MikeR
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posted on 31/8/07 at 02:26 PM |
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nests in my loft - what animal is it?
Folks,
Adding insulation to my attic and found two nests and some droppings.
Trying to figure out what i've got and how much my council tax will rise for having more than one person living in my house.
Pretty sure one nest is a queen bee / queen wasps over winter nest.
Its the other nest / droppings that are 'worrying' me.
Also curious how to dispose of them
a) legally
b) safely (to me)
c) humanly (to them)
Pics (also in my archive under 'nest' if this goes wrong).
[Edited on 31/8/07 by MikeR]
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Chris_G
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posted on 31/8/07 at 02:35 PM |
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Wasps!!!!
See here - about half way down:
http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/general3.htm
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Chris_G
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posted on 31/8/07 at 02:39 PM |
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http://www.heritage-homeandgarden.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=6356&osCsid=759770f4744991a321bfd446d4dd23b9
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RazMan
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posted on 31/8/07 at 02:40 PM |
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Definitely a wasp nest
Your local pest control guy will despatch it quite easily - I wouldn't recommend a Locost approach with a broom & bin bag
Cheers,
Raz
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locoboy
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posted on 31/8/07 at 02:40 PM |
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Droppings look VERY much like rats to me.
ATB
Locoboy
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gingerprince
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posted on 31/8/07 at 02:42 PM |
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can of hairspray and a lighter
(not really!)
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Mr Rob
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posted on 31/8/07 at 02:46 PM |
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Smash the nest up with your hands and see what comes out..
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BenB
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posted on 31/8/07 at 02:55 PM |
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Definately wasp nests. Droppings look rather flat to me!!! Rat droppings tend to be round....
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MikeR
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posted on 31/8/07 at 03:05 PM |
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Ok, i've not noticed a wasp problem and it says they can be left once treated. Also wasps don't re-use nests .........
how do you know if the nest is still active?
(ie i want to get rid of it)
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David Jenkins
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posted on 31/8/07 at 03:12 PM |
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Wasps - we had them in the loft last year.
We contacted the local council pest controllers, who these days are just a help-desk who point you towards a pest control company. They charge a
'special rate', i.e. less than if you rang them directly.
Bloke came along, sprayed some stuff over them, and they were dead within a day or so. Spent ages sweeping dead wasps up off the loft floor...
But he said that they only use a nest for one year, then move off somewhere else, so maybe they're old ones. We had loads of wasps flying round
the loft before he came, so ours was definitely active!
I hate wasps... don't mind bees 'cos they generally leave you alone, don't mind hornets (which are common where I live) 'cos
all they want to do is eat wasps, but I REALLY hate wasps 'cos they're spiteful!
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zxrlocost
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posted on 31/8/07 at 03:32 PM |
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I was driving my car with the window down the once
wasp flew through down the back of my T-Shirt and got jammed between me and seat
it obviously panicked and started non stop stinging
I can safely say it was the most painful experience ever
when I got out the car it fell through onto the seat it was massive
It also met my steering lock within a millisecond
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MikeR
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posted on 31/8/07 at 03:35 PM |
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so what about the droppings?
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gezer
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posted on 31/8/07 at 03:38 PM |
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definitly wasps, they have the entrance behind the rafter probably through a small hole near the top of the brickwork,
also there are dead wasps on the ceiling in the second photo,
hornets are allso a species of wasp,
I'm to old to live and to young to die --- buggerit
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fuzzy!!
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posted on 31/8/07 at 03:43 PM |
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giant rat wasps my guess on the droppings
crack one of the droppings open - might give a clue as to what they're eating
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Hellfire
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posted on 31/8/07 at 03:49 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by David Jenkins
I hate wasps... don't mind bees 'cos they generally leave you alone, don't mind hornets (which are common where I live) 'cos
all they want to do is eat wasps, but I REALLY hate wasps 'cos they're spiteful!
nasty b******rds I call em!!!
Steve
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graememk
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posted on 31/8/07 at 04:11 PM |
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wasps nest
rat / maybe mouse dropping hard to tell.
poison needed
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welderman
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posted on 31/8/07 at 04:46 PM |
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went to a christening on sunday, bloke drinking his pint wasp flew in he drank, .
ouch it stung his bottom lip.
Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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designer
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posted on 31/8/07 at 04:59 PM |
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If it's wasps contact the local fishing club. Wasp grub is excellent for fishing and, in Leeds, they will come and take it away for free.
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joneh
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posted on 31/8/07 at 05:39 PM |
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Def rat droppings - wrong shape for mice. I can take a photo of my pet rats poop if you need to be convinced!
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dave1888
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posted on 31/8/07 at 05:56 PM |
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I think that them droppings might be wasp grub cocoon thing? then again i might be talking sh17e
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Macbeast
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posted on 31/8/07 at 07:52 PM |
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You can buy an aerosol of wasp nest destroyer in eg Homebase. You stand about 6-8 feet away and spray - nest dissolves in seconds, no wasps come
out.
But the other animal seems to be crapping 5p pieces - I should encourage that one
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owelly
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posted on 31/8/07 at 09:06 PM |
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I was about to suggest looking for a rat with a hole in its pocket but the 'crapping coins' theory is a good one.......
It's unusual that you havn't heard the rats in the loft. I have had a mouse family in my loft and I could hear the little scratching
devils all fekin night!! I left out some calomine lotion and the scratching stopped.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Thinking about it
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posted on 31/8/07 at 11:29 PM |
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Wasps nest I reckon. We had one in our loft, never even noticed it till they had been and gone.
Mouse turd I reckon bit small for a rat unless it is an old 5p.
Send the cat up the loft to sort em out.
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