"Ariadne" wrote in message
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On 22 Jul, 19:48, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Muddymike" wrote in message

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"Vacutone" wrote in message
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I just noticed that wasps appear to be nesting insdie a partition wall
here-
.

The question is- can this still go disastrously wrong in some way if I
leave
it there?

Sounds like good cavity wall insulation to me :-)
Don't know about armchair size, but I once had one in a loft that I
could
not pull a dustbin bag over when I took it out. The plan was to pull
the
bag over it before cutting/breaking it away from the joist to stop bits
going all over the contents of the loft. This was of course after the
wasps had left, I'm not daft enough to try with them in residence.

Your way is the best. But the shape sometimes determines whether you can
put
a bag over it, if it's fixed to joists the nest has to be sawn through
and
it means that it's not a nice convenient shape :-)

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I had one once in a hardboard "sealed" hollow above my kitchen
window. I waited until winter, stripped off the hardboard and broke
up the nest. It was about 4' x 6" x 8". I passed it loads of times
every day while it was active and wasn't stung once.

I have had several wasps nests in my garden over the years and they have
never been a problem. I haven't had one inside my house, I have to admit,
but if I did, and if they were going about their business without stinging
me I would leave them alone. I think they are fascinating insects and what
is more, they do good in the garden.
Even when I was stung by an over-wintering queen who had crawled into my
jeans when I put them on in the morning it did not put me off them ;-)
Well, not for long..