Leeboy20
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Our own is literally sold out of wasp traps . Anyone have a good home made remedy? Bait ?
Wasps !!!
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sublime68charger
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They will go down if you spray them with wd 40.
Give the nest a good soaking as well,
As far as traps put out a dish with some mt dew and add some dish soap, I think is what I was told.
Good luck
Give the nest a good soaking as well,
As far as traps put out a dish with some mt dew and add some dish soap, I think is what I was told.
Good luck
jdcompman
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I use my racquetball racquet. Very easy to swing and down they go. Very effective!
Rock Hound
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I like the ones with a build in bug zapper. You can hear them crackling and smell the burn, very satisfying.
Hornman
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Raid Wasp and Hornet spray. Stand 10-15 feet away and hose them down. Works good.
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filled with dawn dish soap. The soap eats the exoskeleton off of them so they go down from the weight of the soap and die from suffocation. Or so I'm told, all I know is it helped me get rid of thousands of the bastards without a single sting.
filled with dawn dish soap. The soap eats the exoskeleton off of them so they go down from the weight of the soap and die from suffocation. Or so I'm told, all I know is it helped me get rid of thousands of the bastards without a single sting.
I just had a huge nest the size of a basketball on the eave. I was just going to leave it and knock it down when it got cold and they were done for the year. But the little bastards stung me 4 times while I was trying mow, so it had to go.
First night after dark with a flashlight, unloaded a whole can of spectracide wasp killer on the nest from 20 feet back.
Noon the next day, piles of dead and dying hornets on the ground under the nest, but some still flying.
Just before dark unloaded a second can of spectracide wasp killer on the nest from closer distance and into the entry hole.
3rd day afternoon, it was raining. Piles of dead hornets larger, no movement, none flying. Knocked the nest down. Nest fell apart. Nothing came out. The larva inside were still moving. Threw the remains in the woods wriggling larva and all, it was too wet to burn it.
Today no signs of returning hornets.
I saw video of a guy destroying a nest with a pressure washer. It was mush and off his house and they were dead in seconds.
First night after dark with a flashlight, unloaded a whole can of spectracide wasp killer on the nest from 20 feet back.
Noon the next day, piles of dead and dying hornets on the ground under the nest, but some still flying.
Just before dark unloaded a second can of spectracide wasp killer on the nest from closer distance and into the entry hole.
3rd day afternoon, it was raining. Piles of dead hornets larger, no movement, none flying. Knocked the nest down. Nest fell apart. Nothing came out. The larva inside were still moving. Threw the remains in the woods wriggling larva and all, it was too wet to burn it.
Today no signs of returning hornets.
I saw video of a guy destroying a nest with a pressure washer. It was mush and off his house and they were dead in seconds.
BD1
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A hornet nest is tough . You spray the opening but the dam larva nest is higher up inside. BASTARDS ! I used the RAID WASP killer and it did well. Sprayed at night and in the AM took the big rosebud out and torched the nest. Boy that sucker went up quick !! SUCCESS ! 
eborcim
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cheap cans of carburetor cleaner works pretty good
kirkkw
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They can sting you without stopping - literally get you on the way by.
robalmal
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We have had two lots of wasps over the years. If you can watch and observe them, esp. at dusk, they will lead you to their nest. Usually underground.
I poured about 2 litres of petrol down the hole and then sealed. No need to ignite the petrol although I can well imagine some of the people that frequent this forum doing just that.
I poured about 2 litres of petrol down the hole and then sealed. No need to ignite the petrol although I can well imagine some of the people that frequent this forum doing just that.
58Yeoman
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A couple weeks ago, I was putting vents in the sides of one of our sheds. When I climbed down the ladder, one nailed me twice in one finger. I found their nest nearby, and they all paid the ultimate price.
junkman104
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Brake cleaner is my weapon of choice.
Milton Shaw
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Make sure you are not allergic to wasps before you start trying to get rid of them. Here in Knoxville we had a fatality this year from someone who didn't know he was allergic. Also another fatality from a guy who got stung and could not get to his epi-pen in time and died half way into his truck. I found out I was allergic to one kind of wasp about three years ago and have been taking allergy shots for them ever since. My wife now sprays the wasp nests after I find them.
HeadsUp
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Didn't used to be allergic to wasp stings. A few years ago I was stung a couple dozen times. Now when I get stung it's a trip to the doctor. Doc says I'll need an Epipen if I keep getting stung. Told him I don't go looking for them but I like to be outside with my boys.
Always keep a couple cans of hornet/wasp spray on hand. I've heard that wasps return to their nest at dust. Just as a precaution that's when I take care of them.
Always keep a couple cans of hornet/wasp spray on hand. I've heard that wasps return to their nest at dust. Just as a precaution that's when I take care of them.
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filled with dawn dish soap. The soap eats the exoskeleton off of them so they go down from the weight of the soap and die from suffocation. Or so I'm told, all I know is it helped me get rid of thousands of the bastards without a single sting.
Soap eats the exoskeleton off of them?
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I would never store a gun in a garage unless it was in a safe of some sort. A gun is like gold they will never lose value if you keep them nice.
According to the Internet, and you cant put anything on the Internet that isn't true.Soap eats the exoskeleton off of them?
I know they go down and die, I've been told the ingredient that cuts through grease is what gets their exoskeleton. How true it is i don't know.
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LS6 Tommy
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This guy
filled with dawn dish soap. The soap eats the exoskeleton off of them so they go down from the weight of the soap and die from suffocation. Or so I'm told, all I know is it helped me get rid of thousands of the bastards without a single sting.
The soap is what suffocates them. They breathe through their exoskeleton...
Tommy
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filled with dawn dish soap. The soap eats the exoskeleton off of them so they go down from the weight of the soap and die from suffocation. Or so I'm told, all I know is it helped me get rid of thousands of the bastards without a single sting.
No, the soap does not "eat the exoskeleton". If it does, then the soap you are using is waaaay stronger soap than what I have!
However, the soap does lower the surface tension of the water and thus the water can 'flow' over the insects' teeny-tiny breathing 'holes' along their exoskeleton and thus they 'drown' or suffocate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_system_of_insects
It works, but I usually prefer insta-death via 20'+ away with Wasp-and-Hornet killer in a can. Insta-death and a residual effect on any in the nest who try to leave and touch the liquid or any who try to return and touch the liquid.
Although the foamy version is also quite effective, especially on a ground nest of yellow jackets.
Hit the nest at night to avoid most of their activity and don't spook or disturb the 'guards' (no joke there) until your chemical death assault is fully under way and those nest entrance guards are the first casualties, although there are often a few 'stragglers' who didn't return to the nest for the night (out partying or missed the last 'bus' back home before dark, or such
). Hence the benefit (for us) and detriment (to them) of the residual effect of the commercial wasp sprays on any stragglers who try to return later or attempted escapees who try to leave after your direct spray assault has stopped.Falcon67
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Yard Guard is my weapon of choice. I get right in there amongst 'em. Early morning and late evening are good hunting times. Bugs mostly on the nest around then.
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I've been wanting to give one of these a try:
Say hello to my little friend!
Say hello to my little friend!
Overhaulin63
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Grandma would take some powder poison and put it in an old shop vac and **** them all up and then let the shop vac run a little longer...done! She lived to be 91; God Bless her.
Zombifyd925
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I use an empty water bottle. Cut a slit about an inch long sideways and try to push the bottom in so the bees would have.to climb up and in. Then put some sweet liquid in it and tie a string to it and hang it. It's very effective!
kf4zht
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38 special - regular primer, ~2gn of fast powder, cardboard wad, grits, another wad and a good roll crimp. You can cut the wads with a sharpened case and a hammer.
On the bigger side 12ga with walnut tumbling media and about 10gb of red dot. You will have unburned powder but it's enough to disintegrate them. I use ***** wads but a gas seal works better as the weight increases.
On the bigger side 12ga with walnut tumbling media and about 10gb of red dot. You will have unburned powder but it's enough to disintegrate them. I use ***** wads but a gas seal works better as the weight increases.
JRC3
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I've cleaned residential windows for years and in the beginning I would hit wasps with my squirt bottle of soapy water hoping if they were wet, they couldn't fly until I was long gone a few minutes later. I quickly realized it did that very thing but it also killed them. They would drop away and die or they'd hang on the nest and die there. Good thing to learn when you job keeps hanging off a ladder at 2-3 stories. Other good thing to learn is to act like a tree and they will go away. Running and/or swatting will get you stung.
Seriously, a quart of water with a table spoon of Dawn is all you need. I use a squeeze type bottle (basicall just a home drilled in a lid.. Been doing it for nearly 20 years and probably killed a few thousand.
Seriously, a quart of water with a table spoon of Dawn is all you need. I use a squeeze type bottle (basicall just a home drilled in a lid.. Been doing it for nearly 20 years and probably killed a few thousand.
Smokeshow69
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Brake cleaner is my weapon of choice.
x2. Love to spray them and watch them shrivel up!
Over the last week I have watched the continued Wussification of America. I run a landscape crew, and while on a large commercial job we came across 7 or 8 yellowjacket ground nests.
No one wants to get stung, and if you are allergic, that is a whole different deal.
But what happened to the days when a guy got stung, he said "F&$* that hurt", and moved on with his work day?
These kids I have working with me these days gotta call the boss and let him know they were stung, call their mommy, rub it with ice cubes, put ointment on it... they are pretty much worthless the rest of the day.
No one wants to get stung, and if you are allergic, that is a whole different deal.
But what happened to the days when a guy got stung, he said "F&$* that hurt", and moved on with his work day?
These kids I have working with me these days gotta call the boss and let him know they were stung, call their mommy, rub it with ice cubes, put ointment on it... they are pretty much worthless the rest of the day.
kenners
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I thought wasps build the nests, hornets live under ground ? I've used wasp/hornet spray on wasps. At around $ 5.00 ish for two cans it can add up over time. I've found filling my 3 gallon backpack sprayer with about one squirt of Dawn dish soap per gallon of water works on hornets. I've got hornets between the sheet metal siding on my shed and the insulation. Sure would like to be able to pour soap solution down their hole !
kirkkw
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We have had two lots of wasps over the years. If you can watch and observe them, esp. at dusk, they will lead you to their nest. Usually underground.
I poured about 2 litres of petrol down the hole and then sealed. No need to ignite the petrol although I can well imagine some of the people that frequent this forum doing just that.
I couldn't have resisted.
LS6 Tommy
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Apparently a lot of people are frightened about an occasional insect that wanders into their garage. If that's your scenario, let 'em be. They just want out. If you have nests in potentially hazardous locations or swarms, blast 'em. In my 50 years of walking this planet I have yet to find any insect other than a Yellowjacket or mosquito that was intent on harming me just because I was there...
Tommy
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