Posted by Terry Pinnell on July 5, 2011, 3:59 am
There's a wasps' nest in my garden - a hole (maybe two, close together) on
a sloping section of rough lawn. On two visits to Homebase a fortnight
apart they had no stocks of their 'Wasp nest killer', £5.99, or indeed
*any* wasp destruction product. Meanwhile it struck me that there must be
several ways I should be able to do this myself. So I'm here to seek
suggestions please.
My own initial thoughts are:
1. Put a plastic bag and a something heavy over the top to suffocate and
prevent entry.
2. Pour fine sand or similar into the hole, with same objective.
3. Position a hose over the hole and trickle water into it to drown
inhabitants and presumably make re-entry of others unlikely, even after
hose switched off and water drains away.
4. Stuff some dry newspaper into the hole, douse it with paraffin and
light it, with similar comments to #3.
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Terry, East Grinstead, UK
Posted by CT on July 5, 2011, 4:08 am
Terry Pinnell wrote:
> There's a wasps' nest in my garden - a hole (maybe two, close
> together) on a sloping section of rough lawn. On two visits to
> Homebase a fortnight apart they had no stocks of their 'Wasp nest
> killer', £5.99, or indeed any wasp destruction product. Meanwhile it
> struck me that there must be several ways I should be able to do this
> myself. So I'm here to seek suggestions please.
>
> My own initial thoughts are:
>
> 1. Put a plastic bag and a something heavy over the top to suffocate
> and prevent entry.
>
> 2. Pour fine sand or similar into the hole, with same objective.
>
> 3. Position a hose over the hole and trickle water into it to drown
> inhabitants and presumably make re-entry of others unlikely, even
> after hose switched off and water drains away.
>
> 4. Stuff some dry newspaper into the hole, douse it with paraffin and
> light it, with similar comments to #3.
Well, no. 4 sounds the most fun!
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Chris
Posted by 'Mike' on July 5, 2011, 4:15 am
> Terry Pinnell wrote:
>> There's a wasps' nest in my garden - a hole (maybe two, close
>> together) on a sloping section of rough lawn. On two visits to
>> Homebase a fortnight apart they had no stocks of their 'Wasp nest
>> killer', £5.99, or indeed any wasp destruction product. Meanwhile it
>> struck me that there must be several ways I should be able to do this
>> myself. So I'm here to seek suggestions please.
>>
>> My own initial thoughts are:
>>
>> 1. Put a plastic bag and a something heavy over the top to suffocate
>> and prevent entry.
>>
>> 2. Pour fine sand or similar into the hole, with same objective.
>>
>> 3. Position a hose over the hole and trickle water into it to drown
>> inhabitants and presumably make re-entry of others unlikely, even
>> after hose switched off and water drains away.
>>
>> 4. Stuff some dry newspaper into the hole, douse it with paraffin and
>> light it, with similar comments to #3.
> Well, no. 4 sounds the most fun!
> --
> Chris
At my last garden which was big and wild in places, I had underground wasp
nests and tried that! As I explained in another answer, it flames UP, so if
you want to try it ....................... get a very long match.
Still won't work ;-)
Mike
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Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive.
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Posted by 'Mike' on July 5, 2011, 4:09 am
> There's a wasps' nest in my garden - a hole (maybe two, close together) on
> a sloping section of rough lawn. On two visits to Homebase a fortnight
> apart they had no stocks of their 'Wasp nest killer', £5.99, or indeed
> *any* wasp destruction product. Meanwhile it struck me that there must be
> several ways I should be able to do this myself. So I'm here to seek
> suggestions please.
> My own initial thoughts are:
> 1. Put a plastic bag and a something heavy over the top to suffocate and
> prevent entry.
> 2. Pour fine sand or similar into the hole, with same objective.
> 3. Position a hose over the hole and trickle water into it to drown
> inhabitants and presumably make re-entry of others unlikely, even after
> hose switched off and water drains away.
> 4. Stuff some dry newspaper into the hole, douse it with paraffin and
> light it, with similar comments to #3.
> --
> Terry, East Grinstead, UK
1) They will find a way in and out.
2) As above
3) They will still get by the water
4) The paper burns UP and not down into the hole
3) and 4) Been there done that, missed the wasp stings ;-)
Get a Wasp and Fly Spray from somewhere and direct it into the hole and RUN
Mike
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Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive.
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Posted by Gordon H on July 5, 2011, 12:10 pm
>Get a Wasp and Fly Spray from somewhere and direct it into the hole and RUN
>Mike
They had them in ALDI last week, I got one, but haven't used it because
they are in a nest box and have made no sign of bothering me.
In fat I rescued one from the grass box of my Flymo the other day and it
flew gratefully off.
The instructions on the aerosol can, which can be used from 3 metres,
includes the words: "You may like to consider wearing appropriate
protective clothing"! Yes indeed!
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Gordon H
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> together) on a sloping section of rough lawn. On two visits to
> Homebase a fortnight apart they had no stocks of their 'Wasp nest
> killer', £5.99, or indeed any wasp destruction product. Meanwhile it
> struck me that there must be several ways I should be able to do this
> myself. So I'm here to seek suggestions please.
>
> My own initial thoughts are:
>
> 1. Put a plastic bag and a something heavy over the top to suffocate
> and prevent entry.
>
> 2. Pour fine sand or similar into the hole, with same objective.
>
> 3. Position a hose over the hole and trickle water into it to drown
> inhabitants and presumably make re-entry of others unlikely, even
> after hose switched off and water drains away.
>
> 4. Stuff some dry newspaper into the hole, douse it with paraffin and
> light it, with similar comments to #3.