Garden

[SilleeMee]

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@AuntG wrote:

I'd probably contact a professional company to remove it.

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@AuntG 

It's $250 to have one removed. If it was on the second story, add another $100. Not going to happen.

[Effie54]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

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@catter70 wrote:

Maybe you can knock it down with a shovel, then use that to put in a garbage bag.

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I'll probably do that. @catter70  

Might be some crud from the nest stuck on my deck after that...YUCK! 

That's what I need to get rid of also.

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My husband did that. Once there were no stragglers, he took a wired brush and cleaned the area thoroughly. I sprayed the area with a mix of water, vinegar, and essential oil to stop them from coming back. 

[Kitty Galore]

@SilleeMee   ok my DH did this .... get something like a long stick or piece of wood and grab the nest and stick  it in a garbage bag , wear gloves .  Now you had said all the wasps were on the ground    Ours were still in the big nest although it was deflated cause he sprayed the heck out of it .  Now to get all the wasps on the ground I guess I would rake them up if you can get to them and then perhaps hose the area down after.  I wish I could be more help.   Good Luck .

[SilleeMee]

Thank you so much! @Kitty Galore 

This is not the nest under my deck but it could be. Looks identical to it. Notice how the thing is nestled in between rafters. That's not going to be an easy job to remove but I'm gonna have to do it myself. Not looking forward to it at all.

[Effie54]

@SilleeMee   Wow, that's a big boy! It amazes me how fast these nests are built. We're out on the deck all the time....low and behold one morning woke up,to two bees nests. Yikes. Definitely wear protective clothing as you're trying to get rid of the nest. 

[Kitty Galore]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

Thank you so much! @Kitty Galore 

This is not the nest under my deck but it could be. Looks identical to it. Notice how the thing is nestled in between rafters. That's not going to be an easy job to remove but I'm gonna have to do it myself. Not looking forward to it at all.

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@SilleeMee  Yep that's exactly what ours looked like !   We were lucky I guess that it was close to the outside edge under the deck so it could be removed easier.   Please be careful ,  I'm sure the wasps are all dead ,  but wear protective clothing, long sleeves and pants ,  and garden gloves .   They sure are ugly creepy things though aren't they !?😖

post back and let us know how it went .

[SilleeMee]

@Kitty Galore 

Just in case, I bought another can of Raid wasp nest spray. I hope I don't have to use it. Like you said the wasps are probably all dead by now. 

My trash pick up isn't until a week from today. So it's gonna have to wait to be removed. I think it's best to not have that thing sitting in my trashcan for an entire week...eew. 

[Venezia]

@SilleeMee - Do you have a power washer?  If you do, you could use that to remove the nest, now that the wasps are dead.

I have to deal with anything like that (or any other critters or insects) because DH is a big sissy.

[skatting44]

an old way of  removing an occupied  bees nest is  burning wood to make thick smoke - take a thick tree limb wrap a  cloth soaked in lighter fluid  then wet it to get it to smoke , that's what an old farmer did at my house 40 yrs ago to help rid us of a lrg wasp nest

[RedTop]

That paper nest is made by a bald faced hornet; a type of wasp that is quite aggressive and apt to sting several times when provoked.  

Spraying the nest will only kill the active bees; bug type spray will not disintegrate the nest.  We usually wait until dusk to knock the nest down with a long handled shovel, then burn it.  When the nest is up high, you can blast it with water from a garden hose to get it on the ground.   As long as no bees are going into the nest, you need to stomp it to kill the egg larvae inside, or burn it.