On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:22:48 +0000, Mab
wrote:


IMHO getting the council to do it is the better option, better than
getting stung into the middle of next week anyway bit expensive but a
damn sight safer and they'll come back for free if it's not cleared.

IME its better to do it yourself but with the following proviso. Early
in the year periodically check for small wasps nests and deal with
them before they get too large. If they're not in the way leave them
where they are, generally wasps are useful (if annoying). At this time
of year unless it is causing an immediate problem I'd wait until the
nest appears to be deserted and then remove the empty nest simply
because it makes it easier to keep an eye on new nest development next
year.