Wasp spray that works
Stormin Mormon
how, they got into the primary room. One of the boys had
been stung, indoors. Not good. Find a 1/4 inch or so hole,
where the vinyl under the eaves meets the wood that's on the
side of the masonry building. Plenty of wasps coming and
going.
This appears to be the new style of wasps, they burrow in.
The older model of wasps nest on the surface.
Got out my can of Ultra Kill ($3.49 from Lowe's) and give
the building a good squirt. The last cans I had (Real Kill,
from Home Depot, bought them on close out) the wasps would
drop out of the air. This Ultra Kill stuff was useless, the
wasps hardly seemed to notice.
Time for me to go to the farm and garden store, and see what
they have. What brand of spray works for you? And what store
sells the good stuff? I'd like stuff that drops wasps out of
the air, kills the nest, and they don't come back.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
nor...@earthlink.net
I use Ortho (Basic Solutions) wasp and hornet spray. Long distance
stream. Have to get it out each time I wash windows because wasps like
to build at the top of the window and behind our hurricane shutters
(accordion style). It never fails me. Wasps seem to like to build
nests anwhere they are sheltered from elements.
Stormin Mormon
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
<nor...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:a9adneEi8oKEATLX...@earthlink.com...
nor...@earthlink.net
> So, Ortho works? I'll look for it. Thank you.
>
I don't know how many flavors Ortho has; reason for including the "Basic
Solutions" logo. Good luck :o)
Pete C.
> Got out my can of Ultra Kill ($3.49 from Lowe's) and give
> the building a good squirt. The last cans I had (Real Kill,
> from Home Depot, bought them on close out) the wasps would
> drop out of the air. This Ultra Kill stuff was useless, the
> wasps hardly seemed to notice.
>
> Time for me to go to the farm and garden store, and see what
> they have. What brand of spray works for you? And what store
> sells the good stuff? I'd like stuff that drops wasps out of
> the air, kills the nest, and they don't come back.
Spectracide Pro Hornet and Wasp Killer - found at 'Depot. Works well,
near instant drops, and high dielectric rating so it doesn't short out
electrical stuff.
Steve Barker
gasoline drops wasps on contact. no ifs, ands, or buts.
s
dicko
Along the same lines, I use a spray can of carborator/throttle body
cleaner. They drop from the sky when hit with it.
It doesnt shoot a stream 20 ft though, so I usually end up running
like hell.
HeyBub
One recent poster suggested gasoline...
Hell Toupee
Heck, if dropping a flying bug is all you wanna do, use a can of
hairspray. Gums up their wings, they drop like a rock. Stomp on 'em or
sweep them up. Safe to use indoors and around kids. Just won't do a
lick of good if applied to a nest.
Stormin Mormon
and use the red extension tube. But, it's a great idea.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"dicko" <dr...@universalclock.com> wrote in message
news:h8oct1$td0$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
Stormin Mormon
couple weeks ago? That led to some hearty discussion. I'm
guessing the church discourages people spraying gasoline
into the walls. But, that's just a guess. They had a hissy
fit when we brought in some hay bales for a country dance.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"Steve Barker" <ichase...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:y-OdnZgRN8YVLjLX...@giganews.com...
mike
(eyeroll), maybe you should simply wait. Many wasp-killing products
take a little time to work.
Stormin Mormon
supposed to be at the building today, maybe they sprayed,
also.
If we still have wasps in a couple days, I may try the carb
cleaner.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"mike" <yellow...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c33ad8fb-ecb9-4940...@12g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
JIMMIE
My first choice on wasp, bees, hornets etc... is always Sevin dust. I
can dust it directly on them with out disturbing them. You don't have
to get it on them, just get where they set down and can come in
contact with the dust. A few will carry enough dust into the hive to
kill it.
Jimmie
mike
+1. And it's non-flammable!
Van Chocstraw
I used to use WireDry. It was an automotive spray for spark plug wires
and distributors. Any insect is instantly immobilized with it. I was
amazed. It must dry their wires.
Bob Villa
wrote:
...and everyone has forgotten the many uses of WD-40. (Can be used
with optional match/flamethrower)
I have used it many times on wasps.
bob_v
Stormin Mormon
many more, bored into the wall, and nesting under the vinyl.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"Van Chocstraw" <boobooil...@roadrunner.com> wrote in
message
news:erOdnaIg1YFGnC3X...@giganews.com...
Don Klipstein
I say, look for a wasp-&-hornet spray with high percentage of petroleum
distillates. These have less ability to linger compared to other
insecticidal ingredients, but if you get the nest soaked with that stuff
then the nest's residents will probably kick the bucket in anywhere from
a couple minutes to a couple hours. Larvae and pupae in the nest may take
a few hours croak.
Insects getting a major direct hit with petroleum distillates (or
organic solvents in general) tend to get pickled in anywhere from a few
seconds to about a minute, to the point of being intoxicated to death.
Even "rubbing alcohol" and the whatever 151 proof booze wil kill within
a minute insects being bathed in such stuff.
Just beware that some petroleum distillates and many organic solvents
are flammable, and that liquids that are combustible but not flammable are
flammable in mist form.
Also beware that organic solvents including petroleum distillates can
mar some finishes, and a few organic solvents (such as acetone, MEK and
"aromatic hydrocarbons" including turpentine) can even mar plastic
object surfaces.
- Don Klipstein (d...@misty.com)
Don Klipstein
>I'd forgotten about that. I'd have to get up on a ladder,
>and use the red extension tube. But, it's a great idea.
This does remind me that WD-40 appears to me likely to work, when it
remains suitable given concerns of flammability and ability to mar some
surfaces.
Keep in mind that WD-40 is a mixture of various ingredients that take
various amounts of time to evaporate, possibly including eternity (though
my experience using WD-40 on bicycle chains indicates otherwise).
- Don Klipstein (d...@misty.com)
Tegger
$vn5$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
> That sounds excellent for flying insects. But, there are
> many more, bored into the wall, and nesting under the vinyl.
>
I was lurking in this group for a bit before jumping into the lug nut
thread, and I ended up reading through a few threads with your posts in
them.
I'm just curious here, but I have to ask:
Why do you top-post, but have a compliant signature (placed /above/ the
quote) that instructs proper news clients to strip off it and everything
below it?
If you wish to top-post, why not remove the space character from your sig's
double-hyphen so that the quote below won't be stripped off by mistake?
--
Tegger
Cajun
"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:h8o4er$qrq$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
Most anything containing bifenthrin, sold under various names- Bifen,
Bifenthrin, Talstar. You're supposed to be licensed to apply this stuff.
You can get it online or eBay, 3/4 gal. will probably last the average
person a lifetime. It's well worth the cost, and you can treat other pests
as well. I use a 1 gal pump up sprayer. I just bought my 3rd jug of it.
*Make sure you read the instructions*.
Stormin Mormon
by me.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"Tegger" <inv...@invalid.inv> wrote in message
news:Xns9C87D627...@208.90.168.18...
benick
"Pete C." <aux3....@snet.net> wrote in message
news:4aafa534$0$5811$ec3e...@unlimited.usenetmonster.com...
Ditto...Just make sure you get the spray and NOT the foam...I tried the foam
and it SUCKED....JMHO...
Tegger
$59c$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
> The double hyphen is put there by Outlook Express, and not
> by me.
>
I can find no such setting in OE.
I think that if you go to Tools>Options>Signatures, you'll find that the
Signature text contains that double-hyphen and can be easily edited to
remove the trailing space character.
Removal of the space character will not affect the appearance of your sig,
but it will cause properly-programmed newsreaders to retain the quoted part
when replying.
--
Tegger
Stormin Mormon
trim wood, near the hole. Put some sevin dust in the pan.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"JIMMIE" <JIMMIE...@YAHOO.COM> wrote in message
news:d221c2a1-9c9a-4ee8...@g6g2000vbr.googlegroups.com...
Stormin Mormon
box.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"Tegger" <inv...@invalid.inv> wrote in message
news:Xns9C883C3C...@208.90.168.18...
Smitty Two
"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote:
> It's not a settting. The double hypehen isn't part of my sig
> box.
>
Well, top-posting is a setting. Change that and you're good to go.
Tegger
$c98$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
> It's not a settting. The double hypehen isn't part of my sig
> box.
>
I tried making a sig in OE and it does not give me anything other than
exactly what I type. I can't imagine where your OE is getting the
double-hyphen & space combo from.
--
Tegger
Stormin Mormon
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"Tegger" <inv...@invalid.inv> wrote in message
news:Xns9C88B225...@208.90.168.18...
Tegger
$qq$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
> Same as yours, maybe?
>
I'm using XNews, not OE. The OE that's installed on my computer is never
used for anything except testing.
I'll bet you've installed Quotefix.
http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
Quotefix allows OE to produce RFC-compliant signatures with the hyphen-
hyphen-space combo. It's a nice little package that fixes a lot that's
wrong with OE. If I used OE, I'd use Quotefix.
I notice Quotefix enables one to easily turn off sig compliance, plus it
allows one to place the sig at the top or the bottom.
--
Tegger
Stormin Mormon
near the wasp nest opening. Let you know in a couple days if
it attracts bugs. Wish they made one side of the bag clear,
so I could see if any bugs went in. But no, it's all covered
in advertising and warnings.
Smitty Two
"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Got a wasp bag from Home Depot, for $4.99 today. Hung that
> near the wasp nest opening. Let you know in a couple days if
> it attracts bugs. Wish they made one side of the bag clear,
> so I could see if any bugs went in. But no, it's all covered
> in advertising and warnings.
I can't remember, even though I spent my first 6 yrs. in S.L.C.: Is
jesus coming back in the mormon religion? You're gonna feel dumb if he
ends up being one of the wasps you bag.
JIMMIE
<cayoung61**spambloc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I'm tempted to rig some kind of a pan, and screw that to the
> trim wood, near the hole. Put some sevin dust in the pan.
>
> --
> Christopher A. Young
> Learn more about Jesus
> www.lds.org
> .
>
>
> news:d221c2a1-9c9a-4ee8...@g6g2000vbr.googlegroups.com...
>
> My first choice on wasp, bees, hornets etc... is always
> Sevin dust. I
> can dust it directly on them with out disturbing them. You
> don't have
> to get it on them, just get where they set down and can come
> in
> contact with the dust. A few will carry enough dust into the
> hive to
> kill it.
>
> Jimmie
I had them in my eve and I just slung the dust against the eve and it
stuck around the hole. It was about a week before I checked on them
again and there was no activity .
Jimmie
Stormin Mormon
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"JIMMIE" <JIMMIE...@YAHOO.COM> wrote in message
news:77158d8c-8bdd-49f9-8059-
Stormin Mormon
meeting house for a while. Then, we can talk with him, and
learn. Unless some Mexican kid decides to take a stick and
whack at the bug bag hoping for candy to come out. Then,
that kid is going to have some explaining to do on Judgement
Day when he meets the highly bruised Jesus. Gonna take a
couple centures for the bug attractant to wear off, so maybe
Jesus will wait a while before judgement.
Incidentally, yes, Jesus is expected to return.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"Smitty Two" <prest...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:prestwhich-85537...@newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com...
Phisherman
<cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Last night, went to check out some wasps at the church. Some
>how, they got into the primary room. One of the boys had
>been stung, indoors. Not good. Find a 1/4 inch or so hole,
>where the vinyl under the eaves meets the wood that's on the
>side of the masonry building. Plenty of wasps coming and
>going.
>
>This appears to be the new style of wasps, they burrow in.
>The older model of wasps nest on the surface.
>
>Got out my can of Ultra Kill ($3.49 from Lowe's) and give
>the building a good squirt. The last cans I had (Real Kill,
>from Home Depot, bought them on close out) the wasps would
>drop out of the air. This Ultra Kill stuff was useless, the
>wasps hardly seemed to notice.
>
>Time for me to go to the farm and garden store, and see what
>they have. What brand of spray works for you? And what store
>sells the good stuff? I'd like stuff that drops wasps out of
>the air, kills the nest, and they don't come back.
I used it last week after getting stung on the hand. There were
about 10 angry red wasps, wet with the Black Flag spray, still flying
around their nest. No more Black Flag Wasp spray for me.
Phisherman
<ichase...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Stormin Mormon wrote:
>> Last night, went to check out some wasps at the church. Some
>> how, they got into the primary room. One of the boys had
>> been stung, indoors. Not good. Find a 1/4 inch or so hole,
>> where the vinyl under the eaves meets the wood that's on the
>> side of the masonry building. Plenty of wasps coming and
>> going.
>>
>> This appears to be the new style of wasps, they burrow in.
>> The older model of wasps nest on the surface.
>>
>> Got out my can of Ultra Kill ($3.49 from Lowe's) and give
>> the building a good squirt. The last cans I had (Real Kill,
>> from Home Depot, bought them on close out) the wasps would
>> drop out of the air. This Ultra Kill stuff was useless, the
>> wasps hardly seemed to notice.
>>
>> Time for me to go to the farm and garden store, and see what
>> they have. What brand of spray works for you? And what store
>> sells the good stuff? I'd like stuff that drops wasps out of
>> the air, kills the nest, and they don't come back.
>>
>
>gasoline drops wasps on contact. no ifs, ands, or buts.
>
>s
I knew a firefighter that uses gasoline on wasp nests. Sounds a bit
risky to me.
JIMMIE
>
> - Show quoted text -
When I was a kid I used to squirt starting ether in a paper bag and
slide it over a wasp nest. Count to 100 and they would all be asleep.
I would then take down the nest and use the larvae for fish bait.
Jimmie
Stormin Mormon
still waving their ass in your direction? I should think of
something really funny to write about that.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"Phisherman" <nob...@noone.com> wrote in message
news:2555b55fe3t7f6gbt...@4ax.com...
Stormin Mormon
I went back and looked at the bug bag. Didn't see any bugs,
having been caught. Gave the side of the building a couple
good dose of the bug spray from the farm and garden. Can't
say it did much about the wasps.
Maybe they are some new killer type that is resistant to
everything?
Stormin Mormon
diameter. Somehow, they either made a hole, or found a hole
in the stone exterior, where it meets the aluminum under the
eaves. I put up a ladder, and gave the hole about 5 second
blast of carburetor cleaner. See if that does any good.
Delayed but not yet defeated.
Zootal
want the Pro stuff in the black and white cans, not the non-Pro stuff in
colorful cans. The stuff in the colored cans is worthless. You spray the
hornets and they come after you. the Pro stuff drops then in about a half
second.
"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:h9489m$q5$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
SteveB
"Zootal" <use...@spam.zootal.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:vsWdnUYBzPFoRyjX...@giganews.com...
>> www.exmormons.com
I like the black can Home Depot stuff, myself.
Steve
SteveB
Stormin Mormon
their asses wasps, now. I didn't really look very closely at
the nest entrance. Might be fewer wasps. But no kids got
stung, today.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"SteveB" <old...@depends.com> wrote in message
news:6e8io6-...@news.infowest.com...
Stormin Mormon
at Home Cheepo.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"SteveB" <old...@depends.com> wrote in message
news:ga8io6-...@news.infowest.com...
CWLee
Where do you send a sick hornet? To the waspital!
(Courtesy of Prairie Home Companion weekly newsletter.)
Stormin Mormon
what's nest.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"CWLee" <cdub...@post.harvard.edu> wrote in message
news:mI2dnWpq7MAEaSvX...@earthlink.com...
TimR
> On Sep 15, 3:26 pm, mike <yellowbird...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Before you spray flammable and volatile liquids on a building
> > (eyeroll), maybe you should simply wait. Many wasp-killing products
> > take a little time to work.
>
> My first choice on wasp, bees, hornets etc... is always Sevin dust. I
> can dust it directly on them with out disturbing them. You don't have
> to get it on them, just get where they set down and can come in
> contact with the dust. A few will carry enough dust into the hive to
> kill it.
>
> Jimmie
That's what I use too. The dust is good stuff.
For the ones you can see, I use soapy water. Ordinary dish soap mixed
1:15 with water from a spray bottle knocks them down and drowns them
faster than anything I've found, and they don't go into a buzzing
stinging frenzy as they die. It's safe around kids, pets, and food.
(I'd be careful around electrical of course.)
LouB
Thanks
nor...@earthlink.net
Our Florida lawn had a nasty infestation of some kind of bug, so we
checked out U of Fla website for tips. Symptoms were of mole crickets,
which has to be one of the ugliest insects around. To be sure, before
treating the lawn, they rec. dousing a couple of square feet with a
solution of water and dish detergent; if mole crickets present, they
would start to drown and come to the surface. Well, it had the same
effect on quite a few critters, including earth worms. Change in
surface tension? of the water bypasses the bugs' normal defense and
drowns them. Interesting experiment for the buggy :o)
SteveB
That's what I use too. The dust is good stuff.
For the ones you can see, I use soapy water. Ordinary dish soap mixed
1:15 with water from a spray bottle knocks them down and drowns them
faster than anything I've found, and they don't go into a buzzing
stinging frenzy as they die. It's safe around kids, pets, and food.
(I'd be careful around electrical of course.)
reply:
Two very useful suggestions. Thanks.
Steve
TimR
wrote:
>
> - Show quoted text -
I've had several yellowjacket nests in my yard. I don't know the
latin species name, sorry. I call them yellowjackets; they are
aggressive colony wasps that live in holes in the ground. I usually
find them while mowing, to my sorrow.
I fill a 5 gallon pail with water and some laundry detergent, wait
until after dark, and pour it into the nest. It's almost always
killed the whole nest the first time, maybe once or twice I've had to
repeat it.
Zootal
"TimR" <timot...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:c182486b-6da2-4670...@31g2000vbf.googlegroups.com...
I've been lucky in that I've never found a yellow jacket nest. We get a lot
of paper wasps, but those build those hanging umbrella nests. Paper wasps
are gentle, so I only remove them if they are near heavily trafficked areas.
I found a bald face hornet nest in a tree above my swimming pool (my
daughter found it - luckily it was small and she only got stung once), so I
had to resort to the spray. Bald face hornets are aggressive bastards if you
go near their nest.
Where do you live? I shudder at the thought of running my mower over a
yellow jacket nest.
SteveB
I ran into a yellow jacket nest a while back, and got five bites. Man, that
hurts. But you only feel the hair on your leg or arm tickle a little.
Then, BAM, it hits you. Leaves a nice red scab for about two weeks.
I found another nest yesterday, luckily seeing them before I really got
close in. There must have been fifty of them. I got a can of spray, and
sprayed. Immediately, three came at me. I ran like hell. The second time,
I didn't get so close. Spray and run, spray and run. I used a whole can of
spray.
That time, I won. XXtreme SW Utah.
Steve
nor...@earthlink.net
>
> I ran into a yellow jacket nest a while back, and got five bites. Man, that
> hurts. But you only feel the hair on your leg or arm tickle a little.
> Then, BAM, it hits you. Leaves a nice red scab for about two weeks.
>
> I found another nest yesterday, luckily seeing them before I really got
> close in. There must have been fifty of them. I got a can of spray, and
> sprayed. Immediately, three came at me. I ran like hell. The second time,
> I didn't get so close. Spray and run, spray and run. I used a whole can of
> spray.
>
> That time, I won. XXtreme SW Utah.
>
> Steve
>
>
There have been a few publicized (and tragic) cases of people who died
after massive y.j. attacks. One was a small child with hundred of
stings who died for lack of medical care afterward. Another, an elderly
man mowing his yard. Y.j.'s are the only wasps that PURSUE - and often
it is only the vibration of a mower that disturbs a ground nest to get
them going. Nasty!
Jim Elbrecht
wrote:
-snip-
>I ran into a yellow jacket nest a while back, and got five bites. Man, that
>hurts. But you only feel the hair on your leg or arm tickle a little.
>Then, BAM, it hits you. Leaves a nice red scab for about two weeks.
They don't exactly have sharp teeth-- more like an alligator clip on
steroids.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/3838771458_1b647be6d0.jpg
I'll take a few stings over bites any day. A little baking soda to
draw out the poison & it is forgotten in an hour or so.
Jim
SteveB
"Jim Elbrecht" <elbr...@email.com> wrote in message
news:9sbhb51h2i73ujibo...@4ax.com...
Wish I knew that then. I put some Benadryl cream on it, which helped. A
little.
Steve
SteveB
Don't they eat with their mouth and sting with their tail?
Ah, yes, here it is.
http://www.essortment.com/lifestyle/yellowjacketst_scnl.htm
Steve
nor...@earthlink.net
>>
>> Jim
>
> Wish I knew that then. I put some Benadryl cream on it, which helped. A
> little.
>
> Steve
>
>
Fortunately, I've never been stung by a wasp.....only honey bees and
very small Florida scorpion. All on my feet because I stepped on them.
Ice cube for a minute or so takes care of the pain for me. No allergies.
Jim Elbrecht
-snip-
>Don't they eat with their mouth and sting with their tail?
>
>Ah, yes, here it is.
>
>http://www.essortment.com/lifestyle/yellowjacketst_scnl.htm
OOPs- Brainfart. I conflated their barbless stinger which allows
them to sting a few times and a story I read last week about how come
horsefly bites hurt so bad.
Some days the noggin is just a jumble of unrelated facts waiting to be
used incorrectly.
Jim