"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 May 2008 14:39:31 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
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"beccabunga" wrote in message
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The wasps are probably queens scouting for a nest site. To be
discouraged at all costs.

Why?

Mary

You don't want a wasps nest in your attic. I had one a few years ago,
and the nest (empty) is still there. The council wanted over £50 to
remove it, but told me that it was not worth it as I did not discover
it till Sept, and the wasps would soon be leaving. I was told they
never return to an old nest.
They came in under the eaves.

Cut it down yourself, with a bread knife. Then lay it on newspaper on the
table or floor and make another cut right through it from top to bottom.
Then you'll see the marvellous building these fantastic inscects do. It's
far more complicted than a honey bees' nest.

When you've finished put it in your compost bin.

Mary


Pam in Bristol