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Wasp hives

Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 9:28am
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Sharon 421

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We discovered yesterday a couple of wasps hives in our garden.lateley we kept noticing quite a few wasps are flying around and many bees.we need to get rid of these hives ASAP.we contacted the town hall and they said that this is our responsibility to remove them as they are on a private property.they gave us a contact no of a pest control company.they quoted us a stupid quote....it's only a small hive but it's growing.has anyone experienced something similar and if so how did you deal with that please??your serious suggestions and advice will be greatly appreciated.many thanks.David Ronnen 👍✅

Villas

Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 9:33am

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Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 9:33am

Sharon 421 wrote on Thu Oct 5, 2023 9:28am:

We discovered yesterday a couple of wasps hives in our garden.lateley we kept noticing quite a few wasps are flying around and many bees.we need to get rid of these hives ASAP.we contacted the town hall and they said that this is our responsibility to remove them as they are on a private property...

....they gave us a contact no of a pest control company.they quoted us a stupid quote....it's only a small hive but it's growing.has anyone experienced something similar and if so how did you deal with that please??your serious suggestions and advice will be greatly appreciated.many thanks.David Ronnen 👍✅

Search ( on this site) above. ( top r/h/s), "wasps" etc. Much information ( some good, others with alternative ideas). V

Martyn1986

Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 9:45am

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Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 9:45am

Contact Ian he's an exterminator 671 45 22 06, he's brilliant 

RonTT

Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 9:53am

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Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 9:53am

Sharon 421 wrote on Thu Oct 5, 2023 9:28am:

We discovered yesterday a couple of wasps hives in our garden.lateley we kept noticing quite a few wasps are flying around and many bees.we need to get rid of these hives ASAP.we contacted the town hall and they said that this is our responsibility to remove them as they are on a private property...

....they gave us a contact no of a pest control company.they quoted us a stupid quote....it's only a small hive but it's growing.has anyone experienced something similar and if so how did you deal with that please??your serious suggestions and advice will be greatly appreciated.many thanks.David Ronnen 👍✅

You can buy a spray or a powder that will get rid of them, very easy.

If your not up to doing it the only option is pay someone to do it for you.

TonySmith

Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 10:31am

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Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 10:31am

Wasp's are generally not a nuisance, unless they occupy a nest IN your property, or if they are of the hornet or asian hornet type. Wasp are very beneficial to both flora and fauna, almost as much as bees. Unless you are leaving food or drink out to attract them or if they feel their nest is under attack, wasps will not attack.

You should find a way to live with them.

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Sharon 421

Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 12:49pm

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Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 12:49pm

TonySmith wrote on Thu Oct 5, 2023 10:31am:

Wasp's are generally not a nuisance, unless they occupy a nest IN your property, or if they are of the hornet or asian hornet type. Wasp are very beneficial to both flora and fauna, almost as much as bees. Unless you are leaving food or drink out to attract them or if they feel their nest is unde...

...r attack, wasps will not attack.

You should find a way to live with them.

Thanks.my wife likes bees but is terrified from wasps....😱😀

Sharon 421

Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 12:51pm

Sharon 421

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Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 12:51pm

Thanks.my wife likes bees but is terrified from wasps....😱😀

Darro

Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 4:37pm

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Posted: Thu Oct 5, 2023 4:37pm

Saturation spraying with RAID, don't bother with anything else, RAID beats them all hands down!

Bee2

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:16pm

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Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:16pm

They die off naturally around December in Ireland. What is the position in Spain?  If they are not a threat to animals I would let them die off naturally. Once you see no activity from the nest you can remove it yourself but there may be a couple of Queens hibernating so best to wear suitable clothes.

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