But getting back to wasps. The good news is that they do not use the same nest next year. Come the winter 99.9% of the wasps will die and the queen will hibernate somewhere else. It is at that point you should carefully remove and destroy the nest. After hibernation the Queen Wasp will start chewing wood and stuff from which she will create a new small nest somewhere, often close to the original. It will first become obvious when it is about the size of a ping pong ball. Fascinating looking thing and a wonder of nature. At that point destroy it and the Queen Wasp or you will have a whole nest full again within weeks.
See Wiki for confimration:
The nests of some social wasps, such as hornets, are first constructed by the queen and reach about the size of a walnut before sterile female workers take over construction. The queen initially starts the nest by making a single layer or canopy and working outwards until she reaches the edges of the cavity. Beneath the canopy she constructs a stalk to which she can attach several cells; these cells are where the first eggs will be laid. The queen then continues to work outwards to the edges of the cavity after which she adds another tier. This process is repeated, each time adding a new tier until eventually enough female workers have been born and matured to take over construction of the nest leaving the queen to focus on reproduction. For this reason, the size of a nest is generally a good indicator of approximately how many female workers there are in the colony. Social wasp colonies often have populations exceeding several thousand female workers and at least one queen. Polistes and some related types of paper wasp do not construct their nests in tiers but rather in flat single combs.
Back on topic for once with sensible advice. It can't last
