If there have been frosts and the nest has chilled sufficiently the wasps are probably dead. Check the nest and look for any signs of activity. If you see absolutely no activity over a period of time then it may be save to remove the nest. If you have the slightest doubt, get professional help.
Vinegar alone will not kill yellow jackets but if you mix it with other ingredients it will kill them. You will need to mix vinegar with water and liquid dish soap.
In Scotland, yes. I'm not sure about anywhere else.
vespiary[Latin vespa, wasp + (ap)iary.]
Only new queen wasps hibernate, and they don't do it in the old nest, the rest die when the cold weather comes. So in winter there should be no live wasps in a nest, and nothing should happen if it is disturbed.Watch the nest for a while to see if there is any activity, and if you have the slightest doubt get professional help to remove it.
Destroying a wasp nest typically results in the death of most, if not all, of the wasps inside. Wasps are territorial creatures, so destroying their nest could lead to them rebuilding elsewhere or looking for a new area to nest.
Vinegar alone will not kill yellow jackets but if you mix it with other ingredients it will kill them. You will need to mix vinegar with water and liquid dish soap.
In the middle of winter, it is highly unlikely that it was a wasp. It was probably some other type of flying insect.
The queen wasp will either hibernate inside the old nest or build a new smaller one. The queen wasp is the only wasp that survives the winter. The rest of the wasps in the next die.
Wasps all die in the winter except for the queens who hibernate (usually underground) and restart the colony in the spring.
In Scotland, yes. I'm not sure about anywhere else.
A wasp nest can grow to be as large as a basketball or even bigger. The size of a wasp nest is influenced by factors such as the species of wasp, the availability of food sources, the climate, and the location of the nest.
A wasp nest can grow to be as big as a basketball or even larger, depending on the species of wasp and the environment.
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If the nest of a wasp is completely destroyed, the wasps will search for another place to make a nest.
The female wren does.
It is possible for a new queen wasp to build a new nest next to or even attached to an old disused nest, however this will be a completely new colony.
You can determine if a wasp nest is active by observing the presence of wasps entering and exiting the nest, as well as listening for buzzing sounds coming from the nest. Additionally, you may notice an increase in wasp activity around the nest during the daytime.