How To Relocate A Wasp Nest
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Wasps are a beneficial insect eating some harmful bugs and pollinating plants.
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An Unlikely Pursuit!
In the past two days, I have had to relocate two wasps nests as I worked at preparing my home for the winter. Now you may wonder why I bothered relocating them rather than just killing them off. The answer is that I wildscape my yard and let whatever lives there live there. I have known about the wasps all summer. They haven't bothered me. I don't bother them. But they were in the way of my skirting project, so they had to be moved.
Here's how I did it. I waited until it was dark and cool out and all the wasps were home for the evening. Then I took a sturdy plastic container (a big yogurt container in one case, a plastic bowl in the other) and a piece of stiff plastic that would slide under the bowl and act a s a lid and went to the wasp nest. I covered the nest with the plastic container and slid the stiff piece of plastic underneath, severing the paper connection underneath the nest. Then I very carefully carried the nest far away from my home (to a predetermined location) and gently set it down, leaving the lid on.
Not a single wasp woke up or stung me. I waited about an hour, then went back with a flashlight to remove the lid so the wasps could get out the next day. They were all sound asleep and did not stir when I removed the lid.
Wasps are a beneficial insect eating some harmful bugs and pollinating plants. I have found that, as I said, if I leave them alone, they leave me alone. Now I can finish my project, and the wasps can continue on their merry way! ;)
Copyright: SuzanneBennett: October 15, 2008
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This makes perfect sense! It seems quite safe, if one is careful. I wonder if it matters how far away one relocates the wasps -- and if they tend to return to the area from which they were taken
Thanks Bill! Mine didn't come back, and I just took them to the back of my yard!
Hey Suzanne, found a wasps nest that is up inside a sealed off dog flap. Assuming I can get a container in there to take them down, which i'm not sure I can, where are good places to relocated wasps nests to? I live in a neighborhood, so i don't want them to become someone else's problem. Also I'd rather not kill them. Let meknow if you have any ideas
-Sage
If you can put them into a sealed container, maybe you could drive it off into the country! :D I just took mine to the back of my yard. They probably just set up another nest in my yard.
Hmmmm, well we tried all this and moved them all the way down the block, and they were back the very next day. we had taped over the area, but the taping fell down. wonder how that happened.....
Wow, suzanne, you sure have this love for all creatures big and small. If it were me, I would probably just throw the wasp nest away as I would be afraid that the insects would hurt me or my kid.
If you leave them alone, they leave you alone! :)
I never thought of doing this. I have a wasps nest in my garden right now and like you, they haven't bothered me at all but I'm going to have to move them somewhere else soon I'm redecoration the outside of my house. Thank you so much for the help, I now know what to do, thanks.
Good! Be careful! :)
moonlake Level 7 Commenter 3 years ago
I feel the same way you do about the wasp nest. Leave them if you can. Our nest is hornets nest. You can view in my hub.
Good idea for moving them.