In this video i will be showing you my tried and tested method for getting rid of wasp nests in walls and roof spaces.
Wasp nest in attic uk.
If wasp nests are a recurring problem in your shed it s worth blocking any holes in the wall roof or door especially in early spring.
Using a good quality powder insecticide make sure you give the nest a good dusting especially around the exit path the wasps take.
At the end of summer the queen dies and next year s queens fly off to hibernate.
Wasp nests can be very colourful if the wasps chew up coloured paper to make their nest.
They re dry sheltered and quiet.
I am quite protective and never harm the queens.
Initially you need to observe their pattern of entry and exit to the nest.
Another common place to see wasp nests and sometimes an occasional hibernating queen or two is in the loft or attic.
The structure of a wasp nest is able to withstand the meteorological conditions outside but this doesn t mean the wasps will use it again a new wasp is made when the winter is over.
This is when the wasps are least active so their reaction time is slower and they are less aggressive.
As stated we have had hibernating wasp queens in the attic and we found a nest already abandoned.
If you are planning to get rid of a wasps nest yourself it is best to do it at night.
The nest can grow to the size of a football or larger.
At first a wasp nest will start off very small around the size of a golf ball or a walnut when the queen wasp begins to build a nest in the spring.
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Understandably garden sheds can be popular nesting sites for wasps.
During winter when the temperatures drop low only the wasp queen gets through the hibernation process the rest of the colony is wiped out completely.
Wasp nests in sheds.
A wasp nest in a bush or shrub requires you to stand about 15 feet from the nest with a powder insecticide.
Wasp nests in the loft or attic.
If your wasps have built a nest on the floor of your attic bomb style wasp poisons work very well.
During the summer months the nest will grow as the number of wasps increases.
Along with this increase in population comes an increase in the size of the nest to accommodate thousands of eggs and larvae.
If the nest is a hanging nest make sure you purchase a spray with a projectile shot so that you can completely cover the nest with it.
Before long you have a basketball sized wasp nest in the attic swarming with wasps.