knew something was going on, but could not see what in the red light. I dusted around the nest entrance and the "runway apron" with a good layer of Baygon and retired.

Just the one application took care of them as by the end of the next day they were gone. I am not allergic to stings BTW.

Cheers
What about the ones pupating in the nest .... you'll likely have them coming out and picking up where the others left off in a few days.

We tend to get mud wasps (the big ones) and paper wasps here .... those paper wasps are nasty if you approach the nest too closely .... but a blast of Baygon Exterior Surface Spray from about a metre away sorts them.
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