Wasps In the House

[Astronomer]

For the past month or so we've been finding a wasp here, a wasp
there in the house. We couldn't figure out where they're coming in. I
did a check about 5 days ago and saw a continuous stream coming and
going from the corner of a basement window. It's in a recessed well, so I
ducked down and looked up, and saw a crack in the window casing. It
looked like JFK airport at a peak busy time. That evening, I sprayed
wasp killer up into the crack, and went downstairs into the room, my
server room, and sprayed up into the drop ceiling. I looked up and
didn't see a nest, so I thought they were in the wall. I also fogged
that room with wasp killer each evening as well, A few dozen dead ones have accumulated.
 

I also noticed in the room above the server room several dead wasps near
the window. Anyway, I repeated the spraying at night and early morning
and the flow of wasps fell to a small trickle. Today, my wife found 8 in
the house. I went back downstairs - with hard-hat, goggles etc -  and I noted several dead wasps over
by the closet, and I removed the ceiling tile closest to it. There were
at least 60 wasps on the tile, some moving.The nest that you see is
about 15"x9". I just fogged the upstairs and downstairs rooms with wasp
spray, and soaked the nest with wasp killer. I hear some angry buzzing
coming out of it! I then fogged that room, closed the door, and put a
towel under the door. In about an hour, I'll inject wasp-killing
insecticide foam into the nest. This should take care of the bastards!
The crack will be sealed tomorrow.

 

Did I mention that I'm allergic to wasp stings?

[iEvil]

Burn the fuckers ! I hate wasps, got stung' d in the eye when i was a little boy. Looked like had been punched in the eye. I hate the little nasty insects.

Edited August 24, 2013 by iEvil

[JohnnyQuest]

Funny you should say that....just yesterday i was cutting the grass and beside the downspout evestrough i noticed a hole in the ground about the size of an eleven inch softball...i ran over it with the lawnmower...and felt a burning sensation in my legs[short pants],,,anyways i couldn't even see my legs for bees...they didn't sting my legs just grouped there for some reason...but i got stung about the neck and head twenty two times...man those little pricks of yellow jackets are tough and sting like a s.o.b...anyways i sprayed the hell out of it at night and put a big rock on the nest...they were buzzing around it for a couple hours but eventually quit...now i am going out to check again to see if those little pricks are all gone...otherwise the grass is going to get pretty long there till winter...lol that's one hell of a hive man....i didn't get to see the one that got me but i would imagine its pretty big as well....underground bees....with miners helmets on...lol

Edited August 24, 2013 by JohnnyQuest

[little_old_man]

Damn that's a big nest. Glad you were able to get the little bastards.

[deerejon]

Good thing no one got stung. Glad you found it and the methods your using remind me a little bit of "apocalypse now"...lol

[Astronomer]

...and mission accomplished! We sealed the crack, and I injected more foam into the nest and scraped it into a big blue recycling bucket. After all the chemicals that were injected into the hive, there was one left living...but not for long. I'll have to take down the 4 tiles between the window and the nest as there are a ton of dead ones on top of them, and take some gloves and a scraper to get the rest of the bits and pieces left. Last, we'll have to scrub the room thoroughly to get rid of the chemicals. I don't want my pups going near the room until that's done.

[Dark Asylumn]

that doesnt look like a normal wasp nest.

 

however african wasps make a nest similar to that

 

http://gizmodo.com/5994461/holy-hell-a-giant-22-foot-wasp-nest-is-the-most-terrifying-thing

 

[Astronomer]

Holy crap!   Now THAT is a wasp nest! Ours were (love being able to use the past-tense) your run-of-the-mill yellowjacket. They just built the nest sideways to fit the space. The nest's opening was on the left-hand side.

Edited August 24, 2013 by Astronomer

[Damage_inc-]

for the past 3 yrs we had the same but its over --.ok this is what endied the madness.you have to go outisde and find where the nest is inside your siding.at dusk pullup the siding and bomb it with wasp killer .immediatly spray greatstuf inside the nest to block in the wasp killer and kill the nest,goodluck

[Dark Asylumn]

Holy crap!   Now THAT is a wasp nest! Ours were (love being able to use the past-tense) your run-of-the-mill yellowjacket. They just built the nest sideways to fit the space. The nest's opening was on the left-hand side.

see where i am from   wasps are the all red or red black and yellow funky bodied things. i guess paper wasps  is what they are bc of the paper like nest they build. then we have yellow jackets and hornets.  so yeah i can see that being a yellow jacket nest.  i hate them all and swell up like a balloon