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I am so glad to find your site regarding killing wasps. Georgia resident at old home with lotsa porch flowers surrounding large porch. Last August almosrmt died from huge hornet sized wasp and almost died. Have Epipens and was stung twice last week when swarmed on from location on porch perceived to be free of a nest. Also was attached 2 years ago from ground nesting type when cutting 4 acres, multiple times. It's either no flowers or take back my porch.
Great video. I'm made a 1.5" hole out of 10oz water bottle, place a stick for them to crawl out. On my trap I added a piece of raw maple hickory bacon hanging down in the middle of the bottle from the screw cap. OMG!! They cannot refuse the aroma of that raw maple hickory bacon and drinking from the apple juice and boric acid. Your wasp problem will be gone under 7 days.
I love the ease, simplicity and affordability of your methods on eradicating wasps. The fact you went one step further in prevention is exceptional and most appreciated. I’m clicking subscribe due to these things. I’m also going to share the link with others and encourage them to subscribe as well. The best form of advertisement is word of mouth so, I’m gladly using this tried and true method for you as well. It’s my opinion that your professionalism, relatability and the fact you went one step further is phenomenal.
I used your “catch and release” method, as well as the traditional wasp traps, and for the first time In many years, I’m harvesting a lot of figs. In recent years, my fig trees have been inundated with European hornets, and bald faced/yellow jackets. The birds and the squirrels, have been taking some, but they scram when I’m near the trees.
How are the wasps destroying your figs? I don't know about the specific species you mentioned but, in general, wasps and bees and such are pollinators and you WANT them on your property if you're doing gardening, fruit trees, etc. Even if you simply want to help the environment - with the decimation of bee colonies going on and the loss of habitat in general, planting native pollinator flora and encouraging the bees & wasps to have at it is a GREAT thing. People don't realize there is a different wasp species dedicated to controlling every pest you can think of. And some of them are so docile (when away from their nests) you can hand feed them. We leave their nests alone, unless they build too close to the doors or a path where someone might get hit. And even then, if the hose will reach, I just knock down the nest and they leave (without killing them). We only kill (using EcoSmart, STEM, and other organic brands) when they're in a place I can't knock down with the water hose.
Well done, mate! I try to eliminate Paper Wasps and Red Wasps around the ranch house, and will use your ploy; however, out at the barn and in hay storeage sheds the wasps are beneficial to eat/rid the area of spiders [not fun walking into a spider web]. I generally tolerate wasps in those areas for that reason. We don't have much of a problem where the nests are away from places we regularly occupy. Much obliged. 🤠
That HF Welding Table just keeps giving and giving. Looks better when you’re using it to stitch steel together with lighting, but seems to bare the weight of that nasty old propaganda rag with total aplomb. Good info Bruce. Never heard of the decoy nest before. Keep ‘em coming. Thanks!!!
I did hear somewhere that no wasp will build a nest within 20 feet of another nest, but i've had them nesting under my house, the nearest was only four feet away. But i did find that when you first see them being interested in a site or being busy building a nest , if you spray the area with a mix of 50/50 of citronella oil and peppermint oil by ratio, with a squirt of dish soap ( as the wetting agent ) diluted with about a pint of water and used as a spray, they hate it and soon went elsewhere. I'll definitely try the boric acid/fruit juice mix trick. Its cheap enough and can save a lot of aggrovation later.👍👏👌🏽
Ha! Was going to mention Brad at Cougar Ranch. Thank goodness I checked your notes first. Big LOL with the (subscribe) on the Wasp Juice bottle. Great idea on the fake nest.
how long does it take for the wasp to find it? i put out 5 bottles in areas where i see the most wasps and i never see one close to gettin in! been a few days since i put them out too!!! TIA
I just gave you a thumbs up. I just ordered 5 lbs cause, I mix Some Boric Acid 99.0% with a insecticide that I used to kill roaches, spiders, ants etc. I use it with the termite insecticides and it potentialities the pesticide. Thank you for the video m.j
Wasp trivia. I live in on old house and have always painted it the same colors. The ceilings on the porches front and back are painted blue. My friend told me they use this trick because wasps think this is sky. And don't build their nests. (first time I have heard of this) I have never had any wasp nests on the porch.
2nd Comment... I do so like your newspaper fake nest idea too. I did similar but your idea is easier and cheaper. Subscribed to ya for additional onsite with this problem. You are g reat help and I do appreciate you sharing. Viv
The Yellowjackets in the Sierra mountains don’t like sweet. In fact they seem to have no interest in anything sweet at all. The way you do it here is mix a teaspoon full of boric acid with I can of tuna in water. Spread it out thinly on three paper plates and set them out in your yard. The Yellowjackets just go crazy for this mixture.
Wasps are selective on what they eat based on the time of the season. When they are getting started and building a nest they like sweet, but when they are raising a brood they want protein.
@@califulsteen8675 larger mammals can eat a handful of boric acid and wouldn't do anything. All it does it draw out the water from the wasp/hornet bodies killing them from dehydration.
I noticed a bunch of wasps on some pears that fell from the tree. I put that boric acid & juice mix next to the fallen pears. A day later, there are no wasps on the rotting fruit.
In my area (central Arkansas) apple juice did not work well. I watched red wasps and yellowjackets (them ground-nesting little bast***ds) ignore the bait in a soda can and plastic bottles. Sugar Water (1/4 ratio) & they slurped it up. I think they must have acquired a taste out of our hummingbird feeders. Honey bees left it alone. From this and other video comments the bait probably needs to match the environment and we don't have many apple trees in the area
I live in Western, Arkansas. I tried apple juice, sugar water, apples, all mixed with boric acid. Wasps won't touch it. Have tried coke and boric acid, they won't touch that either.
Seems simple and easy...How do you know if this actually works? It's one thing to see the juice drying up, or consumed. Another thing to actually see wasps dying from it. I know boric acid works well for insects that crawl through it and it eats through the chitin (roaches, ants), but I'm not sure or convinced if it kills the hive (which we are assuming here).
I just set three cans around the property. One on the side of the house, one at a dead tree (hopefully can get that removed soon) and one by the tree line. It’s April 11th, and I hope some queens are still flying around.
Hi! I know this was a year ago, but we're facing that time of year again. I just wanted to see how well it worked for you? I'm hoping you'll be wasp free this year!
I tried this mixture and had to place the cans where they were protected from rain. I watched these locations religiously and didn't see even 1 wasp land on the cans. I checked inside the cans and there was a thick film almost like paper. I used the stick to remove as much of the film as possible. I still have many wasps of different varieties. I saw no effect in reducing the wasp population. Was really hopeful but it just didn't work.
Same here, I tried the can method and the wasps wouldn't even land on them. I then built hanging feeders especially for the Boric acid/apple juice mixture that I designed to keep hummingbirds out. The wasps came regularly but evidently the mixture didn't have much effect on the hive(s) because now after weeks we have more wasps than ever.
I have a wasps nest under my "concrete porch." They get in at the very bottom. Not sure how to kill the nest, because the porch is 3 feet high by 5 ft wide. If you try using water, it won't work if their nesting up high under the porch. I did take out a nest very fast with that spray stuff from Home Depot. It sprays about 15 ft and covers the whole nest in foam. In this case the nest was outside and I could see it. Right now, because this nest is under the porch, I think I need a poison powder, that will stick to their legs, and they will drag it into the nest. I hope that will work. I was hoping to use spray foam, but you have to hit the nest.( can't see it) I see one comment here that Sevin Dust from Home Depot works, or Delta, and other people use Borax, or Boric Acid, just like here. Good video.
100% Boric Acid- marketed under a label called zap-a-roach, comes in plastic containers weighing 1 lb, ie, 454gms. I bought a few bottles when I retired and moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains three years ago. I have barely dented the first bottle. It works great. Just as well as more expensive brands that yield the same exact boric acid. Put some in a used up jelly jar with a little bit of jelly left in it, add some fruit juice if you want to, fill remainder of the bottle with water. Shakewell until completely dissolved. Pour a little bit on ant hills. Works great to attract and control ant populations of all kinds.
does Borax work ? i kinda just ended up using a shallow bowl mixed in apple juice with apple cider vinegar + Borax ... idk if it will be effective in attracting them idk. we'll see .
loved the idea of the balled up paper for nests, how well did it work? didn't see the follow up video on you site. my thought would be they would get wet and fall apart. I bought one of those fake ones here in Canada, got 2 seasons out of it before it was just to broken up to re use a third time. thanks for sharing
The paper decoy wasp nests are either working well or I'm just lucky. There doesn't seem to be any new wasp nests in the areas where I hung them. I'm still using the original paper wasp nest decoys I made in the video two years later. They have been up through all four seasons for two years straight. They do look weathered but still seem to be working well. Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate it!
@@southerncomfort971 We have lots of rain here too so I was wondering if I can put the made up nest inside a plastic to keep it from getting wet and deteriorating, would that work? I guess I could experiment with it. Thank you.
Yes, I have used the same mix for ants and it works great. Have not tried it on roaches yet but I'm sure it will work great too. My ant video - th-cam.com/video/5_zD-NB79Vs/w-d-xo.html
I've done the homemade wasp nest several years ago and learn that from a neighbor and it does work wish I had kept it up so I wouldn't have a nest to deal with now
i noticed my wasp mixture made this foam w/ the applejuice at the top of the liquid after a few days. i used a clear container because that is all i had. am i not doing something right? i got a bunch of these mofos still swarming around constantly in the yard under the deck. the hive is under the deck inside behind the siding and i can't get to it. all advice is helpful.
I don't think so, I'm not sure if mine foamed or not. If you haven't seen this video maybe you could try this. th-cam.com/video/NRtbDFNPg_g/w-d-xo.html
I try to put the cans where they won't fill up with rain water. The decoy wasp nests will last for years even if they get wet. Mine have been up for a couple of years and are still hanging where I put them originally.
Just mixed about 1.5 heaping teaspoons Ina 20 oz bottle of old juice we had (Cran, grape, and something else). Thinking it might not be to their liking cuz I've seen nothing on any of the 3 I've set up... And the wasps are crazy around here building all over the place. May need to add some sprite to the mix I guess...
Not in my neck of the woods. I live at 5,000 feet elevation in the Sierra mountains. Yellowjackets 🐝 in this area have no interest whatsoever in sweet. They love Tuna and I mixed it with boric acid.
I don't know for sure but I doubt it. I haven't seen any humming birds feeding on ours. I don't think a humming bird could reach down to the level of the solution if they wanted to.
I don't know as I have never tried borax. I have read that it needs to be Boric Acid and as pure as you can get for good results. If you already have borax you could always give it a try and see if it works I suppose.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 I've done this concoction with BORAX for ants, and it worked. I didn't know that it would do the same with wasps. I will have to try this again for my wasp issue
I always use 20 Mule Team Borax as a detergent booster in the wash. Be careful with boric acid. Boric acid and borax are not the same thing. Not at all! Although it is true that you can use borax to kill some insects, just keep in mind that boric acid is the real Poison. Not the same as the laundry booster. You can find 100% boric acid under a label called zap-a-roach, at some Dollar Stores. It should be dirt cheap and it is 100% boric acid, according to the label.
As far as wasps being territorial I think they forgot to tell the ones where I live. Time and time again I come across two and three active nests very close together and sometimes even within inches of one another.
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I just bought some boric acid. The wasp made a nest in my fireplace chimney. I’ll be making some today
Hope you can get rid of them Ken!
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I am so glad to find your site regarding killing wasps. Georgia resident at old home with lotsa porch flowers surrounding large porch. Last August almosrmt died from huge hornet sized wasp and almost died. Have Epipens and was stung twice last week when swarmed on from location on porch perceived to be free of a nest. Also was attached 2 years ago from ground nesting type when cutting 4 acres, multiple times. It's either no flowers or take back my porch.
Great video. I'm made a 1.5" hole out of 10oz water bottle, place a stick for them to crawl out. On my trap I added a piece of raw maple hickory bacon hanging down in the middle of the bottle from the screw cap. OMG!! They cannot refuse the aroma of that raw maple hickory bacon and drinking from the apple juice and boric acid. Your wasp problem will be gone under 7 days.
Also I’ve seen to add cantaloupe pieces as well
Mid August in the Pacific NW. Mine didn't go near the apple juice mix. They went for canned chicken mixed with boric the acid.
"They used to all it newspaper" Loved it. Plus the wasp advice
I just bought some boric acid and I'm going to try this method. Thanks for the tip, I'll pass it on
Super! Good luck with your pest control.
I love the ease, simplicity and affordability of your methods on eradicating wasps. The fact you went one step further in prevention is exceptional and most appreciated.
I’m clicking subscribe due to these things. I’m also going to share the link with others and encourage them to subscribe as well. The best form of advertisement is word of mouth so, I’m gladly using this tried and true method for you as well.
It’s my opinion that your professionalism, relatability and the fact you went one step further is phenomenal.
I appreciate your nice comment Buffie and I also appreciate your support!
I used your “catch and release” method, as well as the traditional wasp traps, and for the first time In many years, I’m harvesting a lot of figs. In recent years, my fig trees have been inundated with European hornets, and bald faced/yellow jackets. The birds and the squirrels, have been taking some, but they scram when I’m near the trees.
Sounds like you're getting it under control.
How are the wasps destroying your figs? I don't know about the specific species you mentioned but, in general, wasps and bees and such are pollinators and you WANT them on your property if you're doing gardening, fruit trees, etc. Even if you simply want to help the environment - with the decimation of bee colonies going on and the loss of habitat in general, planting native pollinator flora and encouraging the bees & wasps to have at it is a GREAT thing. People don't realize there is a different wasp species dedicated to controlling every pest you can think of. And some of them are so docile (when away from their nests) you can hand feed them. We leave their nests alone, unless they build too close to the doors or a path where someone might get hit. And even then, if the hose will reach, I just knock down the nest and they leave (without killing them). We only kill (using EcoSmart, STEM, and other organic brands) when they're in a place I can't knock down with the water hose.
Well done, mate! I try to eliminate Paper Wasps and Red Wasps around the ranch house, and will use your ploy; however, out at the barn and in hay storeage sheds the wasps are beneficial to eat/rid the area of spiders [not fun walking into a spider web]. I generally tolerate wasps in those areas for that reason. We don't have much of a problem where the nests are away from places we regularly occupy. Much obliged. 🤠
Thanks for stopping by and I wish you the best!
That HF Welding Table just keeps giving and giving. Looks better when you’re using it to stitch steel together with lighting, but seems to bare the weight of that nasty old propaganda rag with total aplomb. Good info Bruce. Never heard of the decoy nest before. Keep ‘em coming. Thanks!!!
Ha Ha yes that HF table was money well spent. :)
I did hear somewhere that no wasp will build a nest within 20 feet of another nest, but i've had them nesting under my house, the nearest was only four feet away. But i did find that when you first see them being interested in a site or being busy building a nest , if you spray the area with a mix of 50/50 of citronella oil and peppermint oil by ratio, with a squirt of dish soap ( as the wetting agent ) diluted with about a pint of water and used as a spray, they hate it and soon went elsewhere. I'll definitely try the boric acid/fruit juice mix trick. Its cheap enough and can save a lot of aggrovation later.👍👏👌🏽
How many ounces of Citronella oil and ounces of peppermint oil do you use with 1 pint of water, please?
Me too. Maybe the close nests are cousins 😅
Ha! Was going to mention Brad at Cougar Ranch. Thank goodness I checked your notes first. Big LOL with the (subscribe) on the Wasp Juice bottle. Great idea on the fake nest.
Thanks for watching and FINALLY someone who actually reads the video description. You are a rarity in the TH-cam watching world. 👍👊
Sound advice. I use a paper bag myself and it works pretty good.
Excellent!
Thank you for posting this helpful video!
You're very welcome!
hi,i have wasps in grill can I put ol apple juice in can,I'll try the dish soap to,good video thanks
how long does it take for the wasp to find it? i put out 5 bottles in areas where i see the most wasps and i never see one close to gettin in! been a few days since i put them out too!!! TIA
I just gave you a thumbs up. I just ordered 5 lbs cause, I mix
Some Boric Acid 99.0% with a insecticide that I used to kill roaches, spiders, ants etc. I use it with the termite insecticides and it potentialities the pesticide. Thank you for the video m.j
Thank you Alfonso 👍
What's the insecticide you use?
Wasp trivia. I live in on old house and have always painted it the same colors. The ceilings on the porches front and back are painted blue. My friend told me they use this trick because wasps think this is sky. And don't build their nests. (first time I have heard of this) I have never had any wasp nests on the porch.
2nd Comment... I do so like your newspaper fake nest idea too. I did similar but your idea is easier and cheaper. Subscribed to ya for additional onsite with this problem. You are g reat help and I do appreciate you sharing. Viv
The Yellowjackets in the Sierra mountains don’t like sweet. In fact they seem to have no interest in anything sweet at all.
The way you do it here is mix a teaspoon full of boric acid with I can of tuna in water. Spread it out thinly on three paper plates and set them out in your yard. The Yellowjackets just go crazy for this mixture.
What if you have cats, dogs, etc. Wouldn't some of them eat the tuna slurry and get poisoned by the boric acid?
Wasps are selective on what they eat based on the time of the season. When they are getting started and building a nest they like sweet, but when they are raising a brood they want protein.
I have an idea:
Put the mixture in a cage, so the yellowjackets can get in, but the animals can't.
@@califulsteen8675 larger mammals can eat a handful of boric acid and wouldn't do anything. All it does it draw out the water from the wasp/hornet bodies killing them from dehydration.
Do you have a fly terminator recipe too?
Sorry but no I don't have a fly terminator recipe.
Thanks for this advice. Wasp spray doesn't even phase them.
Thanks for stopping by Nancy.
I noticed a bunch of wasps on some pears that fell from the tree. I put that boric acid & juice mix next to the fallen pears. A day later, there are no wasps on the rotting fruit.
In my area (central Arkansas) apple juice did not work well. I watched red wasps and yellowjackets (them ground-nesting little bast***ds) ignore the bait in a soda can and plastic bottles. Sugar Water (1/4 ratio) & they slurped it up. I think they must have acquired a taste out of our hummingbird feeders. Honey bees left it alone. From this and other video comments the bait probably needs to match the environment and we don't have many apple trees in the area
I think you have a great point, thank you for sharing.
I live in Western, Arkansas. I tried apple juice, sugar water, apples, all mixed with boric acid. Wasps won't touch it. Have tried coke and boric acid, they won't touch that either.
Seems simple and easy...How do you know if this actually works? It's one thing to see the juice drying up, or consumed. Another thing to actually see wasps dying from it. I know boric acid works well for insects that crawl through it and it eats through the chitin (roaches, ants), but I'm not sure or convinced if it kills the hive (which we are assuming here).
I knew your method would work the second you used the term "propaganda paper". So true!!!
Yes, unfortunately it is true. ☹
Good video, I appreciate the info and will put my solution out this weekend to give it a try
Great, I wish you the best!
I just set three cans around the property. One on the side of the house, one at a dead tree (hopefully can get that removed soon) and one by the tree line. It’s April 11th, and I hope some queens are still flying around.
I hope it works well for you.
There are often multiple wasps nests in joists of my barn, but I'll start with the boric acid juice. Looking forward to being wasp free!
I hope it does the trick for you Julie!
Hi! I know this was a year ago, but we're facing that time of year again. I just wanted to see how well it worked for you? I'm hoping you'll be wasp free this year!
This is the best video compared to ones posted by others.
I appreciate that and thanks for watching!
Yes
Very interesting. Thanks.
It works! great video
Great to hear!
I used potatoe bug dust, and icing sugar.. Took about 3 weeks, but they buggered off.
We have I think they are called mud dobbers, and they plug up any available small orifice. I will try this for those pests.
We have mud daubers here too. I hope it works for you!
Andddd... those paper hives tell those worrisome carpenter bees to keep on down the road and not bore their destructive holes in our structures. 👌🏽🤗
I tried this mixture and had to place the cans where they were protected from rain. I watched these locations religiously and didn't see even 1 wasp land on the cans. I checked inside the cans and there was a thick film almost like paper. I used the stick to remove as much of the film as possible. I still have many wasps of different varieties. I saw no effect in reducing the wasp population. Was really hopeful but it just didn't work.
This was exactly what happened to me too. Just didn't work.
YEAH tryin to figure out if i did something wrong so i watched the video a few times. I dont see it working so back to dish soap and water!
Same here, I tried the can method and the wasps wouldn't even land on them. I then built hanging feeders especially for the Boric acid/apple juice mixture that I designed to keep hummingbirds out. The wasps came regularly but evidently the mixture didn't have much effect on the hive(s) because now after weeks we have more wasps than ever.
@@dalehammond1749 i'm back to usin soap and water and soakin them dead! THAT RECIPE DID NOT WORK FOR MY AREA IN CA!
Will it kill yellow jackets
Yes it will.
You are right about the news paper.
I have a wasps nest under my "concrete porch." They get in at the very bottom.
Not sure how to kill the nest, because the porch is 3 feet high by 5 ft wide. If you
try using water, it won't work if their nesting up high under the porch. I did take
out a nest very fast with that spray stuff from Home Depot. It sprays about 15 ft
and covers the whole nest in foam. In this case the nest was outside and I could
see it. Right now, because this nest is under the porch, I think I need a poison
powder, that will stick to their legs, and they will drag it into the nest. I hope that
will work. I was hoping to use spray foam, but you have to hit the nest.( can't see it)
I see one comment here that Sevin Dust from Home Depot works, or Delta, and
other people use Borax, or Boric Acid, just like here. Good video.
100% Boric Acid- marketed under a label called zap-a-roach, comes in plastic containers weighing 1 lb, ie, 454gms.
I bought a few bottles when I retired and moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains three years ago. I have barely dented the first bottle. It works great. Just as well as more expensive brands that yield the same exact boric acid. Put some in a used up jelly jar with a little bit of jelly left in it, add some fruit juice if you want to, fill remainder of the bottle with water. Shakewell until completely dissolved. Pour a little bit on ant hills. Works great to attract and control ant populations of all kinds.
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You are welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
Super useful tips...thanks Bruce ! BTW -- Re: Propaganda Paper..... LMAO, I could not agree more !!! Have a great day and an awesome weekend :-)
Thanks Joe! I wish you and awesome weekend as well :)
I saw this in another video for yellow-jackets and tested it with just apple juice in jar with a stick and the fly past it all day long.
Me too.
Used root. Beer. No good either. Along g with ripe melon......however pairs. Those sucker's are all over ripe pairs.
@@ArlatubeRipe pairs of what?
Thank you
Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you, after gettiN’ before, thank you.
You’re welcome
does Borax work ? i kinda just ended up using a shallow bowl mixed in apple juice with apple cider vinegar + Borax ... idk if it will be effective in attracting them idk. we'll see .
Used to call it "newspaper". Haha. Also, great tips
Yes! Thank you!
loved the idea of the balled up paper for nests, how well did it work? didn't see the follow up video on you site. my thought would be they would get wet and fall apart. I bought one of those fake ones here in Canada, got 2 seasons out of it before it was just to broken up to re use a third time. thanks for sharing
The paper decoy wasp nests are either working well or I'm just lucky. There doesn't seem to be any new wasp nests in the areas where I hung them. I'm still using the original paper wasp nest decoys I made in the video two years later. They have been up through all four seasons for two years straight. They do look weathered but still seem to be working well. Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate it!
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 I suppose we get a lot more rain and snow here than you do. but I will give it a try, thanks again.
You're welcome! I wish you the best with your project!
@@southerncomfort971 We have lots of rain here too so I was wondering if I can put the made up nest inside a plastic to keep it from getting wet and deteriorating, would that work? I guess I could experiment with it. Thank you.
Hey just wondering will broax work? I added sugar with apple juice as well.
I don't know I have never tried borax.
Can I use borax instead of boric acid if I heat it up and make it dissolve completely in like apple juice?
Have you tried the concoction on getting rid of ants or roaches? Thank you for the helpful tips.
Yes, I have used the same mix for ants and it works great. Have not tried it on roaches yet but I'm sure it will work great too.
My ant video - th-cam.com/video/5_zD-NB79Vs/w-d-xo.html
Ants are easier, you can also kill them with a mixture of honey and bakind soda.
Did the home made wasp nests work? Would love to know. Thanks for the info!
Yes they seem to have worked and I'm using them again this year.
I've done the homemade wasp nest several years ago and learn that from a neighbor and it does work wish I had kept it up so I wouldn't have a nest to deal with now
Yes, but i used a brown lunch paper bag blown up with air and taped to the inside of my gazebo 😂😂😂
Thanks for sharing. Great idea. 👍
Thanks for watching Zetella!
Great video thank's 👍
Thanks for watching Robert! 👍
Very cool my friend - from North East Mass. Thank you Sir
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 - You bet dude . thanks man
Propaganda paper instantly got a like and subscribe from me sir!
I appreciate that and thank you for watching!
Right on brother!
Couldn’t have said it better myself, sir. That’s a ‘subscribe’ for me. Done!
Same.
I've never thought of that but he ain't wrong , there is no news today, only directions for the mindless retreads who can't think for themselves.
very good info in his clip
Thanks for watching Betty!
great vid... thanks
No problem 👍
Does Boric acid kill yellow jackets also?
I have read that Boric Acid will kill most insects.
Thank you for the video really cool
You're welcome Joel, thanks for stopping by.
i noticed my wasp mixture made this foam w/ the applejuice at the top of the liquid after a few days. i used a clear container because that is all i had. am i not doing something right? i got a bunch of these mofos still swarming around constantly in the yard under the deck. the hive is under the deck inside behind the siding and i can't get to it. all advice is helpful.
I don't think so, I'm not sure if mine foamed or not. If you haven't seen this video maybe you could try this. th-cam.com/video/NRtbDFNPg_g/w-d-xo.html
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 thanks yea im a have to kill them at night cuz they're under deck in a hard to reach area
I think that's the best time anyway. They all come back to the nest at night and they are more docile.
That's a cool video, I will give that go, and the proper gander nest , keep the coming 😀
Thanks 👍
What if it gets wet in the rain? We have to keep making new ones?
I try to put the cans where they won't fill up with rain water. The decoy wasp nests will last for years even if they get wet. Mine have been up for a couple of years and are still hanging where I put them originally.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10thank you for responding! I'm going to try this.
@anywaaayeee - You're welcome, I wish you the best with your project.
I'll give it a try, thank you. 👍
You are welcome, thanks for watching! 👍
Did he say "Propaganda Paper"? ^^ That's enough for me to give this video a thumbs up.
Thank you for the videos do you know if this works on Paper Wasps? Thank you!
Yes it does Trevor, paper wasps are what I have around my place.
Thx
Any time
Just mixed about 1.5 heaping teaspoons Ina 20 oz bottle of old juice we had (Cran, grape, and something else). Thinking it might not be to their liking cuz I've seen nothing on any of the 3 I've set up... And the wasps are crazy around here building all over the place. May need to add some sprite to the mix I guess...
Maybe try some bacon or hamburger grease too. I've heard it works but I haven't tried that myself.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 I have heard that too. Hafta try it
2 tsp to a half gallon of juice.. Tastes bad if you use too much.
Decoys did not work for me in SE TX. Actually had a wasp nest built right onto one of the decoys.
Thank you...
You're welcome!
Thanks!! very helpful
Glad it helped Cheryl! Thanks for stopping by.
Does this work for ground bees?
Do you mean Yellow Jackets? If so YES!
Would this also work for hornets? Got a big nest of them deep in a bush. Almost too afraid to go out the front door now
I believe it will work for all flying insects as long as you can get them to eat it.
Awesome! If it wasn't so hidden in the bush, I'd just spray it and be done with it. But I can't see it, and I ain't hunting for it lol
I don't blame you
It worked like a charm!
Excellent! Good to hear you got it taken care of 👍
Will that work with "Yellow Jackets?" We're having problems with those that keep coming back to a wood storage box on our porch.
My understanding is it works well for yellow jackets.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 Nice! I'll let you know, I just ordered the Boric Acid. 👍
Good deal! I am curious to know how well it works for you. 👍😀
Not in my neck of the woods. I live at 5,000 feet elevation in the Sierra mountains. Yellowjackets 🐝 in this area have no interest whatsoever in sweet. They love Tuna and I mixed it with boric acid.
Will this work this time of year? (Beginning of fall)
I don't know but there is one way to find out.
Seems like it would since fall time is when yellowjackets are seeking out sweet stuff rather than meat
Will regular Borax still work
I don't know, I've never tried it.
Thanks!
Welcome!
Will that work on Yellow Jacket Wasps?
Yes, I believe it will if they will drink the solution.
Will it attract and kill hummingbirds.... I don't want that
I don't know for sure but I doubt it. I haven't seen any humming birds feeding on ours. I don't think a humming bird could reach down to the level of the solution if they wanted to.
Didn't work once for me and I used the same stuff as you....tried it 4 or 5 times already.....
Me too!
Can I use borax?
I don't know as I have never tried borax. I have read that it needs to be Boric Acid and as pure as you can get for good results. If you already have borax you could always give it a try and see if it works I suppose.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 I've done this concoction with BORAX for ants, and it worked. I didn't know that it would do the same with wasps. I will have to try this again for my wasp issue
WIll this work on hornets also? I'm too afraid to get near enough to tell which pest it is.
Yes, I've read where it will work with most flying insects.
Thanks very much, sir.
You are welcome!
Please link the update on how it went...
It worked very well.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 I saw the video at the end, did it take seconds or minutes? It seemed QUICK!
Maybe 10 seconds with the dish soap method.
@@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 SUPER QUICK RESULTS !!!
"Propaganda paper." You just earned a sub my friend. (also thanks for the solution)
Thanks for stopping by.
Find it in the soap isle ? , mule team.
I always use 20 Mule Team Borax as a detergent booster in the wash. Be careful with boric acid. Boric acid and borax are not the same thing. Not at all! Although it is true that you can use borax to kill some insects, just keep in mind that boric acid is the real Poison. Not the same as the laundry booster. You can find 100% boric acid under a label called zap-a-roach, at some Dollar Stores. It should be dirt cheap and it is 100% boric acid, according to the label.
They say spring is best to kill the queen bees I was wondering if anybody has tried this Midsummer and how their results were thanks
My neighbours use clear plastic bag full of water with a few coins in it. Do you think it works?
I have never tried that. If you try it let us know if it works.
I heard that works with flies, and you have to use pennies (something with the copper).
Interesting, I'm going to have to give that a try.
A lot of people swear by that for fly control.
Does NOT work for wasps
Boric acid will kill honeybees right ?
How you kill the eggs??
When the wasps are all gone I knock down the nest and squash it with my shoe. LOL
Borax?
When you said Propaganda Paper, I hit subscribe. :)
Welcome SKID! 👍🇺🇲
I did exactly the same. Lol.
Thank you Paul!
Same!! Subbed just for that comment!
Welcome Redblood
Great video!!!! I'm deathly allergic......
Thanks for watching Mark!
As far as wasps being territorial I think they forgot to tell the ones where I live.
Time and time again I come across two and three active nests very close together and sometimes even within inches of one another.
You got a thumbs up from me just for calling it propaganda paper. I'm glad many are waking up.
I have yellow jackets that live in my bird houses but they don't bother me and they actually eat other insects.Good tips though.😀🐝
My experience is yellow jackets pack a nasty sting. At least they don't bother you so that's good. 👍🐝
Hey Bruce , I learned my Yellow jackets are paper wasps, building nests under my eaves again. I'm gonna try the soap spray before they lay eggs .😊
I bought powder 99% boricua acid. It should do the job also.
It dissolve faster. I bought 5 lbs from another vendor for 40$ free shipping.
who was the vendor please, was it available to Canada? ty
thank you for this video my friend. I too think news is gone, its now considered fully propaganda
i bought this same kind on amazon too. thanks
Excellent!