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Post by TitanTim » Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:48 pm

I had to get it sorted as the Nest was sitting above the car.

Nest all history now, glad I got rid of it as the central core of the Hive had 4 levels all full of large grubs, assume new Queens. Mr Waspinator said it would only have grown larger and got worse.

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Post by Adam D » Fri Jul 20, 2018 11:16 pm

My loft gets at least one wasp nest each year. Using a wasp powder puffer from Amazon I can shoot the wasp/ant powerer into their entries to the roof. This usually does the trick safely and easily. Prior to buying that I had a nest between the ceiling and the insulation. Raid wasp nest destroyer shot from a distance and then running away like a girl did the trick on that one :D
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Post by ronk » Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:27 am

Are you sorted now?
I had a problem a couple of years ago ,
I got kitted up in a boiler suit over wellies - elastic bands around the legs - hat and a scrim face mask - and my pressure washer on full tilt!
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Post by TitanTim » Sat Jul 21, 2018 5:49 am

ronk wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:27 am Are you sorted now?
I had a problem a couple of years ago ,
I got kitted up in a boiler suit over wellies - elastic bands around the legs - hat and a scrim face mask - and my pressure washer on full tilt!
All sorted thanks Ron, cost £45, there were some small gaps in the end of the garage roof where they were getting in so filled them with silicone so hopefully won't return. I'm going to get some fake nests and hang them up for next spring as apparently wasps don't like building nests close to others.

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Post by buzyg » Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:28 am

Glad you got it sorted. Never ceases to amaze me, the information you can pick up on this forum. :thumbsup:
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Post by TitanTim » Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:45 am

buzyg wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:28 am Glad you got it sorted. Never ceases to amaze me, the information you can pick up on this forum. :thumbsup:
:) Many thanks, not great with wasps but if you need moles removing I'm your man :)

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Post by ronk » Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:19 pm

TitanTim wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:45 am
buzyg wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:28 am Glad you got it sorted. Never ceases to amaze me, the information you can pick up on this forum. :thumbsup:
:) Many thanks, not great with wasps but if you need moles removing I'm your man :)

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Post by PerryGunn » Sat Jul 21, 2018 1:44 pm

TitanTim wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:45 am
buzyg wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:28 am Glad you got it sorted. Never ceases to amaze me, the information you can pick up on this forum. :thumbsup:
:) Many thanks, not great with wasps but if you need moles removing I'm your man :)
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Post by Jembo » Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:01 pm

ronk wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:19 pm
TitanTim wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:45 am
buzyg wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:28 am Glad you got it sorted. Never ceases to amaze me, the information you can pick up on this forum. :thumbsup:
:) Many thanks, not great with wasps but if you need moles removing I'm your man :)

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My late father in law was an ace mole catcher in his youth (1920’s) he earned enough to buy a new Rudge Ulster from his craft!
Any tips of pursuading them to go elsewhere, as they invade at the beginning of each year.

I want to teach them to swim using the hosepipe as they’re trashing the garden, the Dragon Lady is an animal lover...
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Post by TitanTim » Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:37 pm

We had moles once in the back lawn, once I established the underground run, I blocked one end off and inserted some smokes so they had to come up at the other end, there was only one though and once it came up to the surface I tried to grab it but in turned around to go back down into the tunnel. I managed to grab its back legs but you wouldn't believe how powerful their front legs are and it wriggled free an went back down into the tunnel. I ended up getting a moe catcher to come and set some traps and left it over night. Next day it was caught and it was taken away to be released. They can be hard to get rid of.

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Post by ronk » Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:43 pm

A good hard whack with the spade normally prevents them going back down! :thumbsup:
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Post by buzyg » Sun Jul 22, 2018 12:40 am

ronk wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:43 pm A good hard whack with the spade normally prevents them going back down! :thumbsup:
:evil: :thumbsup:
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Post by Jembo » Sun Jul 22, 2018 7:25 am

buzyg wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 12:40 am
ronk wrote: Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:43 pm A good hard whack with the spade normally prevents them going back down! :thumbsup:
:evil: :thumbsup:
I’m sorry, but that’s awful... I think Jasper Carrots solution is far more discreet, eco friendly & humane :wink:

BTW: I ‘watered them’ when the DL was out last week... so far no new excavations :wink:
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