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Posted by on August 9, 2007, 11:40 pm
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> At the gable end of the building, there is a piece slanted wood trim at the
> top, near the roof line. There is a gap behind the wood trim, and wasps are
> nesting there.
>
> In a different section of the gable end, toward the rear of the building,
> there were carpenter bees late in the spring, and I got the condo management
> company to dust the area and put a screen over the gap. They also dusted a
> section toward the front because I saw wasps nests in this section, but the
> wasps are currently active there.
>
> Wondering if I need to be insisting that condo management do something about
> the wasps? My building is around 20 years old, and I don't think this is
> anything new. They aren't getting into the house or attic that I'm aware
> of. Seems to me if they spray or dust it needs to be done regularly, unless
> maybe they put up a screen like they did for the carpenter bees. ***What do
> you think needs to be done?***
>
> BTW, The screen they used for the the gap in the section that had carpenter
> bees was made of metal (since Carpenter bees can't bore through metal).
> Wondering if this is a hazard for attracting lightening during an electrical
> storm, since it is relatively close to the roof line?
>
> Thanks,
>
> J.
Are they Mud Dauber Wasps? Do they make a mud nest attached to the
eave? If so, just wash it down with a hose.
Your fear of lightning on such small metal area is unfounded.
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