that has a huge wasp nest inside (though no wasps (at the moment), thankfully!). I can see it from the inside of the shed (not pictured).
I thought it would be easy to pop the cap off of the vent, clean out the nest, then pop it back on. However, it doesn't appear to me that the cap can be removed!? There are clips on each side that seem to be riveted:
Is the only thing to do here to replace the entire vent?
Here is what it looks like from the inside – there is a mesh blocking the nest:
Best Answer
After buying a replacement (and replacing the vent), it seems as though indeed these do not come apart (which seems CRAZY to me!). The new one I got does NOT have a mesh on the inside though, so it seems like this particular problem cannot happen again (as there's no "floor" for a nest to rest upon). However, that also means much bigger bugs can enter the shed :). I may add my own mesh on the inside of the roof, which would keep out the bugs but also allow me to remove the mesh to fix a problem like this in the future.