wasp trap - bait 411

[Mikiko Murakami]

What do people use for homemade wasp trap bait? We have the traps but the replacement baits feel wasteful on multiple levels.

I want to catch wasps/yellow-jackets, but not the bees.  Any suggestions?

Ideas:

• There is one site that says sugar water + vinegar (to avoid bees getting into the trap).  https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-make-a-wasp-trap-1389067#:~:text=Use%20a%20few%20inches%20of,bees%20out%20of%20your%20trap.
• Piece of meat - how much and how would you put it into those plastic bait traps?
• Heptyl butyrate - this is the ingredient on the trap bait but not sure how many drops to put on the older baits as a refresher.

Thank you!

[Alan Pryor]

I used a little canned cat food.

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[Gerald Przybylski]

First of all, wasps, yellowjackets, bald faced hornets, mud daubers are all natives,
and have their place in the ecosystem.

The most despised of those seems to be yellowjackets.
When they live in ground-nests and NEED to be dealt with, Vector Control (a county service
we pay taxes for) is the # 1 call.
Foraging yellowjackets can be "trapped" by commercial traps, or by
do-it-yourself traps.

For DIY traps, the basics are that a bait (rotting meat) lure hangs a half an inch
above a tray of water with detergent in it. 
The YJs dip down as they fly away from their food source, and drop into the soapy
water where they die.  The detergent reduces the surface tension of the the water,
so they can't stay on top of it, and it kills them.

A small trap can be made from a gallon milk jug with some holes cut in the sides.
A high-capacity trap can be made with a board laid across a large tray or baking pan. aps on the sides
The "bait" is attached to the board, and the board placed bait-side-down above the soapy water.

good luck

[Brent Draney]

Salmon skin works wonderfully 

Thanks,

Brent

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[Mikiko Murakami]

Hi! How long does canned food, salmon skin or meat last?

In other words, how long do you have to change it?

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[Catherine Edwards]

I think yellow jackets look for protein sources in spring when brood is raised and carbs in fall, such as a bit of jam.

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[Brent Draney]

I would throw out the salmon skin after a couple of days to avoid a rotten mess. It will literally wipe out all of the foragers.  Leave a piece outside the trap for an hour or 2 to get them going then take it away.

Thanks,

Brent

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[Alan Pryor]

The cat food dried out pretty fast , couple days.

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[Kurt Schaefer]

Try feeding them a sugar water boric acid solution.  There are videos on YouTube.

Kurt

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[Yolanda Burrell]

Want the bees be attracted to the sugar water?

Yolanda

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[Yolanda Burrell]

*won't the bees be attracted to the sugar water?