Wasp nest

[arm2000]

I just discovered a wasp nest near my house. It's about a soccer ball size and is just under the roof of the house. Due to its height I can't reach it to take it down myself. I would rather call some company to deal with it. Do you have any recommendation? If you have experience with them, what price shd I expect?
The nest is actually pretty far for the backyard and our usual paths and I didn't notice many wasps around. Is it an acceptable idea to just leave it?

[woof]

If the nest has been abandoned then just leave it. Apparently wasps won't build a nest in the vicinity of another nest because they don't like to trespass on another wasp territory. It's presence should at least prevent other wasps from from locating in your vicinity.

[JohnnyRX]

They were building a nest this year just above my garage door. It wasn't much bigger than a golf ball when I hit it with a spray called 1 Shot or something like that. Wicked stuff...the hornets in the nest immediately dropped to the ground and I haven't seen any back. Left the nest in place for now. You might consider doing the same.

[Thai]

I don't believe the whole concept of wasps not building nests near each other. I've been killing nests in my backyard all summer. At times there were 2 nests within 5' of each other!

[Techhead]

If it's far and not impeading on your daily rutine in the yard. Then just leave it till late fall. Then get a ladder and a hockey stick to knock it down.

No need to spend money if you don't have to.

[pessamystic]

go get a spray (about 10 bucks) and give it a good covering tonight. be ready to RUN as soon as you finish coating it! don't use the whole spray can. keep a bit for the next little nest you see.

[Thai]

I use this foaming spray from Home Depot. Works great! Love seeing them drop dead within a minute.

http://www.homedepot.ca/product/jet-foam-wasp-hornet/917229

http://www.homedepot.ca/wcsstore/HomeDepotCanada/images/catalog/17091.7306510_4.jpg

[JohnnyRX]

Nests are indeed empty in late Fall...bees can't fly in the cold!

[M1K3Z0R]

Agree with the suggestion of not hiring someone, it's an easy task that you can do yourself. If it isn't a threat to you or children, you could leave it if you can get over the looks of it.

Ladder, spray, and an appropriate sized clear bag. Wrap it around the nest, shoot some spray in, and seal it up. Alternatively you could dislodge the nest while you have the bag over it, then tie up the bag and throw the thing out

[MrFrugal1]

Just leave it alone. Most wasps are beneficial insects, as they eat other pest insects, and many eat exclusively spiders. Are they bothering you in some way? If not them leave it.

[Drthorne]

Raid makes wasp and hornet spray in a can that can spray up to 15 feet and kills them in a second or two. I'd get rid of it by spraying directly on the nest at night. My uncle got stung today by one and had an alergic reaction, was in rough shape and in the hospital all day

[Catherine111]

From my experience i have seen that the people usually use a wasp spray and fire those. And it wouldn't be a wise decision to leave it.

[vdub07]

Just leave it alone. Most wasps are beneficial insects, as they eat other pest insects, and many eat exclusively spiders. Are they bothering you in some way? If not them leave it.

Agreed. Just leave them alone if they aren't bothering you.