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Tom_NC

05-07-2003 22:41:46

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Any one got any suggestions on a tank mix spray to get rid of the wasp that are trying to take over my shop. I hate to have to buy several of the aerosol spray cans of wasp & hornet spray. Seems I should be able to mix something in my 1 � gallon tank sprayer to get the same effect more economically. Then I could actually get the ones in the barn loft etc. A couple of the family members are allergic to wasp stings so the wasp need to go away.

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05-11-2003 08:29:18

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Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to Tom_NC, 05-07-2003 22:41:46

I buy the giant economy size can of WD-40 and put the "straw" sprayer on it. Then blast the little pests where they live, in the evening or early daylight when it is cool. Works great, is cheap, fairly safe, and barnyard/garage critters (dogs, cats, birds, etc.) don't like the smell and so don't get into it to cause them harm or you a vet bill! The bugs croak instantly. I repeat the process as necessary for any stragglers. I buy the gallon size container of WD-40 and put it in my pump-up sprayer for hornets and yellow jackets, because those critters are nasty and fast!! Works on spiders, too. Ants seem to be impervious to anything, so I call the exterminator for them and termites. WD-40 won't hurt anything that overspray gets on, such as paint. Good luck. Regards..... ....P

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PJW

05-11-2003 05:14:00

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Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to Tom_NC, 05-07-2003 22:41:46

Dursban will work for bees and wasps. It is becoming hard to find. I have switch to Diazion (spelling?) with a higher concentrate. They don�t drop immediately but usually die within the hour. Do the spraying late evening or earlier morning while it is cool. All the other remedies using fuel of some type seem a bit dangerous.

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Ray,IN

05-08-2003 20:37:36

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Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to Tom_NC, 05-07-2003 22:41:46

I'm told the high end ultrasonic pest repellers work well for about all pests. One model utilites the electric wiring as a transmitter, so the entire building is covered.

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05-08-2003 15:08:23

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Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to Tom_NC, 05-07-2003 22:41:46

I use the aersol foam wasp killer for the nests when I need to during the day...if I find a nest and can wait until dark I just douse it with WD-40....it's good for single wasps, etc. that you always find on window sills also. Years ago when we were shelling corn from a crib we used a pump-up sprayer and gasoline to knock the yellow-jackets that we disturbed out of the air....just the mist would hammer them in flight! Kinda risky in a shop or barn, though! .... :-)

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hjp

05-08-2003 17:29:27

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Re: Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to mj, 05-08-2003 15:08:23

I use non-flamable, non-chlornated el-cheapo brake cleaner knocks them right out of the sky and they are dead be for they hit the ground !!!!
1.99 at pep boys is better than 4.00 + at true value,I see it as two for one deal.

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05-09-2003 06:43:14

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Re: Re: Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to hjp, 05-08-2003 17:29:27

Thanks for the tip!

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Matt

05-08-2003 13:07:50

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Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to Tom_NC, 05-07-2003 22:41:46

Diesel fuel has never let me down.

The guy that delivers my LP gas has an interesting way of taking care of them - shall we say he uses "product" to take them out of the housing over the valves on the tank. Not very safe, but the wasps don't bother him while he's filling up.

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05-08-2003 07:06:32

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Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to Tom_NC, 05-07-2003 22:41:46

I use coal oil in a pump up sprayer, knocks em out of the air and they die instantly. It will stick them dead to the nest. Yellow jackets nest all over plows, tractors and scrap steel around my shop. Everytime I see them I grab my sprayer.

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Tom_NC

05-08-2003 19:01:52

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Re: Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to KX, 05-08-2003 07:06:32

I�m not familiar with coal oil. Is it flammable? This will be used around where I weld and use an Oxy/Acetylene torch, don�t want to raise the risk of fire from a stray spark etc.

Tom

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05-09-2003 07:14:37

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Re: Re: Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to Tom_NC, 05-08-2003 19:01:52

Tom,
Sorry for my dialect, coal oil is kerosene. Diesel will work, gas will work. Anything that you can coat the bees with to stop them from breathing. Of course, all those are flammable. I still use them in my shop to kill bees where I weld and cut but, you are not soaking the place. Set the sprayer for a good mist and hit the bees. It does not take a lot to kill them, just a fast mist blast and they are done. You can set the sprayer for a longer stream if needed. I seldom get stung, very seldom. Also if you look at the spray cans, most of them have a petroleum as main ingredient with a pyrethrine or other pesticide added. I just find it much more economical to use the kero in a cheap sprayer than buying the cans. A gallon of kero will kill thousands of bees. I live in a rural area where we get lots of yellow jackets on equipment, they seem to like to nest in a hollow spot on steel protected from light and water. (like up under something where you can't see them till you are moving or working with the implement or trailer tongue, then you get bit). I also kill scorpions and spiders when I see them with this outside. When you find a scorpion in the house, the boot seems to always work. Now in my county, africanized honey bees are starting to be a concern, a guy was killed last summer by them. I guess I will need a flamethrower for that. Best of luck. Sorry for the long post.

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Bus Driver

05-08-2003 05:50:12

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Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to Tom_NC, 05-07-2003 22:41:46

Spray starch is very effective at immobilizing flying insects. Maybe that would be a good additive for your sprayer.

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flyingvranch

05-08-2003 04:43:20

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Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to Tom_NC, 05-07-2003 22:41:46

I got this tip from an old AC repairman who battled wasps all his working life. Just mix some dish soap in water and put into a good heavy duty squirt bottle. Use about a teaspoon of soap to a bottle. Then you flood the nest by squirting it. The soap covers their wings and they can't fly and fall to the floor and you step on them. Works for me every time and is cheap and quick. Just be careful !

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Nolan

05-08-2003 03:25:55

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Re: wasp taking over the shop in reply to Tom_NC, 05-07-2003 22:41:46

Permethrin.

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