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Paul Sweet
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Philip Tarrant
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Questions & answers about wasp nests

juliana asked:

Hi , last year i had a lot of hornets in the garden , could not find a nest anywhere . yesterday Two huge hornets fell onto my head then i as they feel to the floor they looked like they were fighting , could it have been two queens ? also what is the best time of day to watch them moving about in order to try to locate a nest ? Many thanks i live in fear of hornets , Juliana

This question was asked on 2010-05-31

Paul Sweet replied:

Hi Juliana, I am not sure about two queens fighting! So cannot give you a definite answer on that one. However, if you see more than just the odd hornet about, then you can be pretty confident that there is a nest close. Best time to look out for them is mid-afternoon when its warmest, this is when they will be most active, the hotter the day, the better. Apart from the hornets sting packing a bigger punch, there is no more reason to fear hornets than any other type of wasp. Hornets (in my experience) are not so grumpy as common wasps. Hope you find the nest soon and enjoy the rest of the summer, if we actually start having a summer :O) Regards, Paul Sweet

This reply was made on 2010-05-31

becci asked:

hi i went into my daughters wendy house this afternoon and found this ball looking thing with a hole underneath, it was stuck to one of the beams in the wendy house n i seen a wasps go into the wendy house, my husband went in and nocked it off the beam n put it in the bin, it was in between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball, the little bit that was stuck on the beam was like craite paper lol, wot shall we do now as i am worryed about lettin my daughter go up the garden now or even go in the wendy house, will they form a new nest n will they come back please help thanks x

This question was asked on 2010-05-28

Paul Sweet replied:

Hi Becci, If your husband didn't kill the queen wasp, then she may decide to rebuild the nest in the same location as the last one, but most probably will go somewhere else. My advice would be to keep your daughter away from the playhouse for a couple of days and keep an eye on it, if the wasps are still intent on going into the playhouse, you need to kill them. But you may find that they will go somewhere else. Regards Paul Sweet

This reply was made on 2010-05-28

becci replied:

hi paul thank u we are away over bank holiday so she will b away how long will it take to notice if a new one is being built, and would it b safe to go up there next week if there isnt nothin there? if there is a new nest wot do we do ? thanks so much paul xx

This reply was made on 2010-05-28

Paul Sweet replied:

Hi Becci, it will take a week or so before will know if the queen starts to rebuild a nest, if she does decide to build another one, you will need to kill the queen to be sure that the nest will not continue. If you can't for whatever reason kill the queen, the only course of action is to call a pest controller out to apply insecticide dust into the nest. This will cure the problem in no time. Regards, Paul Sweet

This reply was made on 2010-06-01

ANDREW asked:

hi i went up into my loft tonight and in the area near the edge of the roof there is a small perfectly formed ball like thing hanging from the roof with a large wasp going around it about 2 feet away is a straw coloured small football shape thing also formed on the roof.can you tell me what both items are and should i do anything with them? Many thanks

This question was asked on 2010-05-25

Paul Sweet replied:

Hi Andrew, this sounds like starter nests to me! To confirm this, take a look at the image gallery over on our sister site: http://www.wasp-control.co.uk/gallery.php?currentpage=4 I have posted some images of starter nests there. If your nests look the same and you have live wasps flying around up there, then the nest/nests will continue to grow through the summer months. Perhaps you should get someone to take a look, pop your postcode into the postcode finder on the UK wasp control site and see who covers your area. Regards, Paul Sweet

This reply was made on 2010-05-25
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