Are these Bees or Wasps?

In the loft

They're not coming indoors (yet!) so maybe wait a bit and see if they leave any organic honey

What do you think they are?

Re: Are these Bees or Wasps?

Ooo you've got a wasp's nest, They'll get you Azz when your asleep

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You'll probably find a nest - they are fascinating things, beautifully engineered

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Defo wasps Azz I'm afraid and but some folks (eg. me!) are allergic to their stings. There seems to be loads this year. I'd have a look on Yell.com for an exterminator if I were you.

Re: Are these Bees or Wasps?

Hard to tell from the pic, Azz, but suspect they're wasps. They're generally a bit slimmer than bees, and mostly not hairy. This link might help:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charact...wasps_and_bees

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Trust them to be wasps!

I think the council here get rid of wasps for free... still not keen on killing them tho. I used to think they just 'smoked' them out and then sealed the hive/nest!

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Definitely wasps Azz ....... we had nest in our loft a few years ago, ost us £20 odd for someone to come in and destroy it (not the Council though)....

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I guess they use a chemical spray? Could you smell it afterwards?

Are they likely to come in when it gets to the end of their season? If so I think it ought to be done, if not, let em live

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They used a chemical spray but we weren't aware of any smell at all.....

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Ah k thanks Mags!

Will see how it goes and report back if they get exterminated