ST3V3 Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 dont know but worth a try it aint going to hurt you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feaks Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 As has been said, all you need is ant powder put down the hole in the evening. It could even be two nests if the entrances are four feet apart as the nests aren't that big yet. Powder is the safe option just not as fun as petrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 fire bomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiball Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 leave a running rotary mower over the top of holes and see if it sucks em up would be funny to watch if anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest topshot_2k Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 leave a running rotary mower over the top of holes and see if it sucks em up would be funny to watch if anything just make sure it has enough petrol for the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted July 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Just tried the ant powder, half a big tub, now got lots of pretty white wasps! if that doesn't sort 'em then it's time to burrrnnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiball Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 just make sure it has enough petrol for the job yeah dont do it with half a tank you will just pee em off it works in that disney film ants (i have kids honest) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted July 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 leave a running rotary mower over the top of holes and see if it sucks em up would be funny to watch if anything Did think about using the vacuum, just dont fancy emptying it after. I can buy gunpowder on an fac can't i ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest topshot_2k Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Did think about using the vacuum, just dont fancy emptying it after. I can buy gunpowder on an fac can't i ? awaits thread 'Need to repair big hole in lawn' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted July 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 awaits thread 'Need to repair big hole in lawn' You know where this is going then? It'll be in the wanted section "wanted, 3 tons of top soil" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulf Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 If they've come out white from the powder then you know you've got them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyflier Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Half a tub!!! you only needed a teaspoon full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 I got rid of one in the lawn once by pouring (a lot) of petrol down it and torching it. Watch out when you light it though, It goes up like a volcano I was amazed how long it burned for. There were hundreds of wasps that were "out and about" when I lit it, and they gradually came back and flew straight into the flames It got rid of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 When my kids crashed a bike into the hedge last summer they hit a lovely underground wasps nest & got thoroughly stung. I had some foaming wasp nest killer stuff which I sprayed into the entrance after dark, a couple of nights on the trot & they all succumbed peacefully. I'm sure plain old ant powder would do just as well though. That is not to say fire would not have been more satisfying... but I would have set fire to the public hedge, which would not have been good for my FAC/SGC ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbaz Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 The Doff foaming wasp killer is supposed to be very good, also if you're reduced to a coward with any insect that's black and yellow (like me :blink: ), it's great due to the fact that you can fire it from up to ten feet away reducing the risk of their attention This is the stuff... Doff foaming wasp nest killer We had one in the ground under the hedge, i waited for night time and emptied a kettle full of boiling water down it, the next day there was a few but no where near as many and in winter, i hammered the hole into just a depression in the ground with a slege hammer Never saw a single one the next year John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Stop being such a woman about it. 1. Roll up some newspaper and put petrol on it. 2. Pour petrol down the hole. 3. Get crazy Spaniard to light the rolled up newspaper inside his jacket like a fag as it was windy. 4. Get crazy Spaniard to hand you the burning beacon while he retreats. 5. Thrust the burning beacon at the hole meaningfully and with clear intent. 6. Enjoy the ground rumbling slightly as there is a small explosion underground. 7. Run. FM :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 I had some fun with one of these a few weeks back. I used wasp nest killer, sort of foam spray, worked a trick. I think from memory when I read up on them its the common wasp that nests in the ground. Somewhat smaller than the European or 'German' wasp that like to nest up trees. Nasty little critters either way. Hope you get it sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 speaking from recent experience (ie last night :blink:) if possible burn them out. theyd built a hive in my lawn near a brick wall, destroyed the hive with lots of warm water on monday but they were trying to rebuild last night, so one newspaper and one bottle of white spirits later = problem sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 powder killer is far better, otherwise any that are out when you set fire to it don't get killed, powder gets taken into the nest and gets them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gloker Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 I had some fun with one of these a few weeks back. I used wasp nest killer, sort of foam spray, worked a trick. I think from memory when I read up on them its the common wasp that nests in the ground. Somewhat smaller than the European or 'German' wasp that like to nest up trees. Nasty little critters either way. Hope you get it sorted ZE Germans? might have known they would have something to do with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Well for a change I'm going to be the grown up here. The best plan if your ant killer doesn't work is to mix up a watering can full of water with lots of washing up liquid in it. Shove a funnel in the hole (evening is best because they're quiet then) and pour all the soapy water in. The soap coats the wasp and stops it from breathing, the queen will die and the nest will be finished. Of course if that's a bit boring for you we could go the powder route. Should I make one for you? How far do you want to go? Small hole? Maybe big hole? No garden left? Empty plot of ground where a house used to be? Any of these options will move the wasps on! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad93 Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Ant powder and a bit of raid fly killer to protect yourself should do it. Pour the ant powder down the hole and spray it with raid. The petrol idea sounds more fun though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 We had a underground wasps nest in the middle of one of our drives last season... Quite a big looking thing with lots of activity around the hole. Problem was, one of beaters stuck his flag down it which stired them up a bit - although I did laugh when one of our pw mods got stung by one on his head, whilst trying to make the safety of the beaters waggon :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 If petrol is a bit too hardcore, invest in a badger. Loads and loads of little craters in the woods round here at the moment where the pigs have dug up the bee and wasp nests. FM :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 It's amazing what they'll put up with when they're hungry isn't it. It must really hurt getting those grubs out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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