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- Lise L.
- Oakland, CA
- 181 friends
- 304 reviews
We seem to have a wasp nest in the wall of our house. I haven't found a single review for an exterminator in the Oakland area. Anyone have any suggestions?
3/9/2008 -
- Lainie L.
- Oakland, CA
- 353 friends
- 253 reviews
ooh. Be careful, lady!
Most exterminators will come out and use a bomb that kills the hive and then they come back later to remove it. . .but sometimes it doesn't reach all the different chambers in the hive - so even though it might seem dormant, don't go poking around it.
We use Crane at the restaurant and they are very reliable and service oriented. :)3/9/2008 -
- Jennifer H.
- South Pasadena, CA
- 32 friends
- 308 reviews
Can't you smoke the wasps out?
3/9/2008 -
- Lise L.
- Oakland, CA
- 181 friends
- 304 reviews
Thanks! Hubbie wanted to tackle it himself, but I figured it was not a good idea, especially because we can't even see the nest. Plus, we have a small dog, two cats and my pregnant self so want to be sure the right stuff is used.
3/9/2008 -
- Sheila G.
- San Francisco, CA
- 0 friends
- 161 reviews
I wouldn't send out the hubby with a baseball bat and daisy dukes. Unless you're mad at him or something.
3/9/2008 -
- Lise L.
- Oakland, CA
- 181 friends
- 304 reviews
:) Exactly - this hardly seems to be the time to get all DIY'er
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- Sheila G.
- San Francisco, CA
- 0 friends
- 161 reviews
Un-uh!!! I'm hiring a pro and getting outta town.
3/9/2008 -
- Jennifer H.
- South Pasadena, CA
- 32 friends
- 308 reviews
I suggested smoke because we did that with a crazy beehive that was hidden, and yeah, I was pregnant at the time, so I didn't want those nasty pesticides near me or in our walls. Or our four cats.
3/9/2008 -
- Lise L.
- Oakland, CA
- 181 friends
- 304 reviews
Smoking them out does sound ideal. Will an exterminator take this step first if we prefer?
3/9/2008 -
- Jennifer H.
- South Pasadena, CA
- 32 friends
- 308 reviews
I don't think so; they love their pesticides. Doesn't hurt to ask, though. When bees and wasps "think" the hive is doomed in a fire, they abandon it; they don't go back. They move on and rebuild somewhere else. I hate the smell of pesticides. I'm sure the exterminator will say it's all safe, though.
The beehive near our front door was inside in a wall. There are ventilation holes covered by a wire mesh (to keep critters like squirrels and mice out), and the bees found that extremely attractive (the wire mesh was kind of like built-in protection on the way to the hive).3/9/2008 -
- Bevy M.
- Castro Valley, CA
- 169 friends
- 442 reviews
I've been using Clarks for a couple of years now and they're great -- the products they use are non-toxic and environmentally friendly. The phone number is easy: 1-800-WE NEED YOU.
The only thing is, they may want you sign up for an annual contract -- I don't know if they do one-offs. We used to be inundated with yellow jackets and spiders, and it has really helped.
I don't recommend you do this yourself. When we lived in SF, we once had a huge paper wasp nest (I happened to be pregnant at the time too), and we ended up calling a beekeeper who came and took care of it. The empty nest was gross and smelled bad.3/9/2008 -
- Lise L.
- Oakland, CA
- 181 friends
- 304 reviews
Our entry is a single quarter-sized hole on the side of the house. Is smoking done by a kit we can buy at Home Depot?
3/9/2008 -
- michelle s.
- San Francisco, CA
- 113 friends
- 258 reviews
*buzzzzzzzz* yikes.
3/9/2008 -
- Lise L.
- Oakland, CA
- 181 friends
- 304 reviews
I'm beginning to think wasps are drawn to houses with pregnant gals inside.
I really appreciate all the advice and references!3/9/2008 -
- Jaime M.
- Chicopee, MA
- 329 friends
- 573 reviews
People burn their houses down or start house fires a lot more than you might think when attempting to smoke out nests. My dad was a firefighter in TX (see the rant about TX wasps above) and it was a little too common for comfort.
3/9/2008 -
- Lise L.
- Oakland, CA
- 181 friends
- 304 reviews
Yikes, that doesn't sound like a good plan for us then. Just training a bush hubby managed to kill it.
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- Ari C.
- Daly City, CA
- 169 friends
- 381 reviews
Flamethrower!
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- Thömas F.
- San Francisco, CA
- 1038 friends
- 104 reviews
I'm flagging this thread as RACIST
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