Wasps Nest in bird box

 Hi, I haven't posted here for a long time, only growing strawberries
this year...

I am undecided what to do about a wasps nest which has appeared in one
of my camera bird boxes.    It obscured the camera as soon as it was
established, so no fun watching them build.

I left it alone, and watched the wasps buzzing in and out, accepting
that it would never be a very large nest, but to my dismay it is being
extended out of the nest box hole, and I foresee it enveloping the whole
box eventually.

Should I let them be, or get it removed?
I know they are supposed to be good for the garden, but...
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Gordon H
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I would leave them alone so long as they are not a nuisance where they are.
If you do decide to evict them set up another camera so you can show us all
what happened:-)

Mike

 

I hate swarms.



Wasps or bees can kill people with an alergy, so be careful.

Baz

 On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:16:54 +0100, "MuddyMike"


Especially if he removes the nest with his bare hands.
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Martin

 

My wife, a gardener of many years, is allergic to wasp stings. They make the
area swell up to a dangerous state. Wasp stings ""can"" kill. And before you
all jump on me, I said ""CAN"" not ""DO"". I would therefore remove it or
have it removed ASAP if not sooner.

Interesting side track, when we were going through the Panama Canal on our
World Cruise a few years back, a swarm of Bees decided to land on the back
of one of the deck chairs. That area of the deck was sectioned off and a Bee
Keeper came on board at the other end of the Panama and removed it ;-))

Mike

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