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.

On 23/7/08 15:44, in article ,
"BAC" wrote:


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On 23 Jul, 12:53, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message

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In article , Nick Maclaren
writes

Yes, but it is MORE likely to go wrong if you try to get rid of it!
And that includes getting someone in to do the job, as you may be
unlucky and pick a cowboy. The chances of a problem are very low
indeed, but never say never.

And don't believe what you read about armchairs - that is very rare,
and almost all nests are MUCH smaller.

We've just had a nest in a pyracantha that I'd trained over the end of
the
path down the side of the garden.

The OP's situation is different, quite rightly the preference is to leave
it
be.

As you said, "Probably not a good thing to do and should have left it ...
"

Mary


You can get a powder that you poff into the entrance in the evening/
night when the wasps are inactive, they then carry the powder into the
nest and it kills it.
I think Wilkinson sell Rentokil Wasp Killer Powder which is the one I
use



The OP prefers to leave it. Why does everyone bang on about killing
anything they don't understand?




They don't seem to be 'banging on' about killing wasps because they don't
understand them, but because they have encountered nests they found to be an
actual or developing nuisance.



It's all a question of horses for courses, isn't it? We had to destroy a
nest because they were building in the eaves of the tea room kitchen. As a
lot of sweet things are made there, it would have been wasp heaven. I can
just imagine the reaction of staff and customers as wasps joined then inside
the tea room! I can also imagine the reaction of 'elf 'n safety and our
lawyers and insurers etc. etc.!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

"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
ws.com...
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 :-)

Mary- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

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..

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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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..

My experience of that was putting on a gardening glove and disurbing an
over-wintering queen. It hurt of course but I understood how she felt, I
hate being woken untimely too :-)

Mary

In article , BAC
writes

They don't seem to be 'banging on' about killing wasps because they don't
understand them, but because they have encountered nests they found to be an
actual or developing nuisance.




Yes, i can assure Mary and anyone else there's good reason for me being
wary of the proximity of a wasp's nest!
i leave the ones at the end of the garden alone.
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On 24/7/08 18:23, in article , "Janet Tweedy"
wrote:

In article , BAC
writes

They don't seem to be 'banging on' about killing wasps because they don't
understand them, but because they have encountered nests they found to be an
actual or developing nuisance.




Yes, i can assure Mary and anyone else there's good reason for me being
wary of the proximity of a wasp's nest!
i leave the ones at the end of the garden alone.

Your reasons are good ones and only you need to be assured of that, Janet.
Slash and burn really is not part of your gardening philosophy and all of us
know that.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon