so.. there's a little paper nest being built behind our bbq. this makes me think it's being built by a paper wasp of some sort; forgive my ignorance if that's too much of an assumption.

i've watched this process with fascination for the past couple days. problem is, i don't actually know if i need to stop it. are they a hazardous insect? (i ask because i've had two big bouts of cellulitis from yellowjacket stings, though in fact this kind of critter still fails to bother me personally, and i've resolved to just try to disinfect the hell out of similar accidents in future if possible -- last time it wasn't until too late, alas.) is it early enough that, if i knock down the nest (now a little less than an inch across) the builder will be able to build anew somewhere else?

i do have a roommate who *is* bugged (forgive, i beg, forgive) by flying-stripies, and who owns the bbq, so i do probably have to do something. (ignoring similar situations in previous years, for nests attached to the garage, has not resulted in any obvious problems; i don't like to disturb animals unnecessarily.)

any comments or advice humbly solicited.