"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:59:39 +0100, Terry Pinnell wrote:

There's a wasps' nest in my garden - a hole (maybe two, close together)
on a sloping section of rough lawn.

Are they causing a nuisance? If not leave 'em alone they will be
doing you garden good by being predators.

If you must destroy them contact with paraffin, without ignition,
will kill them. Most ant powders will as well (read the label),
liberally dust the entrance holes in the late evening when activity
has died down.


Dave is right that poison is the only effective way to get rid of them. Also
the only sensible and safe time to do it is dusk when the entire nest will
be in for the night and none of them will be able to emerge without going
through the liberal powdering you will give the entrance. A beekeeper's veil
is handy.

Tim W