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Wasps - Arrrrggggghhhhhh

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Metrobaby · 30/07/2004 13:44

OK someone please slap me but I am petrified of the things.

The other day my worse nightmare happened. I was in the car with dd and ds, waiting in traffic, windows down, when a wasp flew in. I was practically in tears when it was flying around ds (14wks), and then started crawling around his face. I had to pull over and open the doors to try and get the wasp out. I was beside myself as as everytime I tried to get dd or ds out the wasp came near them. I then had a horrible time driving home as I wasn't 100% sure the wasp had gone. I was shaking with fear for a long time afterwards.

To top it all both my neighbours have got wasps nests in their roofs, but aren't doing anything about it

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Metrobaby · 30/07/2004 13:45

OOPS - sorry about the double post !

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anorak · 30/07/2004 14:00

Oh, metrobaby, I do sympathise, I hate wasps so much and would willingly have them wiped off the face of the earth. I don't know of any adverse effect this might have on the food chain, but surely it would be worth it?

Does anyone out there know if metrobaby could contact enviromental health herself about her neighbours' wasps nests? If they constitute a health hazard for your kids perhaps you have a right to insist it's dealt with.

If it's any consolation I believe they all move out at the end of the summer and go elsewhere.

strawberry · 30/07/2004 14:08

We had a wasps nest in our roof recently and phoned the council who came round to spray it 2 days later (£30). All very efficient. Definitely worth contacting your council to see if there's anything you can do. The wasps become more agitated towards the end of summer and are more likely to sting so my advice would be to get it done sooner rather than later. Could you offer to pay on behalf of neighbours?

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Metrobaby · 30/07/2004 14:18

We had a wasps nest in our roof too and the council did it for £48. Unfortunately as I'm on mat leave and getting no money I can't really afford to pay £96 for both neighbours. Plus DH pointed out that if we were to pay for our neighbours then they might expect it every year.

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Lisa78 · 30/07/2004 14:22

Voice of doom here - we had a wasp nest in our old house which we paid to have removed. Every bloody summer, they always came back. We'd get rid as soon as we found it, and it would stay gone all summer but the following year, there would be another - never understood how they knew since they were killed each year
How about getting a baby suncream with insect repellent in?

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Metrobaby · 30/07/2004 14:31

Eeeks ! I was told that wasps don't return to the same nest every year although the may make a new one nearby.

I hate them. I really do.

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tigermoth · 30/07/2004 18:16

Last week, just after I carried 20 huge bags of clothes and 6 sets of clothing rails down from our loft, my son discovered a wasps nest in there. I had been in the hot loft for 3 hours, torch blazing away, moving bags of stuff all over the place.

It was only afterwards that I found out from dh that wasps are attracted to human sweat, light, vibration and movement. Heaven knows how I wasn't stung. The nest was very much alive - wasps crawling all over it. My dh has just started working as a pest control officer, so he was able to offer advice and get something sorted out. I am now waiting for the last damned wasp to die - a few are still reeling around weakly up there. My bags and rails are piled up near my computer and I won't put them in the loft till my dh has given the place the all clear. In fact I think this is a job for dh!

coppertop · 30/07/2004 18:38

We recently had an episode with kamikaze wasps. We had a nest outside our porch so dh got one of those sprays to get rid of them. All was well until a few days later when the porch light fizzled and died. The wasps had come back and got into the lighting.

The environmental health people got rid of the wasps. It was free as we are council tenants. Apparently there are a lot of wasps nests this year so there is a waiting list of about a week or so. We were told that they usually take the nest away but that ours was too far into the wall for them to reach. Ds1 is terrified of the damn things and dh is allergic to their stings.

Bellie · 30/07/2004 18:42

They really are the worst things! I just paid nearly £200 to get rid of 4 wasps nests on our house this morning . The only reason that we noticed them was that on Wed we came home to find literally thousands of them in our bathroom - they had eaten through the wooden window frame !! So now we have to wait for them to die and then somehow fill the window frame!

I was also told that they will not come back to the same nest next year but they could start one in a similar place

littlemissbossy · 30/07/2004 18:47

We too found a wasps nest under the guttering this week - luckily for us our neighbour owns pest control company (I knew he'd come in handy one day)

amysoph · 30/07/2004 20:45

Is it a bad year for wasps or something? Today I had 3 friends and their kids round for lunch, and we were plagued by the little stripey b**ds!! Plus, I made the mistake of asking our busybody neighbour if he had any flyspray and the next thing was he kept shouting over the fence that we obviously have a nest of them, and we must deal with it asap as he is allergic to wasp stings etc etc. AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mo2 · 30/07/2004 20:49

Anyone know ways of 'atracting' them to certian bits of the garden or something? DS1 (4) refused to have his tea outside tonight as they kept buzzing around him. I have a vague recollection of something like a glass of beer or soemthing attracting them, bit tonight they seemed most interested in ham sandwiches.

It's a bit ridiculous if the boys won't go in the garden because of them - DS1 really is TERRIFIED of them...

Any ideas?

clairabelle · 31/07/2004 17:09

We've had an absolute nightmare with wasps nest. Kitchen ceiling came down because of two very large ones in the rafters!!!!!!! Fortunately the biggest one ( which took up 1/4 of the ceiling) was dormant. We still have plently of the little b.....ds flying about and I'm not convinced there's not another one lurking but dh has hung a jampot (1/2 full) from a treein the garden with vinegar mixed in and this seems to be attracting the little blighters. Hope this helps.

Kayleigh · 31/07/2004 19:22

Blimey I just came on here to start a thread and found one here already. We just had a bar-b-q in the garden which was completely spoilt by legions of wasps. Is there anything you can use outside that will keep them away from the table ??

mears · 31/07/2004 22:10

When having a barbecue outside, leave a saucer a distance away with jam on it. The wasps will be attracted to it and hopefully leave you alone. We tried it last year and it did work.

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whymummy · 07/08/2004 20:19

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rooster · 07/08/2004 20:25

I got stung today and I wasn't even aggrivating it, I didn't know it had landed on me it was under my arm I had to try and act brave infront of dd & ds

rooster · 07/08/2004 20:27

my mum bought a candle which is supposed to get rid of them, which you light outside near to where your eating, it appears to work

whymummy · 07/08/2004 20:28

ouch rooster!!i got stung last summer for the first time and i was convinced i was allergic and i was going to die,i got myself in a right state,i hate them!!

Beccarollover · 07/08/2004 20:31

I got stung for the first time ever today Was really sore

It seems to be a bad day for them they have been all over

Janh · 07/08/2004 20:31

A jam jar with a bit of jam/water in it, lid on with small holes punched in it so they can get in but can't get out again because of jagged edges, does work - but can get clogged with corpses - I like the sound of whymummy's link but £20 is a bit savage.

We went to a pub garden for lunch today and they were a big nuisance - the more so I think because we had some bright orange drinks. It's odd because I was reading yesterday about the wasp invasion this summer and thinking "funny, I haven't noticed it!" - serves me right obv!

whymummy · 07/08/2004 20:33

i saw two little children being stung yesterday in the park,bless,i think i will get that trap anyway,horrible things

whymummy · 07/08/2004 20:36

jhan i always put glasses of orange juice in the garden and it drowns lots of them but this year is not working,are they getting clever?hmmmm

Furball · 07/08/2004 21:44

Ds (3) had one walking over his face a few days ago, he erupted in hysterics (as you would) and when I got to him it was crawling OUT of his mouth. God knows how it never stung him. Unfortunately my reaction was to let out a massive scream (not reccommended in a cafe.) I managed to usher it away and calm him down, but now he gets quite scared even at the sight of one and closes his mouth and his eyes.