On Aug 9, 3:28 pm, "jay-n-...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> 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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