If you're daft enough to tackle a project like this, here's some of the products I used. Still amazed by that bee suit!! 😂 gosforthhandyman.com/how-to-remove-wasp-nest/
Well, that didn't go too badly. The amount of times that you said "What could possibly go wrong", I was expecting to see you chased down the garden by a swarm of angry wasps!😂
Towards the end when you're tidying up and again put the mic close to the nest to hear their shenanigans I'm pretty sure you actually see the queen as there appears to be a distinctively larger wasp suddenly! You're a brave bloke for sorting that out, though 😂
@GosforthHandyman. Thank you for your work on this video. Saw a video on YT recently of an American guy dealing with a wasps’ nest under the eaves of his house. The nest looked something like a tiered paper lantern and the quite sizeable wasps were getting a bit agitated as he got near. He had an aerosol can of automotive brake cleaner which he proceeded to spray into the entrance of the nest at the main entry point. Almost immediately there was the sound of loud buzzing - wasps panicking maybe. And then silence. The guy broke open the nest and nearly all of the wasps that fell out were dead or dying. Inside you could see the developing grubs in their cells. Don’t know how he disposed of the remains after removing it, but I expect the nest and any “stragglers” ended up on the fire. We should all be vigilant as there are reports of (giant) Asian wasps coming to our shores maybe. They are already in the Channel Islands and eat our native bees. Many thanks again for risking life and limb to see off these wee beasties. Stay safe and well.
Hi Andy, just seen your videos having had the local council in to deal with a wasp nest problem in an identical location to yours - cost £74 with an agreement for a second visit if required days later to rid the nest of newly hatched? wasps. Not seen a thing after one visit. Little nervous that I may see this again next year! Loved the videos and subscribed. Thanks mate
I live in a bungalow and have a constant stream of wasps going in and out of an air brick, so the nest will be under my bedroom. They are not causing any trouble so I am leaving them, they dont return again. I did deal with one that had nested underground in my front garden, but not until I had been stung on an ear. It swelled up and stuck out from my head. That was Sunday, now Wednesday and its almost back to normal. Looks like you have your problem in hand, well done.
It's a fallacy that wasps don't return to the same nest each year. Very often there are queens and larvae that over winter in the nest and start multiplying again once the Spring arrives. A few years ago I got a pest control expert to have a look in my loft as I suspected there was a nest there. It turns out that there was and it was huge - and I mean huge. It was almost cone shaped right in the corner of the loft and it was easily the size in girth and height of a regular armchair. The Pest Controller said the nest was at least FIVE YEARS OLD, maybe more and the occupants numbered in the tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands - and they were vicious once he sprayed the powder on the nest. It took about half an hour to kill them all and my loft looked like a battlefield after the event. The feller filled 3 large black dustbin bags with the round "cakes" (as he called them) that contained the queen larvae, amongst others, and he said his father-in-law (being a fisherman) would have a field day using those as bait next time he went fishing. He left some residual powder in place too to prevent any wasps returning. Don't leave a wasps nest in situ believing it will simply die out. It won't.
Thanks Andy, informative, entertaining and LOL funny in equal measure, and you've got your next fancy-dress outfit to boot, surprised you didn't go full Hazmat ! Seriously though, glad you got through it safely, to tell the tale !
Last time I called pest control about a wasp nest I was told not to worry as they would die off soon. They did not. On New Year's Day, I opened the loft hatch and six queens crawled out within minutes. The wasps here have been incredibly mellow, which is a good thing as the wasp nest powder and foam took weeks and weeks of applying it to work. Good news for you is that wasps don't return to the same nest. I'd be checking elsewhere for other areas they may have moved to though.
We have had wasps nests the last couple of years, except this one. We installed some fake nests during the spring in the garage, the garden and balcony and we haven't seen any wasps near our house this year.
I was just about to say you could do with some eaves felt support trays there, then you mentioned it :) Slowly working my way around ours at the moment. The felt hasn't collapsed yet, but it's bagging a lot so only a matter of time. Prevention is easier than repair!
After a wasp nest in my firewood storage which I left because of its value (and a potential fine over here for killing them) and they did not hurt anyone. I did inform the neighbours. (You could relocate any wasp or hornet nest basically for free though). A few years later I had a hornets nest in the back of my garage.They were also peaceful and non disturbing. But they produce a lot of ... lets say .. poop. The whole wall beneath the nest is dark brown, no smell because it is dry 🤣 After calling the Hymenoptera-service I was convinced to leave them also. A friend had them in their roof like you did, and they realized the existence of the wasps nest by a large dark stain on the ceiling and a bad smell in the room. You were lucky your roof was ventilated so well. As you said, the problem solved itself when cold weather starts ( and the wasp-sewage dries) Cheers
Well done for sorting it out. I have the same problem at the moment, they are in the roof getting in under the chimney flashing. I have a 5m telescopic pole and cable tied an empty coffee cup on the end. I then filled it with wasp powder and after a few attempts from the ground (pole is quite wobbly when fully extended), I managed to hit the spot. I then had a similar problem to you and your attic - I went inside and there were wasps all over our upstairs bedroom. There was a small gap between the skirting board and the wooden floors and they were coming out of it, the powder drives them crazy and they swarm everywhere. I managed to seal up the gap with two tubes of decorators caulk. I hoovered up those in the bedroom - a bit of wasp powder in the hoover works wonders. They are still around and I can hear them munching at night so I hope they aren't chewing through the eaves, but I'm going to leave it now and hope we get some early frosts.
Had this issue once and was convinced we had mice in the loft with all the scratching sounds. Worth noting that normally pros use a pole and spray insecticide powder around the entry point which is then carried inside to the queen. Activity ceases within half to one hour.
Top tips... Get spray bottle and fill with cold water, add fairy liquid and spray away, they go from actively attacking to flying away as what it does breaks down the wings and kills them. Next tip.... Add ant powder to the nest entrance or hole, cake it to be fair. Tried and tested, works a treat.
That method can also be used to down those annoying fly's in the house, brings them down instantly although I only use this as a last resort as for some reason washing up liquid is banned for use as a pesticide in some countries so I don't really want to breath in the spray.
Many years back... I was a young boy (say 11 or so?). There was a wasp nest at the attic/under the roof. I thought it'd be the job for me (as they were annoying) - got a wooden stick, some rags and poured gasoline alike mixture. No clothes and preparations, then climbed the ladder and burned the nest... Looking back it feels absolutely insane... it did work and didn't burn the house down either.
Just dealt with a similar situation. I emptied about half a can into the nest area every day for about a week, as new wasps will start keep trying to come out. After a few days there were none left. Remove tiles and then the nest, puff powder everywhere and do the best you can to seal up.
When I found a small gap in the roof of my house, I simply put a picture of a wasp in a red circle with a line through it. I haven't had a single wasp nest in that area.
Good job! Last year I had a nest in the loft right in the pitch of the roof - about the size of a grapefruit. I just used Raid - a few sprays right on the nest, and then out for oxygen, and to keep my distance as they were angry. The raid made the nest go soggy, and soon they were just falling out the hole in the bottom. Eventually got them all, maybe 50 - 100, and cut the nest away. No idea where were coming in. Haven't seen them since, but I always check before I go in now!!
Many may moons ago I discovered a wasp nest in our loft, and I called a local pest control guy. He sent out some poor lad who was obviously trying to earn a few quid over the summer. He had gloves and a bee keeper's hood, and that was it. He went into the loft and stabbed the nest with a hollow steel tube attached to a rubber bladder full of some hideous white powder. It did the job and he didn't get stung, so win all round. My ex father in law, who never liked me, told me I should have dealt with it myself. I mentioned this to my then wife, and she said that was interesting, because when she was a kid, her dad had found a nest in their loft and he decided to go investigate and got stung right between his eyes for his troubles. He called an exterminator and he told him, the nest entrance is obviously to the outside, but they have sentinel that guards the back of the nest, just in case. If she feels she can deal with the threat she will sting, however if she feels overwhelmed she taps on the nest and the nest will swarm out and you're probably going to get stung to death...
I use Henry too. The trick is for you to stay in the dark: I put a powerful torch near the end of the vacuum tube and they buzz around the light and get sucked up. Meanwhile I'm well back and in the dark (don't put the loft light on) and never really get close to the action. The bee suit just needs to be baggy... if the material is tight on your arm say, a sting will go through, nothing stops you putting on more layers but it is hot work. Finally I would call someone and not do it myself but every time I've phoned they were all fully booked for ages so DIY it is.
Nice work. Those buggers look to be eating the spray foam! I know they will chew through just about anything. I've had to deal with them on several occasions myself. Good on you for tackling it yourself. I was wondering if this was going to be one of those videos where the Mrs. finishes the video with a little RIP notification! lol Just had a whirlwind tour of the British Isles a couple of weeks ago. Loved every minute of it. I think the closest I got to your neck of the woods was Edinburgh. Cheers.
I deal with a lot of wasps, we have had them a few times where they have chewed through the plasterboard, making the nest visible from inside the house !
My mum put her hand in a wasps nest in a bush she was pruning. Her heart stopped with anaphylactic shock. Luckily a doctor lived next door and injected adrenaline into her heart and saved her. Strongly recommend leaving it to professionals!!
Job well done, mate! Had a wasp nest under the roof tiles too, could see them crawling under tiny gaps between the roof tiles. The wasps made their nest from under the roof tiles up into the wall of the dormer, where you could really hear them buzzing around. Had to call in a mate, who is a beekeeper and knows his stuff. As we could not find the entrance of the nest we decided to drill a small hole in the wall where the buzzing was the loudest, inserted the poison there and after half an hour or so they were all dead. Nasty little buggers!
This reminds me of a wasp nest my folks found in the roof of the house when they moved. Was dead. And an amazing structure. But filled two black bin bags 😮
@@GosforthHandyman absolutely. In many places around your garden you can just leave them and let nature take its course. Not in the house though. Especially when they've taken hold like this.
Got exactly the same problem in the same place, thankfully I'm in a bungalo, though I'm hoping this cold snap will sort them out without me having to do anything!
Yeah - if the noise isn't bothering you I'd leave it until winter when the nest will probably be dead. Try to work out where they're getting in though. 👍
@@GosforthHandyman Same place the spuggy's were last year and the bumble bees the year before, thought I'd sorted it last winter. There's always something!
When I had this problem I bought a foam aerosol spray and sprayed it along the gaps in the tiles where they were going in and out. On a day with no wind, I could spray it from about 3-4 metres away. That solved it. Just for info. I had to call out a pest control guy a few years ago and he said that nests are almost always within about 18inches from where you can see them going in and out.
Wasps can be a problem to get rid of but several years ago I discovered a way to almost instantly remove the critters. We were out fishing and came across a double nest and the wife wanted it. I had nothing in the truck to kill them with but did have a can on Deep Woods Off insect repellent. Not knowing ir it would work but nothing ventured, nothing gained, I sprayed the entrance area, including the body of the nest, around the entrance hole. Backed off a bit and in just a couple of minutes there was not a single wasp to be seen, Got the nest down and left. Have tried it several times since and it has worked
Me and a mate tacked a nest that was in a dead pile of conifers, got some wasp killer from b&m and started spraying but it was a spray like yours how it came out but I accidentally dropped a can on the nozzle end and it started coming out so with the other cans we pulled the tops off and hit them on the floor like a mortar so it just sprayed out the top without holding it then shoved 4 cans in, came back out after about 30 mins and there’s a good sense of achievement seeing there was no more flying and all the dead ones
Yellow jackets dug a nest under my back porch. They nailed me as I was using the outside garden hose. They got me good but I got them better. I waited until dusk when they were all in the nest then unloaded an entire can of wasp spray on the nest opening. No more yellow jackets! 😂
Just to add to the amusement.......I sprayed a nest in a hedge from several feet away and one angry wasp landed four stings on my bald spot! The sensation of what I guess was adrenalin racing through the blood stream in my whole body was pretty weird and enough to make me drive home from being on my own in a development. We got a pro the next time!
We had a wasp nest in a similar position above a bedroom window. I waited till evening and puffed nest killer above the gutter by leaning out the window. Two days later all activity had ceased and a cautious visit to the loft proved success. I did crack the hatch and spray Raid closing it quickly just in case. A week later I vacuumed the nest and bodies up. As a precaution I dusted along the edge and that was the last infestation.
Lived in Europe for a few years…..when I asked at work how they got rid of wasps nests etc… they just said you need to buy the blue can…Raid blue can works the best . Got rid of twenty nests over my time.
This brings to mind a quote from Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales (an LP record of which my parents used to play every Christmas when I was a kid), talking about presents: "And books which told me everything about the wasp, except *why*." Why indeed! Nightmare material for me, as I have a wasp phobia.
We went to clean up the shed earlier this year and the timing couldn't have been better as when we were finished we noticed the very beginnings of a wasp nest. It seemed to be just the queen in there so all we had to do was spray a bit of raid, wait a few mins and then just pull it down straight into a plastic bag. I shudder to think what we might have seen if we had waited a few more weeks to clean it out!
Last wasp nest, I just stuck a vacuum nozzle near the entrance. The wasps went crazy... and tried attacking the end of the nozzle that was prodding into their home where they would promptly get sucked up. An hour later... all sucked up and dead. Never fixed the entrance hole either and wasps never returned. Almost like they knew it was a wasp graveyard. No protection suits and my head was around a couple of feet from the entrance, on top of a ladder, with a vacuum on the wheelie bin!
Uncanny! I have almost exactly the same issue. Discovered last night and even put my thumb through the roof eaves inside where they have been chewing. I also bought yesterday the exact same powder and sprays off Amazon! I’m still waiting for the powder but the wasp and hornet spray arrived this morning and untaped the hole I made and emptied the whole can through the hole. It’s tipping it down now but hopefully I can powder the entrance up on the roof tomorrow. I bought a powder puffer pole too to help and also got the same suit you did 😂. Like I said… uncanny!
My parents had a wasp nest in their crawl space a few years back. I just put a vacuun cleaner next to the entrance and let it run for a couple of hours. All the wasps get sucked away and you just put the dustbag in the bin.
I charge £80, treat it from the ground so no damage to the building. No overspray of the dust into the neighbours garden, no use of 'indoor only ' aerosol, no health risk due to confined space... etc. Wasps never reuse an old nest. Best leave it to a professional.
came into my bedroom a few weeks back, i'd left the window open, and there must have been a dozen bees. fortunately not wasps. was able to just convince them all out the window wafting some cardboard. good thing i noticed them before the entire hive moved into my bedroom 😥
I had wasps twice (different places) within a few years. £80 each time to local pest guy, job done. He did it from the ground with an extending powder puffer. Gone in a few minutes & won't come back cos he used a powder containing Chrysanthemum. Understand why you wanted to do this yourself but after buying all the gear it would have probably been cheaper to get someone in & then deal with the roof yourself. Good vid though Andy.
Wasps are nasty things. I found a tiny nest under a garage shelf. Watched it and there was just 1 wasp flying in and out. So i knocked the nest off with a brush, that 1 wasp chased me out the garage down the garden and back to the house!!
I had a wasps nest in my loft and asked a beekeeper friend re this. He said just to leave it until they vacate it at the end of the year. I did so, and when I looked they had left. All I had to do then was remove the nest. Nothing more to do than that
I wondered where all the wasps had gone - they were all in your roof! Have watched some youtube vids where hornets were killed with brakeclean. Instant and spectacular.
Good evening Andy. Thank you for sharing your adventure. I recommend listening to the Infinite Monkey Cage podcast on bees vs wasps. Well worth a listen 🌞
Kinda drastic ripping your roof apart. I just puffed the powder around the entrance and the wasps went crazy. Same again the next day and that was that
Hi well impressed . Told a long time ago by pest control guy ant powder kills wasps plus raid helps to kill them in flight I think there is not enough info on wasps same as you nest been there before they came back 12 months later . Enjoyed the video looked like ghost buster 3 episode .
Had a wasp nest behind an air brick and as the wife is allergic to wasp stings it had to go, got some powder and blew it into the airbrick as could not get to the nest as it was under the floorboards. Next thing was to put a board up against the air brick to block it off, two days later they are coming in and out through the next air brick, so did the self same thing with that one, that did the trick finally after about 4 days bingo no more wasps.
I would leave them alone, in September, unless you need to get into the roof regularly. By then the colony will have stopped growing, meaning the worker wasps have to seek their sugar fix from fruit, which makes them angrier. Wasp nests in late spring I would remove because the colony is growing and you will have them all summer. They will die off by the end of November. Honey bees I would remove, because unlike wasps they continue the colony year on year and the honey. Well that’s a real bugger to remove and the staining takes a while to clear up. Well worth paying a professional to properly remove and rehouse bees.
They’re rare this year, Andy. I haven’t seen a single wasp all year.. I wouldn’t have killed them… I’d have left them to it till they go. They go don’t they, eventually, and abandon the nest?
I’d urge you to get that spray foam off your roof immediately! It's like a ticking time bomb - it will trap moisture, rot your roof from the inside out, and eventually lead to a catastrophic collapse. The cost of removing it now is nothing compared to the nightmare waiting down the line.
I had a wasp nest above a ceiling in my bedroom. Lots of chewing noises… then I came home and found a bedroom full of wasps. Then I had a wasp nest in my compost heap on my allotment. thought I’d killed them, I hadn’t… and I found out the hard way! Luckily no one saw me driving home in my bra and knickers or noticed the pile of my clothes on the allotment… with wasps still trying to sting them 3 hrs later. I now call the pest controller out 😊
Yeah tell me about the rain as I live also NE Egland Busy doing a extention and found a dormant wasp nest under floor boards . Glad it was not active as had just ripped up hallway floor so would have not been fun. Every cloud as well as dropping water on my project has a silver lining as forces me to spen a bit of time to pratice on the drums. Funny re. next video as about to build soffits and fit eves gaurds etc. Keem em comming
If you're daft enough to tackle a project like this, here's some of the products I used. Still amazed by that bee suit!! 😂 gosforthhandyman.com/how-to-remove-wasp-nest/
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"What could possibly go wrong?"
Another cracking video.
Well, that didn't go too badly. The amount of times that you said "What could possibly go wrong", I was expecting to see you chased down the garden by a swarm of angry wasps!😂
Must admit I got a bit nervous when the nest was still full of wasps towards the end! I haven't been up since! 😂
Love how you left a gap for a ladder when you built the extension. Mint!
You must be absolutely buzzing with the results!
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Roll with the punches, buzz with the bees!
The spray foams are spot on , spray from a good safe distance , I have sprayed 3 nests over the years and instantly wiped them out.
Towards the end when you're tidying up and again put the mic close to the nest to hear their shenanigans I'm pretty sure you actually see the queen as there appears to be a distinctively larger wasp suddenly! You're a brave bloke for sorting that out, though 😂
@GosforthHandyman. Thank you for your work on this video. Saw a video on YT recently of an American guy dealing with a wasps’ nest under the eaves of his house. The nest looked something like a tiered paper lantern and the quite sizeable wasps were getting a bit agitated as he got near. He had an aerosol can of automotive brake cleaner which he proceeded to spray into the entrance of the nest at the main entry point. Almost immediately there was the sound of loud buzzing - wasps panicking maybe. And then silence. The guy broke open the nest and nearly all of the wasps that fell out were dead or dying. Inside you could see the developing grubs in their cells. Don’t know how he disposed of the remains after removing it, but I expect the nest and any “stragglers” ended up on the fire. We should all be vigilant as there are reports of (giant) Asian wasps coming to our shores maybe. They are already in the Channel Islands and eat our native bees. Many thanks again for risking life and limb to see off these wee beasties. Stay safe and well.
Hi Andy, just seen your videos having had the local council in to deal with a wasp nest problem in an identical location to yours - cost £74 with an agreement for a second visit if required days later to rid the nest of newly hatched? wasps. Not seen a thing after one visit. Little nervous that I may see this again next year! Loved the videos and subscribed. Thanks mate
Can you give us a quick tour of your loft and hatch insulation at some point. I was gobsmacked just how deep it was near the hatch.
I live in a bungalow and have a constant stream of wasps going in and out of an air brick, so the nest will be under my bedroom. They are not causing any trouble so I am leaving them, they dont return again. I did deal with one that had nested underground in my front garden, but not until I had been stung on an ear. It swelled up and stuck out from my head. That was Sunday, now Wednesday and its almost back to normal. Looks like you have your problem in hand, well done.
It's a fallacy that wasps don't return to the same nest each year. Very often there are queens and larvae that over winter in the nest and start multiplying again once the Spring arrives. A few years ago I got a pest control expert to have a look in my loft as I suspected there was a nest there. It turns out that there was and it was huge - and I mean huge. It was almost cone shaped right in the corner of the loft and it was easily the size in girth and height of a regular armchair. The Pest Controller said the nest was at least FIVE YEARS OLD, maybe more and the occupants numbered in the tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands - and they were vicious once he sprayed the powder on the nest. It took about half an hour to kill them all and my loft looked like a battlefield after the event. The feller filled 3 large black dustbin bags with the round "cakes" (as he called them) that contained the queen larvae, amongst others, and he said his father-in-law (being a fisherman) would have a field day using those as bait next time he went fishing. He left some residual powder in place too to prevent any wasps returning. Don't leave a wasps nest in situ believing it will simply die out. It won't.
Thanks Andy, informative, entertaining and LOL funny in equal measure, and you've got your next fancy-dress outfit to boot, surprised you didn't go full Hazmat ! Seriously though, glad you got through it safely, to tell the tale !
There is also a mousse spray that works from in a stream from a distance of 5m or so
For the mice 🤣
Last time I called pest control about a wasp nest I was told not to worry as they would die off soon. They did not. On New Year's Day, I opened the loft hatch and six queens crawled out within minutes.
The wasps here have been incredibly mellow, which is a good thing as the wasp nest powder and foam took weeks and weeks of applying it to work.
Good news for you is that wasps don't return to the same nest. I'd be checking elsewhere for other areas they may have moved to though.
We have had wasps nests the last couple of years, except this one. We installed some fake nests during the spring in the garage, the garden and balcony and we haven't seen any wasps near our house this year.
I was just about to say you could do with some eaves felt support trays there, then you mentioned it :) Slowly working my way around ours at the moment. The felt hasn't collapsed yet, but it's bagging a lot so only a matter of time. Prevention is easier than repair!
Defo! I'm amazed our felt is in such good condition for the age. Shame some of our battens have rotted. 😭
After a wasp nest in my firewood storage which I left because of its value (and a potential fine over here for killing them) and they did not hurt anyone. I did inform the neighbours. (You could relocate any wasp or hornet nest basically for free though).
A few years later I had a hornets nest in the back of my garage.They were also peaceful and non disturbing. But they produce a lot of ... lets say .. poop. The whole wall beneath the nest is dark brown, no smell because it is dry 🤣 After calling the Hymenoptera-service I was convinced to leave them also.
A friend had them in their roof like you did, and they realized the existence of the wasps nest by a large dark stain on the ceiling and a bad smell in the room. You were lucky your roof was ventilated so well. As you said, the problem solved itself when cold weather starts ( and the wasp-sewage dries)
Cheers
Well done for sorting it out. I have the same problem at the moment, they are in the roof getting in under the chimney flashing. I have a 5m telescopic pole and cable tied an empty coffee cup on the end. I then filled it with wasp powder and after a few attempts from the ground (pole is quite wobbly when fully extended), I managed to hit the spot. I then had a similar problem to you and your attic - I went inside and there were wasps all over our upstairs bedroom. There was a small gap between the skirting board and the wooden floors and they were coming out of it, the powder drives them crazy and they swarm everywhere. I managed to seal up the gap with two tubes of decorators caulk. I hoovered up those in the bedroom - a bit of wasp powder in the hoover works wonders. They are still around and I can hear them munching at night so I hope they aren't chewing through the eaves, but I'm going to leave it now and hope we get some early frosts.
They’ll be gone by the end of October. Leave them alone. Fix the loose slate/entry point once the colony has collapsed. They won’t return.
Had this issue once and was convinced we had mice in the loft with all the scratching sounds. Worth noting that normally pros use a pole and spray insecticide powder around the entry point which is then carried inside to the queen. Activity ceases within half to one hour.
Yup - I think with a longer nozzle thing poked right in to the nest if would be dead by now. Taking a bit longer but nearly there. 👍
yep, a pest controller, 10 mins, job done, ok 45 quid but well worth it.
@@grahambeeby9444 ball ache otherwise 👍🏻
There's going to be more of those drain attachment holes all along the roof. Worth sealing those too.
Ant powder is usually cheaper than wasp nest powder and it's the same stuff
Good tip!
Used it myself a few years ago to great effect.
Though I must have looked a bit suspicious kitted up in a full NBC protection suit....
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Top tips... Get spray bottle and fill with cold water, add fairy liquid and spray away, they go from actively attacking to flying away as what it does breaks down the wings and kills them. Next tip.... Add ant powder to the nest entrance or hole, cake it to be fair. Tried and tested, works a treat.
That method can also be used to down those annoying fly's in the house, brings them down instantly although I only use this as a last resort as for some reason washing up liquid is banned for use as a pesticide in some countries so I don't really want to breath in the spray.
Many years back... I was a young boy (say 11 or so?). There was a wasp nest at the attic/under the roof. I thought it'd be the job for me (as they were annoying) - got a wooden stick, some rags and poured gasoline alike mixture. No clothes and preparations, then climbed the ladder and burned the nest... Looking back it feels absolutely insane... it did work and didn't burn the house down either.
Just dealt with a similar situation. I emptied about half a can into the nest area every day for about a week, as new wasps will start keep trying to come out. After a few days there were none left. Remove tiles and then the nest, puff powder everywhere and do the best you can to seal up.
Andy ‘what could possibly go wrong’ Mac’ 😂
I heard if you kill them off but leave the nest in situ that deters future colonies coming back. No idea if that's true though.
That's been my experience. Better still if you have a hornets' nest. Wasps won't come near for several years.
It’s true
When I found a small gap in the roof of my house, I simply put a picture of a wasp in a red circle with a line through it. I haven't had a single wasp nest in that area.
Good job! Last year I had a nest in the loft right in the pitch of the roof - about the size of a grapefruit. I just used Raid - a few sprays right on the nest, and then out for oxygen, and to keep my distance as they were angry. The raid made the nest go soggy, and soon they were just falling out the hole in the bottom. Eventually got them all, maybe 50 - 100, and cut the nest away. No idea where were coming in. Haven't seen them since, but I always check before I go in now!!
You need one of those shop vac wet/dry. You could add water to the canister to vacuum up the wasps in your loft.
Go in with a blow torch or flame thrower. What could possibly go wrong?
Many may moons ago I discovered a wasp nest in our loft, and I called a local pest control guy. He sent out some poor lad who was obviously trying to earn a few quid over the summer. He had gloves and a bee keeper's hood, and that was it. He went into the loft and stabbed the nest with a hollow steel tube attached to a rubber bladder full of some hideous white powder. It did the job and he didn't get stung, so win all round. My ex father in law, who never liked me, told me I should have dealt with it myself. I mentioned this to my then wife, and she said that was interesting, because when she was a kid, her dad had found a nest in their loft and he decided to go investigate and got stung right between his eyes for his troubles. He called an exterminator and he told him, the nest entrance is obviously to the outside, but they have sentinel that guards the back of the nest, just in case. If she feels she can deal with the threat she will sting, however if she feels overwhelmed she taps on the nest and the nest will swarm out and you're probably going to get stung to death...
I use Henry too. The trick is for you to stay in the dark: I put a powerful torch near the end of the vacuum tube and they buzz around the light and get sucked up. Meanwhile I'm well back and in the dark (don't put the loft light on) and never really get close to the action. The bee suit just needs to be baggy... if the material is tight on your arm say, a sting will go through, nothing stops you putting on more layers but it is hot work. Finally I would call someone and not do it myself but every time I've phoned they were all fully booked for ages so DIY it is.
Nice work. Those buggers look to be eating the spray foam! I know they will chew through just about anything. I've had to deal with them on several occasions myself. Good on you for tackling it yourself. I was wondering if this was going to be one of those videos where the Mrs. finishes the video with a little RIP notification! lol Just had a whirlwind tour of the British Isles a couple of weeks ago. Loved every minute of it. I think the closest I got to your neck of the woods was Edinburgh. Cheers.
Ah fantastic! Edinburgh is lovely. We often take the train up there from Newcastle. Glad you had a fun time!
I deal with a lot of wasps, we have had them a few times where they have chewed through the plasterboard, making the nest visible from inside the house !
Great work Andy (love the "Ghostbusters suit"!) thanks for sharing 👍
Well done Andy 🫡🐝
spray foam insulation, that a good idea ?
My mum put her hand in a wasps nest in a bush she was pruning. Her heart stopped with anaphylactic shock. Luckily a doctor lived next door and injected adrenaline into her heart and saved her. Strongly recommend leaving it to professionals!!
Oh my god! Yeah you have to be REALLY careful. If they swarm and you don't have an escape route you're in trouble. 😬😬
Job well done, mate!
Had a wasp nest under the roof tiles too, could see them crawling under tiny gaps between the roof tiles. The wasps made their nest from under the roof tiles up into the wall of the dormer, where you could really hear them buzzing around. Had to call in a mate, who is a beekeeper and knows his stuff.
As we could not find the entrance of the nest we decided to drill a small hole in the wall where the buzzing was the loudest, inserted the poison there and after half an hour or so they were all dead. Nasty little buggers!
This reminds me of a wasp nest my folks found in the roof of the house when they moved. Was dead. And an amazing structure. But filled two black bin bags 😮
They really are amazing! Shame to destroy them. We've had several large ones in this house now. 👍
@@GosforthHandyman absolutely. In many places around your garden you can just leave them and let nature take its course. Not in the house though. Especially when they've taken hold like this.
Got exactly the same problem in the same place, thankfully I'm in a bungalo, though I'm hoping this cold snap will sort them out without me having to do anything!
Yeah - if the noise isn't bothering you I'd leave it until winter when the nest will probably be dead. Try to work out where they're getting in though. 👍
@@GosforthHandyman Same place the spuggy's were last year and the bumble bees the year before, thought I'd sorted it last winter. There's always something!
When I had this problem I bought a foam aerosol spray and sprayed it along the gaps in the tiles where they were going in and out. On a day with no wind, I could spray it from about 3-4 metres away. That solved it. Just for info. I had to call out a pest control guy a few years ago and he said that nests are almost always within about 18inches from where you can see them going in and out.
Well Andy. That was certainly a hive of activity today wasnt it
laughing before you even get up there.😂
Wasps can be a problem to get rid of but several years ago I discovered a way to almost instantly remove the critters. We were out fishing and came across a double nest and the wife wanted it. I had nothing in the truck to kill them with but did have a can on Deep Woods Off insect repellent. Not knowing ir it would work but nothing ventured, nothing gained, I sprayed the entrance area, including the body of the nest, around the entrance hole. Backed off a bit and in just a couple of minutes there was not a single wasp to be seen, Got the nest down and left. Have tried it several times since and it has worked
We had a wasp nest in the roof and called a pest controller who came with a device on a long pole and squirted powder into the nest from the ground.
Me and a mate tacked a nest that was in a dead pile of conifers, got some wasp killer from b&m and started spraying but it was a spray like yours how it came out but I accidentally dropped a can on the nozzle end and it started coming out so with the other cans we pulled the tops off and hit them on the floor like a mortar so it just sprayed out the top without holding it then shoved 4 cans in, came back out after about 30 mins and there’s a good sense of achievement seeing there was no more flying and all the dead ones
Yellow jackets dug a nest under my back porch. They nailed me as I was using the outside garden hose.
They got me good but I got them better. I waited until dusk when they were all in the nest then unloaded an entire can of wasp spray on the nest opening.
No more yellow jackets!
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I've heard that wasps won't settle if there's already an old nest there, so might be best to just leave it
Heard the same! Unfortunately it's blocking the cross ventilation.
@@GosforthHandyman I think a part of the nest is enough
Bloody hell, it's ghostbusters in crocs!
Minging - quality north-east phrase I use myself!
Great Video Andy I've had this problem a few times
Cheers! Not a fun job!
Just to add to the amusement.......I sprayed a nest in a hedge from several feet away and one angry wasp landed four stings on my bald spot! The sensation of what I guess was adrenalin racing through the blood stream in my whole body was pretty weird and enough to make me drive home from being on my own in a development. We got a pro the next time!
We had a wasp nest in a similar position above a bedroom window. I waited till evening and puffed nest killer above the gutter by leaning out the window. Two days later all activity had ceased and a cautious visit to the loft proved success. I did crack the hatch and spray Raid closing it quickly just in case. A week later I vacuumed the nest and bodies up.
As a precaution I dusted along the edge and that was the last infestation.
Nice work! That powder seems to work amazingly well. 😎
Lived in Europe for a few years…..when I asked at work how they got rid of wasps nests etc… they just said you need to buy the blue can…Raid blue can works the best . Got rid of twenty nests over my time.
This brings to mind a quote from Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales (an LP record of which my parents used to play every Christmas when I was a kid), talking about presents: "And books which told me everything about the wasp, except *why*." Why indeed! Nightmare material for me, as I have a wasp phobia.
The noise was unbelievable - stuff of nightmares! 😬
Have you seen the complete horror stories?
People's ceilings caving in as they're holding 10 tonnes of Honey in undiscovered bees nests🤣
Use the red raid can next time, its even stronger,its for crawling insects so it will last longer where u spray it ...
We went to clean up the shed earlier this year and the timing couldn't have been better as when we were finished we noticed the very beginnings of a wasp nest. It seemed to be just the queen in there so all we had to do was spray a bit of raid, wait a few mins and then just pull it down straight into a plastic bag. I shudder to think what we might have seen if we had waited a few more weeks to clean it out!
Good call! It's amazing how quickly the colony develops. It's the first time I've experienced a live nest indoors and it's so bloody noisy!! 😬
Last wasp nest, I just stuck a vacuum nozzle near the entrance. The wasps went crazy... and tried attacking the end of the nozzle that was prodding into their home where they would promptly get sucked up. An hour later... all sucked up and dead. Never fixed the entrance hole either and wasps never returned. Almost like they knew it was a wasp graveyard. No protection suits and my head was around a couple of feet from the entrance, on top of a ladder, with a vacuum on the wheelie bin!
Uncanny! I have almost exactly the same issue. Discovered last night and even put my thumb through the roof eaves inside where they have been chewing. I also bought yesterday the exact same powder and sprays off Amazon! I’m still waiting for the powder but the wasp and hornet spray arrived this morning and untaped the hole I made and emptied the whole can through the hole. It’s tipping it down now but hopefully I can powder the entrance up on the roof tomorrow. I bought a powder puffer pole too to help and also got the same suit you did 😂. Like I said… uncanny!
My parents had a wasp nest in their crawl space a few years back. I just put a vacuun cleaner next to the entrance and let it run for a couple of hours. All the wasps get sucked away and you just put the dustbag in the bin.
They could at least have made the suit with black and yellow stripes.
That would have been even more awesome! 😂
Those roof tiles just lay there? They aren't fastened??
I charge £80, treat it from the ground so no damage to the building. No overspray of the dust into the neighbours garden, no use of 'indoor only ' aerosol, no health risk due to confined space... etc. Wasps never reuse an old nest. Best leave it to a professional.
Is that spray on loft insulation ok? Heard some insurers don’t like it.
When did the spray foam happen? Missed that one.
It was there when he moved in, I remember seeing it in a video.
Not sure why you didn’t just stick a pice of timber under tiles where batten had rotted ?
I know it’s a temporary fix but ?
Would the loft space be classified as a warm roof in terms of no cross ventilation?
We treat it as a cold space as we added extra cross ventilation and there's a LOT of insulation under the loft boards. 👍
15:04 You're relying on them being old-school wasps with flat-bladed screwdrivers. If they have pozidriv screwdrivers, you're doomed.
New game: drink every time Andy says "What could possibly go wrong?"
You have to remove the whole nest as other wasps may just move into it next year as it's a ready made accommodation lol.
I got lost down the wasp nest removal algorithm after watching this...cheers 🤣
that raid stuff makes my tongue go super tingly so i thought it smart to never use it again XD
came into my bedroom a few weeks back, i'd left the window open, and there must have been a dozen bees. fortunately not wasps. was able to just convince them all out the window wafting some cardboard. good thing i noticed them before the entire hive moved into my bedroom 😥
I had wasps twice (different places) within a few years. £80 each time to local pest guy, job done. He did it from the ground with an extending powder puffer. Gone in a few minutes & won't come back cos he used a powder containing Chrysanthemum. Understand why you wanted to do this yourself but after buying all the gear it would have probably been cheaper to get someone in & then deal with the roof yourself. Good vid though Andy.
Ill tell you what pal apart from the uninvited guests the place is looking top dollar. 👍👍
Wasps are nasty things. I found a tiny nest under a garage shelf. Watched it and there was just 1 wasp flying in and out. So i knocked the nest off with a brush, that 1 wasp chased me out the garage down the garden and back to the house!!
I had a wasps nest in my loft and asked a beekeeper friend re this. He said just to leave it until they vacate it at the end of the year.
I did so, and when I looked they had left. All I had to do then was remove the nest.
Nothing more to do than that
21:02 queen wasp with white powder on its thorax. It was only at that point that the nest was successfully treated.
I wondered where all the wasps had gone - they were all in your roof!
Have watched some youtube vids where hornets were killed with brakeclean. Instant and spectacular.
My biggest concern is that you have spray foam insulation in your loft😲
That was there when he moved in if I remember correctly from watching an old video
Keeps the wasps warm!
Been checked over and all fine. 👍😎
Spray foam is a very bad thing. Traps moisture and will cause roof to rot.
@@GosforthHandyman The biggest issue is it's stopping him getting to the wasps :D
👍👍👍. Thanks Andy
Don't cross the beams.
A braver man than I - Gongadin.😳
Good evening Andy. Thank you for sharing your adventure. I recommend listening to the Infinite Monkey Cage podcast on bees vs wasps. Well worth a listen 🌞
Kinda drastic ripping your roof apart. I just puffed the powder around the entrance and the wasps went crazy. Same again the next day and that was that
I'm sorry but I find the expanding foam in the loft a lot more worrying than them wasps 😲
Hi well impressed . Told a long time ago by pest control guy ant powder kills wasps plus raid helps to kill them in flight I think there is not enough info on wasps same as you nest been there before they came back 12 months later . Enjoyed the video looked like ghost buster 3 episode .
That was buzzing.
If anyone ever got the same issue, your home insurance might cover the pest control etc.
Cheap dog flee powder does the trick just get it in the entry point and they carry it in 😊
Ok even before you start spraying…… what about you lungs…… your loft is about to become a confined space ! 😅
Had a wasp nest behind an air brick and as the wife is allergic to wasp stings it had to go, got some powder and blew it into the airbrick as could not get to the nest as it was under the floorboards. Next thing was to put a board up against the air brick to block it off, two days later they are coming in and out through the next air brick, so did the self same thing with that one, that did the trick finally after about 4 days bingo no more wasps.
I would leave them alone, in September, unless you need to get into the roof regularly. By then the colony will have stopped growing, meaning the worker wasps have to seek their sugar fix from fruit, which makes them angrier. Wasp nests in late spring I would remove because the colony is growing and you will have them all summer. They will die off by the end of November. Honey bees I would remove, because unlike wasps they continue the colony year on year and the honey. Well that’s a real bugger to remove and the staining takes a while to clear up. Well worth paying a professional to properly remove and rehouse bees.
Watch our latest short. That’s how you kill a wasps nest 😂😅
They’re rare this year, Andy.
I haven’t seen a single wasp all year..
I wouldn’t have killed them…
I’d have left them to it till they go.
They go don’t they, eventually, and abandon the nest?
If they hadn't been so noisy I'd have left them but they were directly above my son's bed and it was awful. 😭
Go get 'um Andy!
I’d urge you to get that spray foam off your roof immediately! It's like a ticking time bomb - it will trap moisture, rot your roof from the inside out, and eventually lead to a catastrophic collapse. The cost of removing it now is nothing compared to the nightmare waiting down the line.
Been professionally checked - it's fine.
I had a wasp nest above a ceiling in my bedroom. Lots of chewing noises… then I came home and found a bedroom full of wasps. Then I had a wasp nest in my compost heap on my allotment. thought I’d killed them, I hadn’t… and I found out the hard way! Luckily no one saw me driving home in my bra and knickers or noticed the pile of my clothes on the allotment… with wasps still trying to sting them 3 hrs later. I now call the pest controller out 😊
Yeah tell me about the rain as I live also NE Egland Busy doing a extention and found a dormant wasp nest under floor boards .
Glad it was not active as had just ripped up hallway floor so would have not been fun. Every cloud as well as dropping water on my project has a silver lining as forces me to spen a bit of time to pratice on the drums. Funny re. next video as about to build soffits and fit eves gaurds etc. Keem em comming