JP1234, this is a totally contrarian view but if you can section -off that area why not leave the nest alone?
I would leave it alone but for the fact the nest is somewhere between our bushes and the wall between us and our neighbour. My neighbour runs a creche from her home and has children out in her garden, that is my main concern, if the wasps end up in her garden ( very likely as she has a lot of flowers) and sting one of the children. I have warned her about the nest.
A few weeks back our dog was pottering round outside when she let out a loud yelp and ran in,then would not go out into the garden, even now she avoids that area, we think she was stung and now has the good sense to avoid it.
Generally I am not that bothered by wasps or bees, but I am starting to get a little paranoid now, I had the bedroom window open last night and was woken this morning by the buzzing of 2 wasps that had flown in..luckily they were trapped behind the curtain and I was able to shoo them out!
monagt said:Capture a wasp and tie a thread to its tail and let it return to nest!
are you offering!