Join Talk Quesada
Welcome to Talk Quesada! My name's Alex and this is my website all about Ciudad Quesada in Spain. Talk Quesada is free to sign up and use so register below!
Wasps nest ? NOW SORTED THANKS ALL
Wasps nest ? NOW SORTED THANKS ALL
by sawasdee » Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:30 am
It looks like we have some wasps starting to build a nest in one of our bougainvillea bushes.
Quite small at the moment, but there's quite a swarm getting seriously stuck into construction, so it's only going to get bigger.
Would appreciate any advice about how to get rid of it.
Quite small at the moment, but there's quite a swarm getting seriously stuck into construction, so it's only going to get bigger.
Would appreciate any advice about how to get rid of it.
Last edited by sawasdee on Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
-
sawasdee - Posts: 169
- Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:32 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Pueblo Bravo
- Gender: Male
Re: Wasps nest ? Advice sought
by Chrisdee » Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:45 am
We shot ours off with the hose and then late in the afternoon covered it in a large piece of rag, scooped it up and put it in the bin. Found another one the other night in amongst the bird of paradise, hosed that off but if fell right in the middle so not possible to get it out. Will have to leave it until later in the year when they've gone. Maybe try spraying with wasp spray but late at night when they are not so lively.
-
Chrisdee - Posts: 12208
- Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2016 12:36 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Torrevieja
- Gender: Female
Re: Wasps nest ? Advice sought
by jpeg » Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:54 am
Cover yourself from head to toes and spray with a heavy-duty wasp spray, do it late at night
- jpeg
- Posts: 9269
- Joined: Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:24 am
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Dolores
- Gender: Male
Re: Wasps nest ? Advice sought
by sawasdee » Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:59 am
Thanks for the tips guys. We got the hose on it and that's removed the nest, so now we will see how it goes from here.
I remember now, when we were in the UK, we bought an imitation wasp nest to hang in our shrubs. The theory was that if wasps believe there is already a big nest in the vicinity they won't build near it. So, I might see if I still have that in storage in the UK, or try to get my hands on something similar.
I remember now, when we were in the UK, we bought an imitation wasp nest to hang in our shrubs. The theory was that if wasps believe there is already a big nest in the vicinity they won't build near it. So, I might see if I still have that in storage in the UK, or try to get my hands on something similar.
-
sawasdee - Posts: 169
- Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:32 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Pueblo Bravo
- Gender: Male
Re: Wasps nest ? Advice sought
by Chrisdee » Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:06 am
Dad had an alloy wheel screwed into the wall with the hose wound around it. They built a nest on the inside of the wheel, that was last year. We let them get on with mother nature and when they went knocked it off and threw it away. They came back to the same place this year, dad wanted to leave it again but I didn't. These wasps are fairly small, short and thin not like wasps I know
-
Chrisdee - Posts: 12208
- Joined: Sun Jul 31, 2016 12:36 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Torrevieja
- Gender: Female
Re: Wasps nest ? Advice sought
by moonraker » Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:50 pm
ant powder will kill them off,just be careful doing it
- moonraker
- Posts: 185
- Joined: Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:06 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: daya
- Gender: Male
Re: Wasps nest ? Advice sought
by djw » Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:34 pm
You can buy a spray which sprays up to 4metres away so you can stand well away. We have lots of wasps nest near our roof and in our fence. The wasps themselves do not bother us and are not interested in food unlike uk wasps so we leave most of the nests and only spray the ones near locks or where you are likely to put your hands. As for getting a wasps nest lookalike I wouldn't bother as we have had a row of nests build so close together. They do fight each other and are quite territorial. Our urbanisation has had a company in to spray the community areas but we are quite rural so they will be back next year, any nests we leave in place as they do not like putting up new ones near old ones and the nests themselves are quite small.
- djw
- Posts: 517
- Joined: Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:19 am
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Daya nueva
- Gender: Female
Re: Wasps nest ? Advice sought
by Mickey Braw » Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:39 pm
Spray with hair lacquer then with wasp spray.
- Mickey Braw
- Posts: 1374
- Joined: Fri Mar 21, 2014 12:48 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Quesada
- Gender: Male
Re: Wasps nest ? Advice sought
by KarenCouzens » Sun Jul 05, 2020 11:12 pm
Wait till evening & spray with Oro
- KarenCouzens
- Posts: 356
- Joined: Tue May 01, 2018 5:45 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: Rojales, Alicante
- Gender: Female
Re: Wasps nest ? Advice sought
by wilbhoy67 » Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:13 am
WD40 spray is also good for killing them.
-
wilbhoy67 - Posts: 248
- Joined: Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:49 pm
- Which part of Spain are you from?: San Luis
- Gender: Male
Page 1 of 2 • 1, 2
11 posts
• Page 1 of 2 • 1, 2
Related topics
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
-
Wasps nest
by niallnas » Sun Jul 16, 2023 3:52 pm in Recommended Tradesmen and Companies - 4
- 153
-
by Pensionista
Mon Jul 17, 2023 11:24 am
-
Wasps nest
-
-
LNB problem (Wasps)
by Jabberwocky » Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:14 pm in Quesada general discussion - 9
- 325
-
by Jabberwocky
Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:11 am
-
LNB problem (Wasps)
-
-
Sold : Nest of tables
by Doris » Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:23 pm in Items for sale in Quesada and surrounding areas - 1
- 143
-
by Jean Steel
Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:12 am
-
Sold : Nest of tables
-
-
Google nest wanted
by Paweysmart » Sat Nov 04, 2023 8:36 pm in Items for sale in Quesada and surrounding areas - 0
- 97
-
by Paweysmart
Sat Nov 04, 2023 8:36 pm
-
Google nest wanted
-
-
Removing a wasp nest
by sharel poole » Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:34 pm in Quesada general discussion - 4
- 250
-
by Gustav
Tue Oct 17, 2023 5:52 am
-
Removing a wasp nest
Return to Quesada general discussion
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Bing [Bot], Evelyn, Google [Bot], harleyclose, nannyabroad and 29 guests
Login
Find in Quesada
Quesada pages
Quesada discussion
- Quesada general discussion
- Banking and finances
- Broadband, Wifi, Phone and TV
- Buses and public transport in and around Quesada
- Driving to Spain / Car hire in Spain / Buying and owning a car in Spain
- Fiestas in Quesada
- Flights, baggage and airports
- Health services in Quesada
- Insurances and wills in Spain
- Items for sale and wanted in and around Quesada
- Interesting articles about Spain
- Jobs and careers in Quesada
- Lost and found in Quesada
- Market days
- Places to go for free Wi-Fi
- Recommended restaurants / cafes / bars
- Recommended Tradesmen and Companies
- Residency in Spain: padron, residencia and passport advice
- Safety / security information and property in Spain hints and tips
- Taxes in Spain: Suma, NIE and general tax advice
- Taxis in Quesada
- Things to do and places to go in and around Quesada
- Utilities in Spain: Electric, gas and water recommendations and advice
- Weather in Quesada
- Where to buy things in and around Quesada
- Where to hire things in and around Quesada
Properties discussion
Businesses and places in Quesada
- Bars and pubs in Quesada
- Beaches near Quesada
- Beauticians / Beauty salons in Quesada
- Bedding and soft furnishings shops in Quesada
- Butchers in Quesada
- Car dealers in Quesada: new and used car dealers
- Car garages, mechanics, tyre fitter centres in Quesada
- Car hire in Quesada
- DIY / Bricolage / Ferreteria stores in Quesada
- Equipment hire centers in Quesada
- Estate agents in Quesada
- Furniture shops in Quesada
- Garden centres and garden furniture shops in Quesada
- Golf Courses in Quesada
- Grills / gates / metal items shops in Quesada
- Hairdressers in Quesada
- Hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfasts in Quesada and nearby
- Internet service providers that cover Quesada
- Launderettes / dry cleaners in Quesada
- Markets in Quesada
- Medical / Health centers in Quesada
- Pet shops in Quesada
- Pharmacies / Chemist shops in Quesada
- Restaurants in Quesada
- Shopping centres in Quesada
- Sports centres and gyms in Quesada
- Supermarkets in Quesada
- Swimming pool services in Quesada
- Town Halls (Ayuntamientos) in Quesada
- Waterparks/Aquaparks in Quesada
- TalkQuesada » Board index
- The team • Delete all board cookies • All times are UTC [ DST ]
- Our other websites:
- Costa Blanca forum
- Costa Calida forum
- Costa del Sol forum
- Costa de Almeria forum
- Costa de la Luz forum
- Costa Dorada forum
- Costa Brava forum
- UK forum
- Jobs in the UK
- Our policies:
- Privacy policy
- User agreement
- Content policy
- Website created and operated by JSM Forum Websites