Talkback: Hibernating wasps
"We never see butterflies in the garden" says my mother, then when cleaning out the log store over Xmas she finds two hibernating peacock butterflies. So they were there, we replaced them as best we could, the covered log pile seems to desirable realestate for invertebrates so we will try to create one exclusively for them.
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I was stung by one of them on the foot recently whilst cutting back a shrub, with my back to the nest. Obviously in the flight path of one irritated wasp!
Any suggestions?
You could try letting it go into a shed or unheated outbuilding. It may then have a chance to settle back down again. Really, queen wasps should not be up and about until April.
I would say to leave them. If they are moved or disturbed then this will kill them. <a title="wasp nest removal guildford" href="http://www.waspnestssurrey.co.uk/" target="_blank">Wasp nest removal</a> at the wrong time is not ideal so just best to let them be
As much as I don't like wasps, they have their uses. I recently purchased a new shed and found wasps clinging to the side. Broke my heart to disturbe them. If you can live with them, leave them.