Wasps and Wasp Nests

[spierceisu]

I have seemed to notice a lot more wasps an nests this year at my house. Is anyone else noticing this? I have tried to remove the nests as best I can (many of them are in the peaks of the roof of my 2 story house). I have used a telescoping power washer wand to knock them down, but it seems like they keep coming back in the same spots. Is there a way to prevent the wasps from building new nests in the same spot?

 

[NorthCyd]

I have seemed to notice a lot more wasps an nests this year at my house. Is anyone else noticing this? I have tried to remove the nests as best I can (many of them are in the peaks of the roof of my 2 story house). I have used a telescoping power washer wand to knock them down, but it seems like they keep coming back in the same spots. Is there a way to prevent the wasps from building new nests in the same spot?

Wasp spray will repel them for several weeks. I have found several large nests around my house this year.

 

[VeloClone]

I have seemed to notice a lot more wasps an nests this year at my house. Is anyone else noticing this?

I don't know where you live so I can't really say.

 

[knowlesjam]

Yes.

https://taskandpurpose.com/tf-19-wasp-flamethrower-drone

 

[Cyched]

 

[VeloClone]

Yes.

https://taskandpurpose.com/tf-19-wasp-flamethrower-drone

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"And why ThrowFlame didn't call this the 'Firefly,' I have no idea."

 

[Sigmapolis]

 

[AgronAlum]

Ours were crazy this year. I went out to mow one day and there were probably 20 plus of them hanging out on the play set. I ended up calling a company to come take care of them. There were nests in every opening at the corners of our siding plus a few other places. I’ve seen one or two since I had them show up.

 

[Mr Janny]

We've noticed more at our house as well. I found a big nest under the siding on our deck. I bought two cans of the discount spray at Menards. Won't be making that mistake again. I don't know what was in those cans, but it wasn't harmful to wasps. I unloaded both cans directly on the nest, and the wasps just shook it off and flew right at me. I called the manufacturer, and told them they should change the name to "Come at me, Bro!" spray, but they said that Axe already owned those naming rights.
I ended up going and buying some RAID brand spray. That did the trick. They died almost instantly. My daughter counted 31 dead wasps. That's easily the biggest nest I've ever seen.

 

[cyfan92]

I sprayed this religiously last year (half a dozen cans worth in every corner whenever I saw them). Barely seen any this year

 

[SECyclone]

I'd buy some Cyper insecticide or have a local pest person spray it in the spring to prevent them from even nesting around your home.

 

[runbikeswim]

Had this last year in my front year. Trust me when I say, you never want one of these. I discovered it after I got stung about 11 times. Talk about hurt. On the bright side, I finally got to use my epipen and to meet the emps in my town.

 

[cycloner29]

Carburetor cleaner, starting fluid are very effective ways of getting rid of wasps and wasp nests. I can stand less than 5' from the nest and spray. They drop on contact. Had a nest as big around as a baseball and dropped 30+ in less than 15 seconds. Stuff works great!

 

[Bigman38]

I can't find the nests but we definitely have a lot more around the house this year than we have in our 4 years living there.

 

[Gorm]

I too have seen small wasp nests this year in places I have not seen them in previous years. I wonder if the weather has something to do with it?

 

[Cyclonepride]

I hung up a fake wasp nest in my storage shed that they had taken over (my wife bought it, I thought it was a scam) and it worked great. They haven't been in there since. Apparently they are territorial and when they see that, they think the area is already taken.

Amazon product

 

[Angie]

Had this last year in my front year. Trust me when I say, you never want one of these. I discovered it after I got stung about 11 times. Talk about hurt. On the bright side, I finally got to use my epipen and to meet the emps in my town.

Did you pull that shot from the first season of Stranger Things? WTF, that's a horror movie right there.

 

[Mr Janny]

Well ****...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sc...ting-to-appear-in-alabama-scientist-warns/amp

 

[Clonefan32]

We've noticed more at our house as well. I found a big nest under the siding on our deck. I bought two cans of the discount spray at Menards. Won't be making that mistake again. I don't know what was in those cans, but it wasn't harmful to wasps. I unloaded both cans directly on the nest, and the wasps just shook it off and flew right at me. I called the manufacturer, and told them they should change the name to "Come at me, Bro!" spray, but they said that Axe already owned those naming rights.
I ended up going and buying some RAID brand spray. That did the trick. They died almost instantly. My daughter counted 31 dead wasps. That's easily the biggest nest I've ever seen.

A total aside, but I tried buying the cheap version of Round Up to kill some weeds this summer and I'm absolutely convinced that stuff is fertilizer.

 

[mapnerd]

Wasps and chiggers seem really bad this year.