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pooltable

Purring noise in walls?

https://imgur.com/a/jFublAI

See above video.

Wife has been hearing this noise at night for the past couple months in our daughters room while putting her to bed.

Noise is possibly coming from inside the walls or attic. Could it be a wasp/bee nest? Limited info on the internet points in that direction. Just wanted to get your guys’ thoughts.

Calling a pest control expert tomorrow to come out and investigate regardless.

Thanks!

Posted Aug 31, 2021, 12:17 AM UTC

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GaetanDugas•

Sound's like a cat, or a motor.

Stinging insects have a humming/buzzing noise.

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pooltableOP•

Check this out.

https://youtu.be/Jo881LDUNQE

This is why I am more inclined to believe it’s a wasp nest. From what I am reading, they flap their wings in unison to circulate air through the nest. It seriously sounds like a cat purring.

We have two cats ourselves and I find it hard to believe there would be a cat in our 100 degree attic or insulated 2nd floor exterior walls.

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PCDuranetMOD - ACTIVE IN INDUSTRY•

That a single creature; not bees or wasps.

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KINGtyr199•

Thats a cat

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pooltableOP•

Yep, it was a wasp nest. Verified that they were flying through a gap in my siding outside.

Called pest control and they blew a powder based insecticide through the opening and--poof--no more purring noise in the walls. Glad I got to it soon enough since it was in my toddler daughter's bedroom.

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