Not in DMV area - Airbnb 2 week rental and there are bees (paper wasps) that have gotten in to the unit

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:PP. I see you put wasps in the title. Be precise when reporting the hazard.

Wasps may be more likely to have a nest attached to the house.

Paper wasps are good for the environment. Sad that city people want to kill them. I think one should expect some nature when they are staying around nature

Agreed but, the house needs to be bugproof. And, the Reddit thread recommends removing nests in places where the wasps may get startled (doors, etc.). Because they may attack unpredictably.

Most humans everywhere are intolerant of insect colonies in/around their living areas.

so you go to the woods and the house needs to be "bug proof" that isn't a thing no house is "bug proof" will you complain to the host if a dear shits on the front porch

[Anonymous]

Just get in touch with the host and have them send someone out to see if there's a nest in / on the house. They probably don't stay there often so they don't know.

You're doing them a favor in letting them know. Don't assume they don't care. Try to assume that they are on your team.

[Anonymous]

Find a Hilton.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Call to Airbib? For bees in the house? No. But if you see a nest on/very near the house, I think it's worth a message to the host.

If 2 bees had gotten into the house and died, what would you want the host to do?

DId you read my post? I said IF OP can find the NEST and it's on or very close to the house, that's when I'd ask the host to remove it.

You’d be comfortable with removing a nest if it’s in the woods?

I swear you are misreading my post on purpose.

Nope. I just think you’re suburban or a city dweller and dont understand nature

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just get in touch with the host and have them send someone out to see if there's a nest in / on the house. They probably don't stay there often so they don't know.

You're doing them a favor in letting them know. Don't assume they don't care. Try to assume that they are on your team.

Yes, call the concierge!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let the host know. Could be dangerous to future renters.

Are they bees, hornets, or wasps.

My family members are very inaccurate about what a bee is. It matters for finding the nest.

Use Google Lens on a dead one if it is reasonably intact.

Let the host know that there are insects in the woods? Got it

[Anonymous]

FWIW we saw a wasp’s nest attached to a VRBO we were staying at in rural WV - we messaged the owner and he had someone out the next day.

[Anonymous]

I'm severely allergic this would be a huge problem for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP. I see you put wasps in the title. Be precise when reporting the hazard.

Wasps may be more likely to have a nest attached to the house.

Paper wasps are good for the environment. Sad that city people want to kill them. I think one should expect some nature when they are staying around nature

Agreed but, the house needs to be bugproof. And, the Reddit thread recommends removing nests in places where the wasps may get startled (doors, etc.). Because they may attack unpredictably.

Most humans everywhere are intolerant of insect colonies in/around their living areas.

so you go to the woods and the house needs to be "bug proof" that isn't a thing no house is "bug proof" will you complain to the host if a dear shits on the front porch

PP. I'm more thinking about cases where a wooden house has gaps and there are creatures getting inside through the gaps. Fixing the gaps is bug proofing.

I once visited a ski cottage where ladybugs were nesting in the walls AND they were coming out in the living room during the winter in large quantities and dying and falling on the carpet.

My family also had some kind of bee or wasp chew through an attic ceiling and get into an upstairs bedroom (doors were closed). My family members were out of town and came home to find the entire bedroom covered in dead insects.

Addressing the source of these problems is bugproofing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FWIW we saw a wasp’s nest attached to a VRBO we were staying at in rural WV - we messaged the owner and he had someone out the next day.

Yellow jackets are the aggressive ones but they live closer to the ground. Higher nests are usually paper wasps and they are not particularly aggressive and good for the environment. Too bad more city people want to go to rural areas and impose their city way of life

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP. I see you put wasps in the title. Be precise when reporting the hazard.

Wasps may be more likely to have a nest attached to the house.

Paper wasps are good for the environment. Sad that city people want to kill them. I think one should expect some nature when they are staying around nature

Agreed but, the house needs to be bugproof. And, the Reddit thread recommends removing nests in places where the wasps may get startled (doors, etc.). Because they may attack unpredictably.

Most humans everywhere are intolerant of insect colonies in/around their living areas.

so you go to the woods and the house needs to be "bug proof" that isn't a thing no house is "bug proof" will you complain to the host if a dear shits on the front porch

PP. I'm more thinking about cases where a wooden house has gaps and there are creatures getting inside through the gaps. Fixing the gaps is bug proofing.

I once visited a ski cottage where ladybugs were nesting in the walls AND they were coming out in the living room during the winter in large quantities and dying and falling on the carpet.

My family also had some kind of bee or wasp chew through an attic ceiling and get into an upstairs bedroom (doors were closed). My family members were out of town and came home to find the entire bedroom covered in dead insects.

Addressing the source of these problems is bugproofing.

Unless there is an infestation in the house, it is best to leave nature alone. A bee or two making its way in is not a big deal. At this time of year, they are dying btw

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm severely allergic this would be a huge problem for me.

Then you should stay at a hotel on a high floor and probably not travel to rural areas

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW we saw a wasp’s nest attached to a VRBO we were staying at in rural WV - we messaged the owner and he had someone out the next day.

Yellow jackets are the aggressive ones but they live closer to the ground. Higher nests are usually paper wasps and they are not particularly aggressive and good for the environment. Too bad more city people want to go to rural areas and impose their city way of life

I don't think rural people are more tolerant of getting stung in and around their house. In fact I find that city people are more racked with guilt about something that country people don't give a moment's thought to. Like getting rid of a bug nest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW we saw a wasp’s nest attached to a VRBO we were staying at in rural WV - we messaged the owner and he had someone out the next day.

Yellow jackets are the aggressive ones but they live closer to the ground. Higher nests are usually paper wasps and they are not particularly aggressive and good for the environment. Too bad more city people want to go to rural areas and impose their city way of life

I don't think rural people are more tolerant of getting stung in and around their house. In fact I find that city people are more racked with guilt about something that country people don't give a moment's thought to. Like getting rid of a bug nest.

Not really. They know the different types of insects. Unlike a city dweller who will assume every bee is a killer wasp.

Rural people know that bees are part of the ecosystem and kill other things, so unless they were actively stinging people, they would leave a nest

[Anonymous]

If you took the time to post on DCUM, not clear why you wouldn't drop a quick message to the host.