i have wasps nest in ground whats best way to get rid?

Question

have got b+q spray foam but scared to use help

Answer 1

Don't spread poison everywhere. You'll kill all lving things including your pets and children.

I had a bad problem with this because they were agressive and they were blocking our doorway. I took small plastic drinking water bottles and cut them in half, and I also gathered up the tops to all the glass candle jars in the house. Then I look for their holes ( similar to an ant hole but wider) and screw a bottle half into the ground over the hole, or plop a candle cover over it. In a little while, you may even see a wasp trying to get out. Just leave them there for a few days. The first year I did this, my yard looked like another planet, but in subsequent years I have only had to put out a few, because I planted a nice groundcover that made my yard less attractive to them..

I also use a juice trap and that has ended the nests that were being built along the edges of my garage roof. I have a pretty glass one that I bought online, but hardware stores sell inexpensive plastic ones.

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Answer 2

Get in a professional firm - DO NOT USE SPRAY FOAM THIS DOES NOT WORK . It amazes me why so many people do this . Please never block up holes where wasps are entering , either .Never use spray foam as it makes matters far worse . I have treated numerous wasps nests when people have used spray foam first , the wasps then come in and out of numerous places around the area where foam was used, in order to get to their wasps nest . Look at http://www.croydonwasps.co.uk for advice and a video showing wasps nest treatment firsthand .If you live in South London give Waspkill of Croydon , a call

Answer 3

NOTE** Whatever solution you decide you need to do after it gets dark and all the wasps are in the nest. You can get a spray foam Wasp & Hornet spray that squirts 10-12 feet.It kills these wasps/bee's on contact and will remain a residue that kills any additional wasps/bees that come in contact with it up to 72 hours after your initial spraying...This is the safest, low-risk way to get rid of these wasps/bee's without being stung. You can spray the nest opening from 6 feet away and continue to spray for 6-8 seconds soaking the nest entrance throughly. Use a FLASHLIGHT instead of an outdoor floodlight. This works effectively each and every time. I have had extensive experience with this problem myself, many times!

Answer 4

Wasps return to their nest at night. This is the best time to do anything. Buy a can of insecticide and another of foam filler - from a diy shop. When it is dark (at least two hours after sunset) go out and spray down the hole with the insecticide - as much as you can, 20 or 30 seconds. Then spray the foam filler into the hole making sure you get it right in there. This should deal with the problem. Incidentally wasps are very useful in your garden, they eat huge amounts of aphids and caterpillars that would otherwise eat your plants. Don't ever think they have no use in nature.

Answer 5

You can try and lure them by filling jars half filled with jam and beer in which they drown, You can pay to have the nest destroyed but they will leave at the end of the season,. Then destroy nest with a proprietary chemical for wasp nests

Answer 6

I have a wasps byke in the eves of my house. I phoned the local council, they sent someone out to deal with the problem. Seemed to work, haven't seen any since. Maybe you could try this.

Answer 7

I had this Problem twice, they built a nest in my shed. the first time i tried to steam them out with a Kettle which did not work. I had a can of Dog flea insecticide, which I sprayed them with and it worked, it killed them and I poked the Nest out with a Brush.
The next time it happened i did not have any Insecticide, so i just Poked it out with a long Pole and bashed up the Nest.
Be extremely careful doing this as you could get Stung. Best leave it up to your Council.

Answer 8

If these are huge wasps that are either black or brown with yellow stripes then they are actually "cicada killer wasps" and pose little if any threat to people. Google them to see if these are what you are dealing with, if so, only the females (bigger ones) have the ability to sting. Furthermore their toxin has evolved to paralyze summer cicadas and in humans the pain disappears within a minute.

Answer 9

You should call pest control, i've never tried to tackle a nest by myself. Good luck, i hate wasps!!!!

Answer 10

get the pros to deal with it. Look under pest control in Yellow Pages. Don't have a go yourself, if it goes wrong it could be fatal and I'm not joking!!