Surrey Dave
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 07:11 PM |
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Wasp Nests!!!!
Any good DIY anti wasp information would be handy at the moment, how can I get rid of the little wotsits without calling in the man with the white
powder?.................. 
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 07:14 PM |
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smoke them out(puts them to sleep) then remove the nest.
then call ambulance and get rushed to hospital with wasp stings if ya got it wrong
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Peteff
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 07:22 PM |
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Can you get at the nest? We had one in the garden ages ago. It was underground so I burnt them out. Pour in petrol throw match and run. I hate them to
the point of phobia.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 07:28 PM |
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I think its about 8 foot up a tree , just behind my blinkin' shed, and they give me the shites too Pete.
Have got water containers with marmalade on the shed roof but it could be a long job.............
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 07:34 PM |
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get some smoke pellets like chimney sweeps use or i got some tobacco that will flush them out
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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derf
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 07:37 PM |
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last time I had a problem with a wasps nest in a tree I dropped some gas in a garbage can, and poked the nest out of the tree with a broomstick, as
soon as it hit the garbage can I dropped a match in. It was actually quite entertaining for a bit whatching all the wasps that were out doing other
stuff come back and catch on fire and fly around.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 07:40 PM |
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Had one under the soffit outside bedroom window. Tried everything to no avail. Called in the guy with his powder - £40 and all wasps gone in 30
minutes....
I'd say it was worth it...
Pat...
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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Chris_R
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 07:48 PM |
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Set a small fire around the foot of the tree. That should do it
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
http://www.chris.renney.dsl.pipex.com/
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 07:53 PM |
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12 bore?
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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bob
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 07:57 PM |
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get as close as you can with a high power pressure washer
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 08:01 PM |
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Hospital
You guys trying to get me hospitalised.........
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macspeedy
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 08:11 PM |
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just buy the white powder and squirt it in the holes as long as you don't agitate the nest you should be ok!
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Viper
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 08:14 PM |
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i had one underground in the garden, one of the bastards declared war by stinging my little girl, i poured a litre of optimax down the hole followed
by a match,all those that were flying around i nuked with a can of wd40 and a lighter (instant flame thrower)
Tim
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pbura
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 08:17 PM |
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Can't you buy spray insecticide for wasps and hornets? Comes in a can and shoots 20 feet or so, can buy it just about anywhere. Used it on a
giant hornet nest and it worked great. They were some hurtin' cowboys 
Either that or slather yourself with mud and climb the tree with a vat of flaming oil
Pete
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steve wheeler-smith
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 08:27 PM |
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Wasps......
I had a nest in my garage loft. I used spray brake cleaner, Very affective!!!
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 08:50 PM |
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vipers idea sounds best,i did that to my ants nest
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Hellfire
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 posted on 8/8/04 at 08:55 PM |
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Result...
My brother had a nest proliferating in his cheeks (not arse or face - but dormer! ) He got some stuff from the local Pet Shop - he asked one of the
"boys" (get it?) "What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this" come on, sing along!!! He got some brilliant
foam spray especially for wasps nest's, for about a fiver. I don't know if it cured it, but it looked like it worked well. Shoots about 4m
with a hell of a force!
I'm sure he'll report later - when he's back to work!
Was bl**dy hill-airy-arse watching him trying to hit the "incoming" with a foam 4m foam spray shot - think he thought he was
Spiderman!
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colibriman
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 08:59 PM |
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HOOVER THEM OUT.....
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blueshift
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 09:00 PM |
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when I had a nest outside my window in norwich I called the council, they had a bloke who came out for a tenner I think it was and nuked them with the
white powder pooter.
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r3nuf
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 09:01 PM |
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Powder did it for me too. Had a million of them in my porch soffit. Within 30mins.....no sign of them!
Bought the powder from the garden centre for a couple of quids.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 09:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Surrey Dave
You guys trying to get me hospitalised.........
Advice is dead easy when your'e not the one going to get stung
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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robinbastd
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 09:57 PM |
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B#starding things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My wife got stung on the neck last week,she had a very bad reaction and ended up in casualty for 3 hours. Scary at
the time.
Happily paid £30 for the nest to be removed,and the quote from the chap was "f#ck me,it's hornets"
Never one to miss a selling opportunity I stock electric fly zappers which fry the buggers........
Only a dead fish swims with the tide.
http://smuttygifts.com/
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 10:03 PM |
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Do they kill flies as well? We have a real problem with bluebottles at this time of year, and daddylonglegs in september, its all the fields so close
to the cottage.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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robinbastd
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 10:08 PM |
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Excellent for flies and even better with daddylonglegs as there is more to burn!!
Only a dead fish swims with the tide.
http://smuttygifts.com/
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JoelP
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| posted on 8/8/04 at 10:34 PM |
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i, in the distant past, made a flame thrower from a butane lighter refill can, with a small funnel stuck on the end (the trigger) and an empty biro in
that (the nozzle). Twas a bloody dangerous device, 8 foot flames. I reckon that would sort it...
dont blame me though if it goes 'wrong'
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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