Wasps Build Giant Nest In Woman's Spare Bed

housegirl · 28/08/14 - 16:59

Omg it would frighted me to death I hate wasps

A pest controller received a shock when he was called to deal with a wasps' nest covering most of a single bed in a woman's spare bedroom.

John Birkett of Longwood Services Pest Control insects said the insects must have been building the giant nest in the house in Winchester, Hampshire for the whole summer.

He estimated the huge colony contained about 5,000 wasps, thousands more grubs and around 500 young queens.

In order to deal with it he had to spend several hours fumigating the room wearing a bee suit as the insects attempted to sting him to fend him off.

He told Sky News: "When I went upstairs and went into the room, It was the most amazing sight I had ever seen.

http://news.sky.com/story/1325695/wasps-build-giant-nest-in-womans-spare-bed

stud u like · 28/08/14 - 17:05

Looks normal sized to me. Wasps make lovely nests.

gother · 28/08/14 - 17:05

There must be a sting in this story.

Bedlam_maid · 28/08/14 - 17:15

She obviously doesn't do much dusting

JulesF · 28/08/14 - 17:45

Oh God, I wish I hadn't clicked on the link! I absolutely hate wasps.

D_Mcd4 · 28/08/14 - 17:52

"Amazing" is not the first word that I would have thought of.

ROWLING2010 · 28/08/14 - 18:30

At least he saved the knitted bedspread. Phew, that is a relief.

I think I'd have to move or burn my house down if that happened to me...

NoseyLouie · 28/08/14 - 18:30

I like the comment that she should have kept it and started a youtube channel, hehe!

NX-74205 · 28/08/14 - 18:34

A pest controller received a shock when he was called to deal with a wasps' nest covering most of a single bed in a woman's spare bedroom.

<pedant>The nest in the article only covers a third of the bed, at most.</pedant>

The Martian · 28/08/14 - 18:52

I would rather have a bee hive in the garden.

valkay · 28/08/14 - 19:18

I was waiting at the bus stop this morning when another gentleman was stung by a Wasp. This time of year they are getting drowsy and slowing down and more likely to sting.

Bluescope · 28/08/14 - 19:53

What I dont understand is how the nest got so big. The guy doing the removal said it would have taken 3 months for the wasps to build a nest that big. However the women said the wasps must have gotten in through an open window. I know it was a spare room but how on earth did she not notice in 3 months that it was full of wasps.

CravenHaven · 28/08/14 - 19:59

I never knew wasps were that considerate, to use her spare bedroom. If they had left the toilet seat up they would have been discovered sooner.

Zeus · 28/08/14 - 21:16

I remember reading a long time ago about a wasp nest in Australia. The temperate climate there meant that they don't die out in the winter months, as they do in the UK. In that case, the wasps built a massive nest in a house owners attic, and he either didn't notice it or (much more likely) didn't bother to do anything about it. Over the course of the year, the nest got so big that it eventually collapsed through the ceiling and landed on the poor chap who was asleep in the bed below. He was stung to death, and his corpse was not discovered for quite some time.

Tal'shiar · 28/08/14 - 21:34

Zeus wrote: »

I remember reading a long time ago about a wasp nest in Australia. The temperate climate there meant that they don't die out in the winter months, as they do in the UK. In that case, the wasps built a massive nest in a house owners attic, and he either didn't notice it or (much more likely) didn't bother to do anything about it. Over the course of the year, the nest got so big that it eventually collapsed through the ceiling and landed on the poor chap who was asleep in the bed below. He was stung to death, and his corpse was not discovered for quite some time.

I like how this story went from sort of odd but funny, to dark and macabre. Being woken by a ton of wasps, I dont think much can be worse.

[Deleted User] · 28/08/14 - 21:36

I think they were just trying to avoid the bedroom tax

housegirl · 28/08/14 - 21:46

SuperHet wrote: »

I think they were just trying to avoid the bedroom tax

Lol I never thought of that

felixrex · 28/08/14 - 22:06

I want to cry

NightFox_Dancer · 28/08/14 - 22:57

housegirl wrote: »

In order to deal with it he had to spend several hours fumigating the room wearing a bee suit as the insects attempted to sting him to fend him off.

I assume 'bee suit' refers to some sort of protective clothing and that he wasn't actually dressed as a bumble bee.

[Deleted User] · 28/08/14 - 23:00

How could you possibly not know you had that in your house, was she senile?

CravenHaven · 29/08/14 - 01:42

Zeus wrote: »

I remember reading a long time ago about a wasp nest in Australia. The temperate climate there meant that they don't die out in the winter months, as they do in the UK. In that case, the wasps built a massive nest in a house owners attic, and he either didn't notice it or (much more likely) didn't bother to do anything about it. Over the course of the year, the nest got so big that it eventually collapsed through the ceiling and landed on the poor chap who was asleep in the bed below. He was stung to death, and his corpse was not discovered for quite some time.

pics or it didn't happen

dee123 · 29/08/14 - 04:19

*Runs out of thread*

PencilBreath · 29/08/14 - 04:25

My dog found a nest on the riverbank, got stung & cried all the way home

kampffenhoff · 29/08/14 - 07:31

NightFox_Dancer wrote: »

I assume 'bee suit' refers to some sort of protective clothing and that he wasn't actually dressed as a bumble bee.

What a shame, he should have really been dressed as a bee ----anyhow, what sort of person doesn't notice there is a wasp nest being built in one of her rooms?

CrazyLoop · 29/08/14 - 07:58

Well if she has no need to go in it very often and they weren't making any noise, it's plausible.

We had a nest in our house last year, they were coming through a vent in the bathroom, travelling along the walls and dropping out into MY window sill where there was light. It was around this time last year so they were majorly droopy.

Took us almost 3 days to discover how they were entering the room

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