Wasp nest

[Jayems]

Hey... need a plan of attack here.

A house i'm working on, i need to run some pipe under a guys front steps. Probelm is, there is a large wasp nest under there.

The homeowner tried some spray stuff, but that didn't work. I got some spray stuff this morning and tried, and sprayed it in the hole (I can't actually see the nest).

A few flew out, and i sprayed them and they met an untimley demise. I thought i was all good until i went to dig and about a dozen came screaming out and they were not happy with this guy. I had run out of spray at this time so i just started ramming a shovel down there in hopes they will have no nest and go elsewhere.

I have to go tomorrow, so to make a long story short, whats the best way to rid of a hidden nest under hollow cement stairs.

Take into account... i don't like wasps and run like a little girl when they come out after me, so being a man isn't much of an option.

PS: Fire is not a valid solution

[BlackArcher101]

Tell the homeowner to call a pest-control company since it's his responsibility?

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

Tell the homeowner to call a pest-control company since it's his responsibility?

Yeah, do that. It's his house, let him suffer and pay the bill.

[Eddie Bronze]

Fire In The Hole!

[redforever]

Dp this early in the morning. Wasps will not be active in the cool morning, so wont come buzzing after you like in the warmth of the afternoon, especially tomorrow morning as it will have cooled off considerably with the rainy weather.

Completely clothe yourself, like on a winter day, including a belaclava over your face and gloves on your hands. Go under the stairs. Take a garbage bag, your shovel or some other implement that will allow you to put the whole nest in the garbage bag.

Dispose of garbage bag.

The homeowner could do this too of course.

[Eddie Bronze]

Not a bad idea but I would consider double-bagging or even triple-bagging!

[Otto-matic]

http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server....st+Control.htm


I too run like a girl if there is more then 1 wasp around me

[CaptainCrunch]

Tell him to buy a wasp trap, and leave it under there for a few days. Eventually all the wasps are dead.

The other thing is too light up a large quantity of dope under the wasps nest, they'll get stoned and wander off in a random search for twinkies, then its safe to dispose of the nest.

[Mr.Coffee]

So let me get this straight... you sprayed the nest, and they didn't die? What?

Does this concern anyone else?

[REDVAN]

I hate wasps. Usually I run and scream. Depends how many and what they are doing. If they are going to their nest, they don't bug me that much. But if I stepped on their nest or disturbed them, then look out I gotta run.

Yikes. I am also afraid of bees. I don't know why.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Tell him to buy a wasp trap, and leave it under there for a few days. Eventually all the wasps are dead.

The other thing is too light up a large quantity of dope under the wasps nest, they'll get stoned and wander off in a random search for twinkies, then its safe to dispose of the nest.

What a waste of good dope!

Just throw a flaming tire under there and smoke 'em out.

And yes, I read fire isn't an option, but fire should always be an option.

[redforever]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

So let me get this straight... you sprayed the nest, and they didn't die? What?

Does this concern anyone else?

Spraying at a wasp nest in the open air does little. Now, if the nest was in a closed container, where eventually the spray or poision would permeate their nest, then they eventually would die. Open up a wasp nest sometime and take a look at it, like late in the fall, after a frost, when the wasps are gone.

They have a small hole they enter and leave by. Other than that, it is completely enclosed and whatever they spin to make their nest is very very strong. You can of course bash it up with a shovel or some other strong object, but spraying at the nest wont help much. It will just agitate them.

Bees on their own, are usually completely harmless and just go on their business of collecting nectar and making honey. Wasps on the other hand are totally unpredictable, especially if you are around their nest. They come at you for no reason whatsoever.

We live in the country and get wasp nests all the time, especially during a hot dry year, like we have had to date. We just put on all the protective clothing as I mentioned earlier and put the nest in a plastic bag and dispose of it. He said the nest is under the stairs, so it is probably attached to the stairs somehow. Knock it off and into the bag. If on the other hand, the nest is say attached to some branch or twig, then cut the branch off above the nest attachment and let the whole branch and nest drop in the bag and dispose of it.

[Calgary Flames]

Originally Posted by redforever

Spraying at a wasp nest in the open air does little. Now, if the nest was in a closed container, where eventually the spray or poision would permeate their nest, then they eventually would die. Open up a wasp nest sometime and take a look at it, like late in the fall, after a frost, when the wasps are gone.

They have a small hole they enter and leave by. Other than that, it is completely enclosed and whatever they spin to make their nest is very very strong. You can of course bash it up with a shovel or some other strong object, but spraying at the nest wont help much. It will just agitate them.

Bees on their own, are usually completely harmless and just go on their business of collecting nectar and making honey. Wasps on the other hand are totally unpredictable, especially if you are around their nest. They come at you for no reason whatsoever.

We live in the country and get wasp nests all the time, especially during a hot dry year, like we have had to date. We just put on all the protective clothing as I mentioned earlier and put the nest in a plastic bag and dispose of it. He said the nest is under the stairs, so it is probably attached to the stairs somehow. Knock it off and into the bag. If on the other hand, the nest is say attached to some branch or twig, then cut the branch off above the nest attachment and let the whole branch and nest drop in the bag and dispose of it.

How's he going to do any of this with like 12 wasps swarming him? Call a professional.

[kipperfan]

I dont even know if this would work......but, if you have one of those pressure washers crank it up to maximum power, cover your body with clothing and something over your face, get that sprayer gun right down as close as you can to the nest and spray the ever livin sh*t out of that thing!!!

Those pressure washers on full blast could almost knock me over in full stride, I would have to think it would break up a wasps nest and likely kill alot of wasps in the process.

[Bobblehead]

There is a wasp killer powder you can get. You sprinkle it outside of the hole, and as wasps crawl back into the nest it gets on them and the food they are returning with. IN a couple of days the wasps are dead. Not an immediate solution, but it did work on the nest that was under a front step cement slab at a place I rented a few years ago.


(Edit: Because of mild winters in the US deep south, yellow jackets are becoming an issue.
Massive Yellow Jacket Nest forms on couple's property
Giant Yellow Jacket Nests in S Alabama
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturd...717/nest.shtml

These gigantic nests may have as many as 100,000 workers and multiple queens.

*shudder*)

[J pold]

Just Flex

[Dedly]

This doesn't really relate to the problem at hand, but I thought I would mention it since it's a wasp thread and all.

We used to get wasps every year under our deck but this year a friend suggested that we put a bunch of newspaper in a brown paper bag and staple it under the deck. This year, no wasps at all! They stay away since it looks enough like a wasps nest and they don't want to invade territory that's already taken.

[ken0042]

Not sure if it would help or not but to get rid of wasps I have taken a glass jar, put some jam in it (about 1/10 full) and then filled it 1/2 way with water. Poke holes in the top with a screwdriver.

For some reason the wasps that are already inside the jar drowning don't warn the others away.

[redforever]

Originally Posted by kipperfan

I dont even know if this would work......but, if you have one of those pressure washers crank it up to maximum power, cover your body with clothing and something over your face, get that sprayer gun right down as close as you can to the nest and spray the ever livin sh*t out of that thing!!!

Those pressure washers on full blast could almost knock me over in full stride, I would have to think it would break up a wasps nest and likely kill alot of wasps in the process.

This should certainly work if the nest is accessible by sprayer. But you will want to be able to see what you are doing and hit the nest with a direct hit. You for sure dont want to just spray water under the stairs, missing the nest and agitating the wasps.

[redforever]

Quote:
Originally Posted by redforever
Spraying at a wasp nest in the open air does little. Now, if the nest was in a closed container, where eventually the spray or poision would permeate their nest, then they eventually would die. Open up a wasp nest sometime and take a look at it, like late in the fall, after a frost, when the wasps are gone.

They have a small hole they enter and leave by. Other than that, it is completely enclosed and whatever they spin to make their nest is very very strong. You can of course bash it up with a shovel or some other strong object, but spraying at the nest wont help much. It will just agitate them.

Bees on their own, are usually completely harmless and just go on their business of collecting nectar and making honey. Wasps on the other hand are totally unpredictable, especially if you are around their nest. They come at you for no reason whatsoever.

We live in the country and get wasp nests all the time, especially during a hot dry year, like we have had to date. We just put on all the protective clothing as I mentioned earlier and put the nest in a plastic bag and dispose of it. He said the nest is under the stairs, so it is probably attached to the stairs somehow. Knock it off and into the bag. If on the other hand, the nest is say attached to some branch or twig, then cut the branch off above the nest attachment and let the whole branch and nest drop in the bag and dispose of it.


How's he going to do any of this with like 12 wasps swarming him? Call a professional.

You wont have 12 wasps flying around you early in the morning on a cold day. They are like reptiles, and need the sun to warm them. They will be almost totally inactive on a morning like today. That is why I suggested doing it early in the morning on a cool day.