Tom N MS

Well-known Member
Bad now--4 got me the other day....They love to build under the hood of my small Kubota--so now that I need it every few days I am leaving it out from under the shed..shed is open on east and west ends--- anybody know of any build your own trap or anything that will really work to attract/trap/kill them? I hate getting stung.I have made the "trap" from a plastic bottle with the inverted top--never caught even one--maybe I don't put the right kind of sweet smelling attractant in the trap...Any suggestions--and no I don't have one of those electronic flyswatters from Harbor Freight--need one though for my bumble bees..(they weren't as bad this Spring..
 
They like to build nests under the seat on my tractors. I check under the seat BEFORE getting on. If I see any signs they might be under there. I spray them with Raid.

Last summer I thought I could see a small nest with one or two wasps. I sprayed it and was shocked when about a dozen came flying out. The tractor (Case SC) had sat for only one week.
 
Use to you have to provoke them but now they come looking for u..I had looked(don't see good at all) under the hood before I moved the tractor--missed seeing two nest the size of a coke can bottom--used tractor for an hour-next day had hood up taking battery out and saw the nests--both had wasp on them--guess they enjoyed the ride the day beforeor I guess they let me borrow the tractor then they located their nest when I brought it back--anyway none of them got me--the ones that got me were under the top cap of a 6 ft stepladder I was carrying--threw the ladder down-got tripped up in it but did not fall..man I hate to be stung..somebody had posted some kind of concoction at some point that was suppose to attract wasp and such--going to put something in my "trap" and just see what happens--if I catch a few that will be a few that won't sting anyone...
 
They LOVE one of my tractors. The others they leave alone.

When I need to use it a take a can of brake cleaner with a red straw attached. That drops them immediately. I'm not paying for wasp killer when I have cans of it in the shed.
 
Thanks-will try anything-have always thought it would be good if they made some than sprayed a fan-not just a straight stream..
 
Had already put a little sugar water in it this morning-will try the meat next..Had several in it from a baiting weeks ago with sugar water and a little honey smeared on the edge of the funnel to help attract them-also had a bumblebee or two..so looks like maybe I just need a bunch of traps to catch a few in each..
 
If they're the yellow and black kind then you've got the European Paper wasp. Those little buggers aren't aggressive unless you pose a threat. I used to kill them on sight then I did some research;

They can clearly see you at 20'
They won't attack unless you pose a direct threat. I work in places where I'm about a foot away from the nest and I just don't move too quick or towards them, haven't been stung this year at all.
They won't sting unless you swat at them. I've had more than a few fly directly into my face as I'm walking and they just bounce off, correct their flight pattern, and move on.
To kill a nest without chemicals you have to go out when it's cool and dark. They'll be slow and less inclined to fly out at you. [i:e19e1b36f5]Kill the queen[/i:e19e1b36f5]. Even if you take out the nest(just knock it to the ground) the workers will come back the following day but will die off in a couple days.
 
It depends upon the type of wasp.

Paper wasps (the brown ones) generally will not attack unless they are threatened but starting the engine of your tractor or opening the hood would most likely be perceived as a threat.

Yellow jackets are an entirely different matter. These folks usually live in ground nests and will attack in numbers if one gets close to the entrance.

All wasps are less active in cooler temperatures and are completely inactive at night. Wasps are most agressive in high temperatures.

I control the ones that want to nest in areas that are a problem for me by destroying their nests at night or very early in the morning on cool nights. Yes, you will need to do so repetively and it can be a PITA, but it works.

Dean
 
Not as bad this year but past couple or 3 or 4 yrs we have been overrun by a large red/orange wasp and they will get you if you just walk by-no aggitation needed..Yellow jackets ran me to the house yesterday--never saw their entrance but will turn a bottle of gas up in their entrance one night when the entrance is located..
 
We have the black and yellow variety that we call yellow jackets
and they build their nests above ground. Only once, two years ago after falling a couple of trees did I discover a nest of ground wasps and they were significantly smaller. I kept soaking them from a distance with a garden hose and they gave up on that spot finally.

Every four years or so they get cantankerous late in the season at a beach I go to, so people usually put a sweet pop can or something off to the side to keep them satisfied.

A few times when I have had them in outbuildings, I put a can over the nest when they are dormant and shear the nest off with a piece of tin, then with the tin lid on, carry the nest far from where it was and either throw it and run or gently set it down and go. :)

I've found repeatedly that ours usually only sting if they feel trapped like when you sit on them or something or they are defending the nest. Otherwise, every time I've given one a little swat in the air or waved my arms around, they LEAVE immediately because of my [i:f4e8a228aa]warning[/i:f4e8a228aa].
They be stupid to challenge every threat to their existence like in that case and they know it.
 
When we are out camping and bees are bad we take a 5 gallon bucket with a few inches of water in it, put a stick across the top and hang a chicken leg just over the water, they feed on the grease and get heavy and fall in the water, works great.
 
I was riding my prized Quarter Horse mare some years ago,and she evidently stomped on a nest of ground hornets. She rared up,and ran until her nose bled. She had a welt that swelled up as big as a softball. It took a while to settle her down,and for the sting to go away. Luckily for me,she took off before they could get me. I came back,found the hole,then parked a lawnmower over it for a couple of hours.
 
I have had close calls with flying stingers too especially yellow jackets. I used to mark the hole then after dark dump a couple of gallons of soapy water down it, works well A neighbor heard about it and told me of people that harvest the pests for free as they sell the serum to make injections for allergic reactive people. Next time I got them to take care of more jackets. They suit up in beekeepers suits, freeze the critters in their holes and then vacuum them out. Once in the container they are taken to their facility to gather venom. Free service and they are most happy to take the jackets, wasps, hornets etc off your hands.
 
Be my luck that every one of them would dodge the blade and fly away..and get me next time I came close..
 
These that got me a few days ago are what we cakk guinea wasp-why I don't know-they are
small black and yellow--they carry a large pistol in their pocket for their size--hurt like
crazy and itch for days..by the way I won't ne catching any in a can..Thanks
 
Maybe they just like me but these around here don't have to be provoked or messed with in
any way-especially the big orangeish red ones..Few yrs ago had lots of those-had several
huge nest in a small metal building-you did not dare even walk by the outside corner of
that building..not as many of them now thankfully..
 
Yes, indeed. I've had those here, and they are very aggressive.

Not sure what they are but they are larger than paper wasps and orange colored with dark blue wings.

Dean
 
During this hot weather they actually have a watcher sitting just outside the crack where the tin top meets the tin side at the corner--if u want stung just walk by..they are mean creatures,,gotta put another Bomb in there--have trouble finding bombs that are good for killing wasp but I have done it in the past and next morning the ground would be covered where they had left the bldg and had gone to an outside light or tried to...
 
Also recently seen a tv docu on japanese hornets that live in the ground and they are huge and ugly. Real hard to see their nests until its too late.
 
I got my share this morning. Walked down the dock to the boat dropped some stuff off...went back up to get the ice for the fish cooler and a bag of chips off the golf cart. 10 boards down the dock 1 got my toe and there were several more swarming my legs. I friggen ditched my shoes dropped the stuff and ran to the boat. First time I've ever been stung. Half my foot top and bottom side was swelled up 2/3rds the day bad. My husband suited up in his rain gear and mosquito head net and pulled the board up and killed the b@@@@@@@.
 
I got stung a couple of days ago on my knee cap - couldn't believe how painful it was. Brake cleaner drops them instantly - if you're brave enough use the little tube and shoot it right at the nest - they die so fast they haven't got time to get out and get you (if the nest is small enough I guess). YMMV.
 
ya, old equipment and old buildings....
wasp/hornet/yellowjackets....just the way it is.
Traps will only put a small dent in the population.
Kind of a pain but ya gotta hunt them regularly.
Before their nests get huge.
Whacking old equipment when you walk by becomes a habit,
then go get em.

LOL they are actually pretty tough.
see a hornet guard..up on their toes, wings up, looking right at you.....
me....."ya better run away critter..you're looking at a human"
They don't....ok, challenge accepted....battle on.
great fun.
 
Worst-one that hurt most--few days ago was the one on my nose..didn't really swell much but
it did evermore hurt for a while..
 
Yea, they are bad about building under boat docks and in bushes out in the lake--they have all the water they want and must have.
 
(quoted from post at 09:25:55 07/03/15)
OT is "Off Topic"

I am still trying to figure out why people feel the need to announce that what they are posting is off topic when it is obvious. They don't post the day of the week, or the name of the website.
 
They get real bad in town and very aggressive in late July till freeze up. So bad don't even want to take the kids out. Up at the hunting cabin we've got yellow jackets...they build in the ground and on structures. The worst ones up there are the big black and white wasps. They are more aggressive than the yellow jackets.
 
Here ya go;

http://imgur.com/4xOPuEM

That's about the size of an American football. Grew so fast it chased off the swallows and they started plundering the nest for building materials. Not a problem though since it's far from any doors or walkways. I'm pretty happy with them, the mosquito population is lowered and my garden gets polinated quick as it's in a direct path from their nest.
 

Showcrop,

I think that some people who say OT when it may be obvious are just trying to be considerate and so OT is as if to say:
"I hope y'all don't mind that this post isn't about Fords."

Also a lot of people have spent time on computer learning forums where people can be real sticklers about sticking to the intent of the forum.

People too busy to deal with anything that wasn't relative to what they were there to learn, could then just avoid the OT posts to maximize the time in their day.

Here's an OT relevant to this:
Years ago i walked into a new bar on skid row in Vancouver in the wee hours. The place looked a little foreboding and so rather than go too deep into the place I spotted a table with three silent souls, two Haida Indians and a white man and an empty chair. so, on my best behavior (or so I thought) I sat down in the empty chair. All three looked me in the eye with
very serious looks on their faces and the white man says: "Don't ever take us for granted again." They were dead to rights!

It was a humbling experiences I'll never forget and I learned from it. So I'll never join someone's table without asking, "Do you mind if I join you?"

Kind of like OT where the poster is asking the forum to indulge him in a non-Ford topic.
:)
 
(quoted from post at 09:43:33 07/04/15)
Showcrop,

I think that some people who say OT when it may be obvious are just trying to be considerate and so OT is as if to say:
"I hope y'all don't mind that this post isn't about Fords."

Also a lot of people have spent time on computer learning forums where people can be real sticklers about sticking to the intent of the forum.

People too busy to deal with anything that wasn't relative to what they were there to learn, could then just avoid the OT posts to maximize the time in their day.

Here's an OT relevant to this:
Years ago i walked into a new bar on skid row in Vancouver in the wee hours. The place looked a little foreboding and so rather than go too deep into the place I spotted a table with three silent souls, two Haida Indians and a white man and an empty chair. so, on my best behavior (or so I thought) I sat down in the empty chair. All three looked me in the eye with
very serious looks on their faces and the white man says: "Don't ever take us for granted again." They were dead to rights!

It was a humbling experiences I'll never forget and I learned from it. So I'll never join someone's table without asking, "Do you mind if I join you?"

Kind of like OT where the poster is asking the forum to indulge him in a non-Ford topic.
:)

Nice explanation Tall T - ever think of writing for a living? Well, from what I've heard, out on the islands you don't really have to do much of anything for a living :D .
 
Thanks Phil!

Your user name reminds me of my friend Dan who was in the Vancouver group Six Cylinder and here's him singing on one of their recordings:
Sixcylinder

I met him later when he was in a Duo called [b:d1f0d73a9f]Phil 'N the Blanks[/b:d1f0d73a9f], comprised of him and a lady playing bass and a drum synthesizer named "Phil". :D
 
(quoted from post at 23:05:24 07/04/15) Thanks Phil!

Your user name reminds me of my friend Dan who was in the Vancouver group Six Cylinder and here's him singing on one of their recordings:
Sixcylinder

I met him later when he was in a Duo called [b:da8b9b8730]Phil 'N the Blanks[/b:da8b9b8730], comprised of him and a lady playing bass and a drum synthesizer named "Phil". :D

That'd be about right - a big blank with the talent of drum machine :lol:
 

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