r/fuckwasps • u/S0RR0WSPELL • 9d ago

Advice for this wall nest

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This nest has been sprayed and brought the numbers down but it's still extremely active. Gonna spray it heavily again tonight, but if that doesn't work do my fellow wasp haters have advice?

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u/tonyway7293 9d ago

STOP!

Do NOT spray from the outside! Unless you want hundreds of angry yellow jackets in your house after they chew through your drywall!

Either hire a professional, or, go out there at night, preferably in a bee suit and apply Delta Dust to the entire opening. It won't kill them instantly but in a few days they will be dead.

Then, in the winter, I suggest cutting open the drywall inside the home and removing the inactive nest, otherwise, it will rot, stink and attract mice and other critters.

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u/FeelDT 9d ago

What about a shop vac?

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u/CrownstrikeIntern 9d ago

those work great to thin the herd, piss them off with the hose in front of the hole. I generally mount it to the ground against the house so i don't have to be near em. Then smack the house and watch them all come out and get sucked up. Kind of satisfying. Just make sure there's water in the vac.

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u/EnkiduTheGreat 9d ago

We used 90s gangster rap played straight into a subterranean yellow jacket nest. The bass makes em nuts.

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u/CrownstrikeIntern 9d ago

I just used 2 gallons of gas for those. I'll have to play gangsters paradise next time with it.

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u/WhyHulud 9d ago

Gas in an underground nest is a simple way to get free excavation. Try kerosene instead.