Anyone have any tricks on getting rid of wasps?

[shane96ranger]

I don't want to destroy the "natural world". There is enough damage from Hurricanes Irene & Lee-

I had this thought as well until I read that wasps prey on Bee's. I realize they kill other insects as well, but we have a shortage of bees around here. I've probably seen less than a dozen all summer long.

I have been killing them with the spray. There is a nest that I can't get to without tearing some soffit and fascia out, so I was trying to get at it with the spray I got at Lowe's. It was effective in killing some of them, but not all. So when the Terminix guy came, I had him spray some crap he had in there. I've seen no activity up there since. The stuff he sprayed was kind of oily, so it hung around longer. I'd sure like to get some of that stuff he had.

Since he sprayed, it's been MUCH better. It's starting to get cooler at night here, so they will be dying off pretty soon.

 

[fyre82]

I will try the bacon & place in pans instead. I don't want to destroy the "natural world". There is enough damage from Hurricanes Irene & Lee-

You still need to hang that above your water mix and in something that is relatively difficult for the bugs to get out of.
The idea is to get them to gorge, fall into the water and drown. IF they don't fall in they need to not be able to get out of the trap. A piece of screen in a cone above a bucket works like a charm.

Good luck

Rich

 

[MrE_Powers]

pb blaster

 

[adsm08]

Shove firecrackers in the nest.

 

[shane96ranger]

I don't want to jinx myself, but I put up one of the fake nests this year. It's been awesome, the little bastards aren't building nests in my yard this year! I put one up last year, but they were well established by that time - so it didn't work out. Here's what I got:

 

[RICO9]

It's not very practical, but I had a blast last year shooting them out of the air with spray adhesive!

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Lil buggers are building nests everywhere around here again this year. It's usually an ongoing battle. Large nests don't seem to be a deterrent at all, had one bigger than a basketball two years ago. Left it up after it was abandoned and it didn't deter any from building elsewhere.

Best bee killer spray I ever used was some stuff called Black Leaf. Of course, I haven't been able to get any for a couple years now...

The worst around here are the mud wasps because they build big mud tubes on anything and everything. I dunno how they do it, but those things are about impossible to clean off - even a scrub brush and soapy water doesn't work very well.

Couple years ago I took down a huge wasp nest for a customer of mine (not my usual line of work). Showed up at the crack of dawn one morning, set up a ladder and from about 3' away I emptied a can of foaming bee spray into the nest. Then I shot down the ladder and had a cup of coffee with the homeowner, lol. Wish I would have got some pictures, thing was about as big as a beach ball. Despite the foaming spray, there were still some survivors, so I put a can of regular spray into things. Next day I started knocking it down and spraying anything that twitched.

A cutting torch works for killing them too, seen that done a couple times at a junkyard. Just a twist of the gas valve and fried bees. Of course, you have to be kinda close....

Another trick I saw at the junkyard involved a fire extinguisher. They had one of those refillable ones, they'd fill it with water and put a little dish soap in, then charge it up off shop air.

When I did concrete construction, we'd use the solvent based sealer in a sealer sprayer. Didn't kill them instantly, but a quick mist of that sealer in the air was like hitting a brick wall for the lil suckers, they'd go right down and then the stuff would harden on them, which would leave them largely unable to move.

 

[scooter]

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Todd S.

 

[killj0y]

Soap, water, and a touch of bleach in a super soaker works great and gives you distance.

 

[AllanD]

I'm in the market for a supersoaker as I've found my stash of "Black flag 40" insecticide,

Black Flag 40 is a water soluble and highly effective non-persistant nerve agent.

The actual active ingredient is Nicotine Sulfate (You can make your own by making
"tea" out of a pack of Camel Cigarettes in a pint of warm water)

This "Tea" made from tobacco if it is as dark as the tea you get in a chinese resturant will kill most insects on contact.

Demonstrating this cause a friend who smoked to quit cold turkey and 10years later he is still smoke free...

Seeing you KILL things with a dilute tea made from cigarettes...

 

[shane96ranger]

The little buggers made a nest in my gate. I just thought I'd post back and say THANK YOU to whoever mentioned brake cleaner. That works way better than actual wasp killer. They drop instantly when it hits them, and don't move anymore.

Part of me wanted to light the thing on fire after I was done, but given the current conditions around the state of Utah (fires everywhere)...... it's probably not a good idea.

 

[Captain Ledd]

The little buggers made a nest in my gate. I just thought I'd post back and say THANK YOU to whoever mentioned brake cleaner. That works way better than actual wasp killer. They drop instantly when it hits them, and don't move anymore.

Part of me wanted to light the thing on fire after I was done, but given the current conditions around the state of Utah (fires everywhere)...... it's probably not a good idea.

Your welcome (post #4) I figured carb cleaner could work as well because it's kinda similar to brake cleaner.

Me and a friend were parting out a Jeep Cherokee, we just sprayed the nest for the hell of it. Dropped. Dead. Instantly.

I don't even bother with the regular killer spray anymore.

 

[4.0B2]

Yeah. I always have brake cleaner around. So... Yeah. Lol

 

[adsm08]

Part of me wanted to light the thing on fire after I was done, but given the current conditions around the state of Utah (fires everywhere)...... it's probably not a good idea.

Actually, this is not the horrible idea you think it is. Hit the nest quick with a shot of brake cleaner, then when they stop buzzing around it knock it down with a broom. Then hit it with another shot through a lit grill lighter from about 12" away. The stupid nests are made from something a little lighter than tissue paper, the fire never gets substantial enough to really set anything else on fire.

I like watching the larve boil out of their skin.

 

[killj0y]

Actually, this is not the horrible idea you think it is. Hit the nest quick with a shot of brake cleaner, then when they stop buzzing around it knock it down with a broom. Then hit it with another shot through a lit grill lighter from about 12" away. The stupid nests are made from something a little lighter than tissue paper, the fire never gets substantial enough to really set anything else on fire.

I like watching the larve boil out of their skin.

Twisted:screwy:... But I like it!