Moderators Travis In Austin Posted July 21, 2020 Moderators Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/12/2020 at 11:47 AM, dtel said: Not sure what would keep them away, but by accident i found autozone brake cleaner kills them fast and evaporates fast. It shoots a stream like the wasp sprays, but is also flammable which could be good and bad. Had a few cans to clean something, it's cheaper than wasp spray when on sale. There was a video on youtube of a guy using a shopvac to suck up hornets I think it was hornets, have running shoes on. By accident? You just happened to grab a can of brake cleaner instead of Black Flag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 8:09 AM, Tarheel said: I think Carl is a pocket golfer. On 7/17/2020 at 8:59 AM, CECAA850 said: Is that even a thing? Yes, it’s the thing that causes blindness. Quit when you need glasses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I had a small wasp problem building the last few days. The kind that build a small structure and live on the outside of it. I hit them with WD-40 and killed them all, they dropped like flies.👍 A pic of this mornings body count. It just missed the 2 MB cut off by 100,000 bits and so had to down rez it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Astro turf? Cool...Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 13 hours ago, dwilawyer said: You just happened to grab a can of brake cleaner We use it at work all the time as it's handy. There's a can on most benches. They drop immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 The Carnage is now complete. They took a second hit of WD. Using a stick, I cruelly dug out their nest, tucked under a louvre and dispatched the stragglers. Adios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Shiva said: The Carnage is now complete. They took a second hit of WD. Using a stick, I cruelly dug out their nest, tucked under a louvre and dispatched the stragglers. Adios. I wonder if that's cruelty---oiling them to death. JJK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/16/2020 at 1:18 PM, mungkiman said: When they find colored paper to build their nests: Those are the dreaded Gucci Bees. Extremely vain and aggressive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/16/2020 at 3:47 PM, Full Range said: From the Movie “Being Their “ Being There Simple-minded Chance, who has been educated only by television, is forced to vacate his home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 4:33 PM, JJkizak said: I wonder if that's cruelty---oiling them to death. JJK Only if it's hot oil. His was probably cold so it's justified under the Geneva Convention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 So far.....so good. I've got a total of (9) wasp decoys all around the house as well as dryer sheets in key locations and wasps have been few and far between. We'll see. I think August is our worst month for wasps. This time I'm ready.Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 good luck wear a hat and long sleeves shirts ---safety eyeglasses ---------long pants - avoid shorts ------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 How appropo....... @SWL starts a thread about wasps and then I'm out weeding yesterday. and disturb a nest in the ground(?) and get stung a couple times before I can run away. Go and get the wasp spray and after 3 or 5 seconds the can is empty. Ok I'll leave them alone until I can get a new can. I really had no idea they nest in the ground as well as under the eaves and other places above ground. Live and learn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Sorry to hear that badabono. Last year I had two wasp nests underground. I'd mow right over them. I sprayed them and it seemed to do the trick until a few weeks later I got stung multiple times on my melon all at once. That was not cool. I felt it for weeks.....At this point everything is really under control. Wishful thinking is that the measures I took are actually working. Reality is that I won't really know until another six weeks or so.Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC39693 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Killed 20 or so this week on my tile roof in Victoria... little jerks are a PITA when you’re cleaning rain gutters and run across a gang under a roof cap. I think we used 5 cans of Long Shot Wasp Spray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Obviously, a way to avoid WASPS is to frequent areas where there are very few white people, and hardly any Protestants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Sort of... Ireland, for example is one but not the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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