What kind of nest is this?
Nov 18th 2011, 8:15 pm
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What kind of nest is this?
Went out to sort the hose out as it'd come away on the inside, AGAIN and before I opened it I noticed this nest! EEEK! Does anyone know what it is and how to remove it before they all hatch out and sting my wee doggy!!?? lol
Nov 18th 2011, 8:33 pm
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Re: What kind of nest is this?
Nov 18th 2011, 9:12 pm
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Re: What kind of nest is this?
Poke it a couple of times and see what comes out 
Nov 18th 2011, 9:28 pm
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Nov 18th 2011, 10:31 pm
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Nov 19th 2011, 1:09 am
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Re: What kind of nest is this?
LOL... I actually really would do that... Reason being if they are big and nasty and beelike you'll need a 180 buck visit from a pest controller.... If you/I reckon I can handle them... Two cans of Baygon.
It almost certainly will be some kind of wasp, Most of those are relatively harmless. Hopefully they aren't Bees or Hornets, short of finding a entomologist on these board then you can make your own mind up re the 180 bucks or sorting it yourself.
BTW spray them at night time
Nov 19th 2011, 1:48 am
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Re: What kind of nest is this?
LOL... I actually really would do that... Reason being if they are big and nasty and beelike you'll need a 180 buck visit from a pest controller.... If you/I reckon I can handle them... Two cans of Baygon.
It almost certainly will be some kind of wasp, Most of those are relatively harmless. Hopefully they aren't Bees or Hornets, short of finding a entomologist on these board then you can make your own mind up re the 180 bucks or sorting it yourself.
BTW spray them at night time
It almost certainly will be some kind of wasp, Most of those are relatively harmless. Hopefully they aren't Bees or Hornets, short of finding a entomologist on these board then you can make your own mind up re the 180 bucks or sorting it yourself.
BTW spray them at night time
Nov 19th 2011, 8:43 am
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Re: What kind of nest is this?
Is the nest like solid clay?
Could be a potter wasp http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisb...PotterWasp.htm
We get them and they are fascinating to watch building the nest. They don't bother humans and you get grubs out of the nest, not a hoard of marauding wasps.
Could be a potter wasp http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisb...PotterWasp.htm
We get them and they are fascinating to watch building the nest. They don't bother humans and you get grubs out of the nest, not a hoard of marauding wasps.
Nov 19th 2011, 8:55 am
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Re: What kind of nest is this?
never mind the nest its that big green snake I would watch out for
Nov 19th 2011, 9:58 am
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Re: What kind of nest is this?
It's gone, my neighbour got rid of it for me. We have a very inquisitive 9 month old boxer, so I wasn't taking any risks...
Nov 20th 2011, 6:58 am
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Re: What kind of nest is this?
Probably a mud wasp.
They build anywhere. Corner of windows. doors and walls and inside anything.
We found a bunch inside our sunbed.
Often it's just a mound though rather than a uniform shape.
They build anywhere. Corner of windows. doors and walls and inside anything.
We found a bunch inside our sunbed.
Often it's just a mound though rather than a uniform shape.
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Nov 20th 2011, 9:53 pm
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Re: What kind of nest is this?
this is australia. if you have to ask what the nest is, its probably highly dangerous with man-eaters contained within.
