Wasp Nest In Roof Gutter

If wasps are focusing on a particular point of your roof or guttering or they are interested in a hole in a wall the chances are that you have a nest.

Wasp nest in roof gutter.

If the wasps nest is somewhere up high like the eave of a two story house or a high tree branch do not use a ladder to attempt to reach it. For that reason wasps hornets and bees are known to nest both inside and beneath gutters. We had wasps on our roof they were going in a vent tube but not in the house. Our neighborhood has a lot of wasps.

As explained in our wasp control article they like sheltered spaces and voids for nest building so the sides of homes up under soffits and roof lines are perfect locations for them to live. In general wasps will find these places attractive any time of year. Never stand on a ladder to reach a high wasps nest. Obviously no one wants to live in close proximity to a colony of stinging insects but this isn t.

The entry point will be near to the guttering or where ever the wasps seem to be concentrating on. I don t usually pay a lot of attention to the wasps unless they are building a nest very close to people such as on my deck or front porch. How to kill wasps around the home. That worked now watching all the other spots on the roof to make sure they don t show up somewhere else.

Bees wasps and hornets often look for damp or moist areas to nest as water allows members of their colonies to hunt other insects. Environments for invite bees wasps hornets. Our son went up to the roof with wasp spray at dusk when they were all at home and sprayed the tube.