WaspHunter says on his channel that Drione dust by far the best and most fast acting for taking care of all wasps and hornets. He's commented on how others like Delta and Tempo take a while to take effect which doesn't help him since he has to dig out or cut down nests for his customers. He always praises Drione as the best insecticide he uses.
It's great that Gary Senise took time off from his acting schedule to show us how it's done. Seriously, though, thanks for posting this. It's very helpful.😊😊😊
I never had yellow jackets in the structure of the house but down here in North Carolina they are in the ground. You could be mowing the grass and they will light you up. Like you, I wait until dusk and take a paper cup of gasoline and pour it in the hole. Just the vapors kill all of them overnight. Thanks for the great videos, keep them coming!
Don't worry, we have them in the ground up here too! They sneak attack from all angles...i've done the gas trick in the ground too. Was a little concerned to try it on the house... 😂
I'm a pest control technician and I live in North Carolina and I can assure you that they also build above ground just like a hornets nest they are called arial yellow jackets
This video is spot on. I use Tempo or Delta dust in applications like this and it's really a no brainer. What happens in reality is that a lot of the workers don't get killed immediately, or not at all. But the queen, who doesn't leave the nest, almost always dies and once that happens the colony collapses. Be patient and don't worry if you still see some activity in the days following. Their days are numbered. Nice job making this.
Thanks. This is the best video by far that I could find regarding yellow jackets inside the wall space or siding. I have dealt with them many times in the ground but their presence in the wall space created a more technical issue which you addressed with absolute clarity.
My Delta Dust arrived today and the sun just went down. Time to dust ;) Thanks for the video, it was nice to see it done with updates on how long it took. I know exactly what to expect now!
@@Mojo27564 My spots were tricky and it did work, but I didn't make a ton of effort to make sure I was hitting the nest, so the dust wasn't really my end game. The roof needed to be done anyway, I just wasn't ready to do it during the summer. Got it done that fall and we obviously took care of the problem then! I still have plenty of the dust and will use it if needed. I believe it works great, you just need to consider certain factors like how deep the nest is inside the enclosure, making sure you're covering it and whatnot. Simply puffing some dust into a small hole isn't necessarily going to solve the problem. It'll slow them down no matter what you do, but they are resilient. I was watching the bees seemingly clean up the dust around the hole, probably by some sacrificial members of the colony😂
@@mikeallenfpv you're absolutely right they're very resilient!!! and I agree they sacrificing a few members by clearing the dust initially They're a well structured military lol, I've used spray foam and caulk, three different times and dust between every time, They were so persistent about finding new entryways... But most importantly I use a Shop-Vac ( two different times) left it there for about an hour sucked up ""hundreds" (wish I could show you a picture) Got rid of a majority of the colony after that a few strangler few came by to see if there were any opportunities to get in, once the messenger wasp realize there's nol No more entry points he sent the message back to his family.. Now I have to do siding
That dust defense is great. Took a bout 5 days and all the ones living in my siding were gone. I just over dusted the openings. I mean it was overkill, my deck looked like a bakery, but it worked. All the YJ had to walk through it. And got them coming and going. The followed, up with duster in the cracks on day 6
Thanks for the vid. We had a yellowjacket issue on the eave of my house going into the siding and these products got rid of them. Saved me from calling pest control!!!!
I use Delta Dust myself, and I love the stuff. Been using it for 20+ years. The stuff works really well... HOWEVER, if you're wanting to remove the yellow jackets (as opposed to letting them die inside the nest) there's another method I use which works a lot better, and faster. As long as you're putting a ladder up there... I bungee a vacuum cleaner hose with a couple extensions to the ladder, placing the end of the extension about an inch from the opening where they are entering and exiting. Next, you need to connect that to the shop vac on the ground, and turn it on! Run the vacuum from dawn to dusk. Bees have to leave the nest at least once a day, so in ONE DAY you'll have almost all of them sucked up. I let it run a couple days, THEN use the duster to put a generous cloud of Delta Dust in the hole. That will remain active for a few months, and kill anything that hatches later. Once that's done, seal the hole! This is how good Delta Dust is: I had a neighbor who let a small bald-faced hornet nest grow into a basket ball sized bald-faced hornet nest. He emptied THREE cans of wasp spray into the nest one night, after they were all inside the nest. Next morning, you could not tell he had done anything to the nest. They were as active as ever,. The spray hadn't phased them one bit. A few nights later, I went out to help him (the nest was VERY close to my pool) and I puffed just a small amount of Delta Dust into the hole in the bottom of the nest. Next day? No action at the nest. No hornets, nothing! We took it down and used it as a science lesson. The thing filled a kitchen-size garbage bag! Delta Dust is great stuff.
Now I know what I'm doing wrong. I've been wasting my D-Fense Dust by applying it directly from the container! I see how effective that duster is, how it disperses the dust like smoke. Great video, thanks!
Great video! Just ordered the stuff, i have dang yellowjackets going under my siding on my house, used 3m wasp killer but they still comming in and out! Gonna try this stuff!
Great video... We have a wasp nest in our roof area. The wasps are making a mess of our apple trees burrowing into the apples. Time we got rid. Thanks, from Yorkshire UK.
Nice video! Something to research further is the expanding foam used at the end of the video. I have heard that many bee-like insects like the stuff because it's easy to burrow through and somewhat replicates their hive (not to mention the stress it could potentially cause to the brick from freeze-thaw cycles). I know brick-workers typically recommend using a mortar mix that is similar to what the house is made of to prevent those issues.
they actrually make a foam JUST to stop that, like fire stop foam it seems counter, but itt does work and for whatever reason, the bugs, even burrowing ones dont like the smell or feel of this particular foam
they actrually make a foam JUST to stop that, like fire stop foam it seems counter, but itt does work and for whatever reason, the bugs, even burrowing ones dont like the smell or feel of this particular foam
I had a problem 30 years ago with bumble bees entering around the water hose opening. I remember the pest control guy spray some kind foam to close the opening. When the foam dries it harden. I just found your channel and thank you for the advice. I have a problem with wasps and I believe they are entering from outside of my a/c and getting into my condo. So I'm going to try that dust product.😢
Tried a shop vac on mine. Not very effective. The entry/exit point needs-ta be cornered some how. Mine was relatively open, and wouldn't suck in any bees, unless they actually flew down, into the open tube. Didn't catch one in an hour.
When I've had to deal with Yellow Jackets I've always waited until late at night around 1 or 2 AM. That way they for sure are all in the nest and calmed down. Plus air temps tend to be cooler then which also slows them down a bit. What I've had great success with is Hot Shot whole room fogger cans taped to a 6 foot handle. Those things when aimed at their hole can get into all the nooks and crannies of their nest. Sometimes it takes a couple of treatments but it works.
Home Depot has a Spectracide Product that has a 5-6 week residual effect. I have had real good luck with that. You'll see them around for a little while but they take it back to the nest if you can get them into it anywhere and it and pretty soon you don't see them anymore.
I used 2 cans of the foaming type hornet spray and it did kill some, the rest were pissed off and annoyed. I then used a shop wet/dry vac with a couple inches of water in the bottom, positioned the hose right at the entrance point and within a couple hours I got about 200 of those nasty buggers. Next day I repeated and got 300, the same with day 3. Day 4 only 50 and the last day got 7. I watched over the next couple days and there was no activity. I caulked up all the cracks where they could get inside. Mission accomplished!
I know this is a couple of years old but here is how i handle nests like that cheaper. I make a trough and stick it to the wall even with where they enter then put Seven powder in it, fill it slightly higher than hole in wall is. You can use paper, cardboard or whatever to make the trough and some double sided tape. They will land on the powder then carry it right in for you. 3-4 days they will be gone. Stuff only costs about $6 bucks or so for 1lb. Have done this many times over the years.
@@libramyday thank for this. I’m on here looking for solutions for cedar wood siding hive - small gap between siding and fireplace. Definitely have wd40. Appreciate it
Deltamethrin which is the active ingredient in defense dust generally takes 2-4 days to completely knock a nest out. I prefer Tempo or Drione dust for wasps they start shutting them down on contact and Tempo in particular is only slightly more expensive.
@@NaterTater Happened to me yesterday! In the glove - got multiple stings and couldn't use my left hand the rest of the day. Found your vid today as part of my planning on how to address my situation properly. Thanks for documenting.
After you've drowned them with the spray insecticide, i think the dust will simply turn to mud. I can guarantee that it's not dust anymore. Hope it worked. My problem is several nests attached to vinyl siding. Obv can't use a torch, and afraid the insectocide will melt the vinyl. Maybe I'll try the dust. Hope it works fast, so i don't get stung.
Nate, This was an awesome informative follow-up video after the fact of you spraying. I went to your links and I bought all three products to spray the powder, and the disperser. $42 It's cheaper than $400 to $600... I called a honey bee yellow jacket exterminator they wanted $400 to $600. I said WHAT?!?! I Get the spray tomorrow and I get the disperser and powder the day after. I like how you followed up with using that foam to block those holes to keep those Democrats out from the future that are seeking free housing. Lol
Mine were in the wall and were able to get into the interior of my house. I discovered that they were coming in through a telephone jack that was unused. I just put a piece of duct tape over it. In a week there were probably a hundred of them that came in the house to die. The trouble was that they were coming in behind my nightstand beside my bed. A lot of them just came in and went through the window blinds and never seen again. I don’t know if it was that they were not able to survive the cooler air conditioning or what. But there were piles of their dead bodies on the floor. I wondered if they were older drones that were pushed out to make room for newer drones. I have not taken care of the entrance yet but judging from the traffic going in and out it must be a good sized nest. I was having to check my bed and bedding every night. I actually found one in my c-pap mask so I had to check that too. I was constantly hearing the buzzing but now it is quiet since the tape.
They have found so many entry points over the years & way too high up for me to get to. I already have this dust on hand for ants. Im about to make cheap wasp food restaurants with kid birdhouse kits 😅 see how that pans out
Just got rid of hundreds of hornets/yellowjackets in the wall above my doorway. Here's how: Using my shop vac on "reverse flow - air out instead of in" I injected 5% Sevin Dust (available anywhere) into their entrance. I just used the extension tubes with a crevice tool attachment which has a small crack of an opening. I put the Sevin dust into the hose, 3-4 tablespoons, replaced the crevice tool on the end, stuck it up to the entrance and turned on the shop vac. It shot the dust into the hole so hard I think it filled the entire wall space! After an hour or so, I didn't see any activity, but I did it a second time. Absolutely no activity from the entrance since I did this and there were hundreds coming and going before.
I just shop vac'd a few hundred out of the nest. Positioned it by the entrance and anything coming in or out got sucked into my vac of water and soap. You just gave me an idea of how to get more powder in efficiently. My little duster either doesn't spray, or clogs.
As someone else said, that defense dust sucks, drione dust knocks them down immediately. I was treating ants with that defense dust, they didn't even notice the stuff. Two days later I got some drione dust, it knocked them out immediately.
If your thinking your suit is over kill you’d laugh if you saw me, when I retired from the fire dept I was able to keep my turnout gear right down to the helmet and scott mask , I have the mask but obviously they didn’t give me the air tank so I cut out a screen and taped it over the front where the airline clicks in ,… my neighbors think I’m nutz but I’ve taken down thousands of bees and have never been stung when wearing this get up ,…lol
John, I think you have mental twin in Finland. My husband isn’t a firefighter, but tries to find the most over the top, but comfortable solution for everything, even if it looks odd. Decade or so back he figured he needed snowboarding goggles to ease his walk to our parking lot (abt 400 yards) in horizontal snow out. I nearly died laughing, but soon I started seeing dog walkers and other people braving it to do the same, now it’s pretty common thing to see, especially when its the kind of snow that feels like small needles hitting you. If he had firefighting gear, our under patio bee problem would be solved already.
I had them put a vacuum on them, for two days, estimated 1500 captured. I put water and dish soap to kill them off. Then I called an exterminator. Finally left out a trap. They were in the eves of my roof. Seems to control the problem. All they did is swarm when I tried to spray
I snuck uo on a huge nest on the back of my garage at dusk and when drizzling and sprayed the back of the garage and into the nest with WD-40. They left and never ame back. They hate the smell as much as I do.
Most likely, you had 2 big nests somewhere in your structure. Which is why it took days. The bee’s bring it back to the nest and it slowlys covers the nest in the powder. If you sprayed a ball nest like on a tree branch. The powder will kill them in 15 minutes. So most likely you were not getting their nest, just their entrance point
Yes, there are a few products that do something similar. You can check the active ingredients too to see as they might even be the "same thing" as far as the wasps are concerned.
Just wondering if after dosing the entrance with the powder, whether or not spraying the entrance with a small amount of expanding foam and denying the wasps the ability to leave or enter, would that in any way help wipe out the nest. We have a similar type of powder application and l believe it's purpose is to wipe out the nest.
I've heard if you block one entrance they may make or find another way out, and with it being in your walls, they may end up in your house! My dad tried once and they made their way through out light fixture in the ceiling
Ha ho! I know that feeling when you have to go up that ladder and watching a dozen hornets buzzing around that nest! They got into my roof and siding 15ft above ground. You dressed appropriately. A exterminator visited the house and put the powder in and around the nest and then blocked the opening with steel wool. Well, after agonizing 3 days, there was more of them buzzing around the nest than ever!! Finally I remembered that old saying: "if you want something done, you gotta do it yoursef." So I bought 2 cans of wasp hot shot at depot, suited up and took the ladder out and made my way.😵💫 hot shot got potential power! I remember my father killed a thousand (a thousand!🤯) flying ants in the spring down the basement!!🤯 after the spraying, I went down there and it looked like an A bomb went off! I mean the basement floor was covered in bodies! So up the ladder I went with a knee jerk reaction, I mean it was frightening, but I had this bomb ready. 🤭 when I got there, there was 12 of them hovering right in front of the nest when: I dropped that bomb. 🚀 I mean I sprayed the living shit out of that nest and the surroundings!!! The 12 hovering immediately flew out of the way. I just held that nozzle down!!😵💫 at one point when I was spraying under the siding, one just waterfalled right under the siding to the ground!! I used approximately half the can. I left all the area greasy covered. Next day, seen a few active but by night, there was hardly anything there. Now that I have more courage😵💫, I'll be repeating the process again. Eventually, I'll remove the steel wool and cork up the hole. It is terrifying! Your like shaking as you get closer to the hole.🤭 protection is necessary. It also helps with fear factor. Great job!!!😎
You do have to be careful with spray foam since it expands. Vinyl siding could get ruined with it. If its a small gap I'd say use an outdoor rated caulk. If its bigger you may need some trim work.
I shot Delta into a hole and around an area where brick wall meets soffit in corner of my house. Did it the last two evenings and it doesn't seem to have affected them . Maybe it's not reaching where the actual nest is. Idk man do you have any knowledge on why this may be? Thanks for the content , appreciate it
@@JohnSmith-yf6td it took me about a week of dusting in and around the hole. After dusting, 5 days later the nest was annihilated. The crazy thing is that I only saw a few dead ones on the ground and there were hundreds flying in and out at one point. But I'm gonna try tempo next time
Great video... But not sure why both the Spectre PS and the Dust would be required? If the Dust is what kills them, why is the Spectre PS needed? Thanks!
@@NaterTater Ok... Thanks. I tried a Spectracide spray blindly sprayed in a access hole like you did and it did nothing. Most likely because I missed the nest. I'll try only the Dust applied with a Puff blower.
So I have like a facia above my bay window and there was a gap and all I used was regular spray and I sealed the gap so I’m wondering are they going to eat into my house?
Yes I don’t want them to get through my sheet rock✅ I already had to put some silicone around my top trim where it needs to sheet rock that wasn’t put up correctly around the inside of my bay window because about seven of them I believe came in through that space unfortunately
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So did it work long term?
@@stevenelson1456 yep all died
WaspHunter says on his channel that Drione dust by far the best and most fast acting for taking care of all wasps and hornets. He's commented on how others like Delta and Tempo take a while to take effect which doesn't help him since he has to dig out or cut down nests for his customers. He always praises Drione as the best insecticide he uses.
It's great that Gary Senise took time off from his acting schedule to show us how it's done. Seriously, though, thanks for posting this. It's very helpful.😊😊😊
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You’re one of the only TH-cam DIY’ers who actually put on personal protective gear. 👍🏽
Safety First! 😏👍😀 i've been stung many times and its easy to avoid even without a real bee suit.
@@NaterTater what are those coveralls called . Never seen that thick. You think there bee proof.
Definitely bee proof! They are Carhartt Coveralls amzn.to/3Jw1a3j
@@NaterTater thanks
I never had yellow jackets in the structure of the house but down here in North Carolina they are in the ground. You could be mowing the grass and they will light you up. Like you, I wait until dusk and take a paper cup of gasoline and pour it in the hole. Just the vapors kill all of them overnight. Thanks for the great videos, keep them coming!
Don't worry, we have them in the ground up here too! They sneak attack from all angles...i've done the gas trick in the ground too. Was a little concerned to try it on the house... 😂
Mark the hole and pour some seven dust in there at night. Takes a few days but does the trick
I'm in NC as well, but I've been lucky to not have had any encounters from underground nests... Always looking for them tho😀
Exactly…the time to go after most bees is at dusk when they’re inactive.
I'm a pest control technician and I live in North Carolina and I can assure you that they also build above ground just like a hornets nest they are called arial yellow jackets
This video is spot on. I use Tempo or Delta dust in applications like this and it's really a no brainer. What happens in reality is that a lot of the workers don't get killed immediately, or not at all. But the queen, who doesn't leave the nest, almost always dies and once that happens the colony collapses. Be patient and don't worry if you still see some activity in the days following. Their days are numbered. Nice job making this.
@@billb.2673 thanks
Awesome Job Gary Sinise (Lieutenant Dan) 🙂
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Thanks. This is the best video by far that I could find regarding yellow jackets inside the wall space or siding. I have dealt with them many times in the ground but their presence in the wall space created a more technical issue which you addressed with absolute clarity.
Glad it helped!
Okin Charged $186, a Minor dust. I did as this says. All Done, $16.
My Delta Dust arrived today and the sun just went down. Time to dust ;) Thanks for the video, it was nice to see it done with updates on how long it took. I know exactly what to expect now!
Good luck!
@@mikeallenfpv How did it go?
@@Mojo27564 My spots were tricky and it did work, but I didn't make a ton of effort to make sure I was hitting the nest, so the dust wasn't really my end game. The roof needed to be done anyway, I just wasn't ready to do it during the summer. Got it done that fall and we obviously took care of the problem then!
I still have plenty of the dust and will use it if needed. I believe it works great, you just need to consider certain factors like how deep the nest is inside the enclosure, making sure you're covering it and whatnot. Simply puffing some dust into a small hole isn't necessarily going to solve the problem. It'll slow them down no matter what you do, but they are resilient.
I was watching the bees seemingly clean up the dust around the hole, probably by some sacrificial members of the colony😂
@@mikeallenfpv you're absolutely right they're very resilient!!!
and I agree they sacrificing a few members by clearing the dust initially They're a well structured military lol,
I've used spray foam and caulk, three different times and dust between every time, They were so persistent about finding new entryways... But most importantly I use a Shop-Vac ( two different times)
left it there for about an hour sucked up ""hundreds" (wish I could show you a picture)
Got rid of a majority of the colony after that a few strangler few came by to see if there were any opportunities to get in, once the messenger wasp realize there's nol No more entry points he sent the message back to his family.. Now I have to do siding
That dust defense is great. Took a bout 5 days and all the ones living in my siding were gone. I just over dusted the openings. I mean it was overkill, my deck looked like a bakery, but it worked. All the YJ had to walk through it. And got them coming and going. The followed, up with duster in the cracks on day 6
Great to hear!
Thanks for the vid. We had a yellowjacket issue on the eave of my house going into the siding and these products got rid of them. Saved me from calling pest control!!!!
Great to hear!
Thank you! This was the fix! I was just about to call pest control and found your video. Appreciate it!
Great to hear!
One word of advice, tuck in any openings so they don’t get in and then you have to take off your protection!!! Definitely seems to work well!
I duplicated your efforts with my yellow jacket problem and it seems to be working! 👍
@@kawikabrown9749 awesome
I use Delta Dust myself, and I love the stuff. Been using it for 20+ years. The stuff works really well... HOWEVER, if you're wanting to remove the yellow jackets (as opposed to letting them die inside the nest) there's another method I use which works a lot better, and faster.
As long as you're putting a ladder up there... I bungee a vacuum cleaner hose with a couple extensions to the ladder, placing the end of the extension about an inch from the opening where they are entering and exiting. Next, you need to connect that to the shop vac on the ground, and turn it on! Run the vacuum from dawn to dusk. Bees have to leave the nest at least once a day, so in ONE DAY you'll have almost all of them sucked up. I let it run a couple days, THEN use the duster to put a generous cloud of Delta Dust in the hole. That will remain active for a few months, and kill anything that hatches later. Once that's done, seal the hole!
This is how good Delta Dust is: I had a neighbor who let a small bald-faced hornet nest grow into a basket ball sized bald-faced hornet nest. He emptied THREE cans of wasp spray into the nest one night, after they were all inside the nest. Next morning, you could not tell he had done anything to the nest. They were as active as ever,. The spray hadn't phased them one bit. A few nights later, I went out to help him (the nest was VERY close to my pool) and I puffed just a small amount of Delta Dust into the hole in the bottom of the nest. Next day? No action at the nest. No hornets, nothing! We took it down and used it as a science lesson. The thing filled a kitchen-size garbage bag! Delta Dust is great stuff.
@@username-mc7jw great tips
A few months!!
I never would have expected Gary Sinise to do an infomercial.
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Now I know what I'm doing wrong. I've been wasting my D-Fense Dust by applying it directly from the container! I see how effective that duster is, how it disperses the dust like smoke. Great video, thanks!
Good luck! Thanks for watching
Great video! Just ordered the stuff, i have dang yellowjackets going under my siding on my house, used 3m wasp killer but they still comming in and out! Gonna try this stuff!
This should do the trick! Takes 2-3 days for them to all get "dusted".
Did it work?
Great video... We have a wasp nest in our roof area. The wasps are making a mess of our apple trees burrowing into the apples. Time we got rid. Thanks, from Yorkshire UK.
Thanks very much for this. It worked very well!
I waited until just past dark when they we’re not moving at all and didn’t wear any protective gear.
Glad it helped!
Nice video!
Something to research further is the expanding foam used at the end of the video. I have heard that many bee-like insects like the stuff because it's easy to burrow through and somewhat replicates their hive (not to mention the stress it could potentially cause to the brick from freeze-thaw cycles). I know brick-workers typically recommend using a mortar mix that is similar to what the house is made of to prevent those issues.
they actrually make a foam JUST to stop that, like fire stop foam it seems counter, but itt does work and for whatever reason, the bugs, even burrowing ones dont like the smell or feel of this particular foam
they actrually make a foam JUST to stop that, like fire stop foam it seems counter, but itt does work and for whatever reason, the bugs, even burrowing ones dont like the smell or feel of this particular foam
@mos8541 its linked in the video description
I had a problem 30 years ago with bumble bees entering around the water hose opening. I remember the pest control guy spray some kind foam to close the opening. When the foam dries it harden.
I just found your channel and thank you for the advice. I have a problem with wasps and I believe they are entering from outside of my a/c and getting into my condo. So
I'm going to try that dust product.😢
this dust works well! They also make insect resistant expanding foam to help seal up the hole. amzn.to/44aNMZD
I used the shop vac with soapy water in the bottom to get most of them out. Gonna start the dusting tomorrow
Tried a shop vac on mine. Not very effective. The entry/exit point needs-ta be cornered some how. Mine was relatively open, and wouldn't suck in any bees, unless they actually flew down, into the open tube. Didn't catch one in an hour.
Interesting and informative
this must be the best product
for this problem , thank you
Nater 👨 💨🐝
Thanks Carlos!
Lol your family is watching you the through the window, that’s what mine did when I killed all the bees.
When I've had to deal with Yellow Jackets I've always waited until late at night around 1 or 2 AM. That way they for sure are all in the nest and calmed down. Plus air temps tend to be cooler then which also slows them down a bit. What I've had great success with is Hot Shot whole room fogger cans taped to a 6 foot handle. Those things when aimed at their hole can get into all the nooks and crannies of their nest. Sometimes it takes a couple of treatments but it works.
@edwardpate6128 good idea!
Home Depot has a Spectracide Product that has a 5-6 week residual effect. I have had real good luck with that. You'll see them around for a little while but they take it back to the nest if you can get them into it anywhere and it and pretty soon you don't see them anymore.
Can you tell me the name of this spectracide product?
I had them in my siding. I finally had enough and lifted the siding and put indoor fogger can under the siding and it took care of it.
Good tip. If my attempts don't work, I'll have-ta try that.
Man you are braver than me. Hornets are vicious and the have 2 entries and have sentries posted on trees watching the nest.
All are doable with proper precautions. Even murder hornets!
I used 2 cans of the foaming type hornet spray and it did kill some, the rest were pissed off and annoyed. I then used a shop wet/dry vac with a couple inches of water in the bottom, positioned the hose right at the entrance point and within a couple hours I got about 200 of those nasty buggers. Next day I repeated and got 300, the same with day 3. Day 4 only 50 and the last day got 7. I watched over the next couple days and there was no activity. I caulked up all the cracks where they could get inside. Mission accomplished!
Dang you got 857 out on your own? That is crazy.
@@jordanmadden7388Grant, 857, hornets 2. Got stung twice.
I like using bottle rockets works very well to remove them all.
please share the video of you sending bottle rockets in behind your house siding/brick/walls.
Dam i did not know lieutenant Dan(Gary Senise) knew so much about wasps, seriously though thanks a ton have 2 nests that need to go 👍
🥸 Happy to help!
LOL. That's his "stunt" double. (Very observant.)
Thanks, this video is exactly what I needed! 😊
Glad it helped!
Good Job Lieutenant Dan 🐝
anytime 😊
Thank you for this video! Going through the same process. I really hate having to kill them, but I have to protect my kids.
Glad it helped!
Great video. I live in Texas and let me tell you… us living at the lake… there a lot to keep me busy. lol
thanks!
I know this is a couple of years old but here is how i handle nests like that cheaper. I make a trough and stick it to the wall even with where they enter then put Seven powder in it, fill it slightly higher than hole in wall is. You can use paper, cardboard or whatever to make the trough and some double sided tape. They will land on the powder then carry it right in for you. 3-4 days they will be gone. Stuff only costs about $6 bucks or so for 1lb. Have done this many times over the years.
Dude. Great video. Buying from your links to support your sharing your knowledge.
@@MrPholp awesome thanks!
I had a nest under my exterior front door and at least for me that bee dust worked wonders.
Great!
Great video! I used WD-40 with a straw inserted under the siding of my house. Same result.
@@libramyday thank for this. I’m on here looking for solutions for cedar wood siding hive - small gap between siding and fireplace. Definitely have wd40. Appreciate it
Excellent video, thank you so much. Awesome thank you thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Deltamethrin which is the active ingredient in defense dust generally takes 2-4 days to completely knock a nest out. I prefer Tempo or Drione dust for wasps they start shutting them down on contact and Tempo in particular is only slightly more expensive.
Tempo is my savior hahaha.
Where can you find these items
Delta dust is probably the worst
I don't think there is overkill with wasps.
agreed
If there’s a next time, consider duct taping your gloves shut. Hornets, etc., can get into open ended gloves!
valid point!
@@NaterTater Happened to me yesterday! In the glove - got multiple stings and couldn't use my left hand the rest of the day. Found your vid today as part of my planning on how to address my situation properly. Thanks for documenting.
Thank you for the video and the links to order these products. I just ordered the dust and applicator.
You're welcome. I just used the dust and duster again this year! Worked great.
Thanks for uploading this video, I'll order the same stuff you used because other insecticides I have tried won't kill them completely.
This stuff works, I've used it on many nests now! Just killed two more this fall.
@@NaterTaterdo the wasps hibernate in the home/nest during the winter if you didn't kill them?
After you've drowned them with the spray insecticide, i think the dust will simply turn to mud. I can guarantee that it's not dust anymore.
Hope it worked.
My problem is several nests attached to vinyl siding. Obv can't use a torch, and afraid the insectocide will melt the vinyl.
Maybe I'll try the dust. Hope it works fast, so i don't get stung.
My application here worked great! The dust is slow acting so it takes a few days.
well done
@@aisthpaoitht thank you!
Man vs Nature. Good luck dude!
@grasacramento6718 I won the battle but won't win the war
@@NaterTater does raid spray work on nests under a deck like paper wasps?
@AFGixxeR88 yes, soak the nest with it at night time
@@NaterTaternight time instead of early morning?
@@AFGixxeR88 either. But I am more of a night owl than early bird.
I saw a video with Dawn dish dish soap. Seems to work well
I had yellow jackets in my window sill...drilled 2 holes..sprayed deltadust right into the holes..
Now.. no more nest...sealed up holes
Wow after getting ahem...*dusted* they look like they are suffering. 😂
Yeah they don’t seem to be scared of regular sprays!
Those are killer bees my friend!!!!
@@l5r90 😆
Great suit
Nate,
This was an awesome informative follow-up video after the fact of you spraying.
I went to your links and I bought all three products to spray the powder, and the disperser. $42 It's cheaper than $400 to $600...
I called a honey bee yellow jacket exterminator they wanted $400 to $600.
I said WHAT?!?!
I Get the spray tomorrow and I get the disperser and powder the day after.
I like how you followed up with using that foam to block those holes to keep those Democrats out from the future that are seeking free housing.
Lol
@@robbyers7614 glad you liked the video. I'm sure the products will work for you!
Thanks for the video
You're welcome!
Thank you 👍
Mine were in the wall and were able to get into the interior of my house. I discovered that they were coming in through a telephone jack that was unused. I just put a piece of duct tape over it. In a week there were probably a hundred of them that came in the house to die. The trouble was that they were coming in behind my nightstand beside my bed. A lot of them just came in and went through the window blinds and never seen again. I don’t know if it was that they were not able to survive the cooler air conditioning or what. But there were piles of their dead bodies on the floor. I wondered if they were older drones that were pushed out to make room for newer drones. I have not taken care of the entrance yet but judging from the traffic going in and out it must be a good sized nest. I was having to check my bed and bedding every night. I actually found one in my c-pap mask so I had to check that too. I was constantly hearing the buzzing but now it is quiet since the tape.
As Andy told Aunt Bea....."Call the man !!"
Good job
Cool! 👍
Thanks i will be doing this tomorrow
Did it work?
Found it! Thank you!!
Great how to video Nate. Thanks!
Thanks!
They have found so many entry points over the years & way too high up for me to get to. I already have this dust on hand for ants. Im about to make cheap wasp food restaurants with kid birdhouse kits 😅 see how that pans out
I'm afraid of I do that they may go the other way and get into the house
I used tempo in the evening for a yellow jacket nest in the ground and in a brick wall and they were all dead the next morning
Just got rid of hundreds of hornets/yellowjackets in the wall above my doorway. Here's how: Using my shop vac on "reverse flow - air out instead of in" I injected 5% Sevin Dust (available anywhere) into their entrance. I just used the extension tubes with a crevice tool attachment which has a small crack of an opening. I put the Sevin dust into the hose, 3-4 tablespoons, replaced the crevice tool on the end, stuck it up to the entrance and turned on the shop vac. It shot the dust into the hole so hard I think it filled the entire wall space! After an hour or so, I didn't see any activity, but I did it a second time. Absolutely no activity from the entrance since I did this and there were hundreds coming and going before.
@@donaldchristie3534 neat!
I just shop vac'd a few hundred out of the nest. Positioned it by the entrance and anything coming in or out got sucked into my vac of water and soap.
You just gave me an idea of how to get more powder in efficiently. My little duster either doesn't spray, or clogs.
As someone else said, that defense dust sucks, drione dust knocks them down immediately. I was treating ants with that defense dust, they didn't even notice the stuff. Two days later I got some drione dust, it knocked them out immediately.
Expensive stuff, $54.37. I bought 1 lbs D-Fense Dust for $13.22. Maybe I'll buy the Bayer Drione Dust when I use up my D-Fense.
If your thinking your suit is over kill you’d laugh if you saw me, when I retired from the fire dept I was able to keep my turnout gear right down to the helmet and scott mask , I have the mask but obviously they didn’t give me the air tank so I cut out a screen and taped it over the front where the airline clicks in ,… my neighbors think I’m nutz but I’ve taken down thousands of bees and have never been stung when wearing this get up ,…lol
Ha! Sounds robust, avoiding stings is worth it.
John, I think you have mental twin in Finland. My husband isn’t a firefighter, but tries to find the most over the top, but comfortable solution for everything, even if it looks odd. Decade or so back he figured he needed snowboarding goggles to ease his walk to our parking lot (abt 400 yards) in horizontal snow out. I nearly died laughing, but soon I started seeing dog walkers and other people braving it to do the same, now it’s pretty common thing to see, especially when its the kind of snow that feels like small needles hitting you. If he had firefighting gear, our under patio bee problem would be solved already.
@@johnmellyn2700 smart idea!💡
Just had the same problem
WD40 and Windex
Shorts and tee shirt
Problem solved 😂
I had them put a vacuum on them, for two days, estimated 1500 captured. I put water and dish soap to kill them off. Then I called an exterminator. Finally left out a trap. They were in the eves of my roof. Seems to control the problem. All they did is swarm when I tried to spray
I snuck uo on a huge nest on the back of my garage at dusk and when drizzling and sprayed the back of the garage and into the nest with WD-40. They left and never ame back. They hate the smell as much as I do.
I’m a new subscriber
Great job. So essentially, it is unnecessary to use Spectre PS Aerosol Spray, am I right?
@@jayG5991 right. Optional
Most likely, you had 2 big nests somewhere in your structure. Which is why it took days. The bee’s bring it back to the nest and it slowlys covers the nest in the powder. If you sprayed a ball nest like on a tree branch. The powder will kill them in 15 minutes. So most likely you were not getting their nest, just their entrance point
How do you make sure to get all of them?
@@wonkypamela9585 use dust chemicals, they will bring the dust back to the nest and kill them all.
The only powder I could find at my local store said it was for ants. Will they also work on wasps?
Perhaps. I put links to the products I used in the video description.
They do get in structures
Hey Nate - Can you just use Sevin dust instead of special ordering the product you used? thank you
Yes, there are a few products that do something similar. You can check the active ingredients too to see as they might even be the "same thing" as far as the wasps are concerned.
You have insect grave yards in the walls of your house?
Yes. RIP.
Just wondering if after dosing the entrance with the powder, whether or not spraying the entrance with a small amount of expanding foam and denying the wasps the ability to leave or enter, would that in any way help wipe out the nest.
We have a similar type of powder application and l believe it's purpose is to wipe out the nest.
I've heard if you block one entrance they may make or find another way out, and with it being in your walls, they may end up in your house! My dad tried once and they made their way through out light fixture in the ceiling
Yes, kill them first and them seal up the hole to prevent future infestation.
Ha ho! I know that feeling when you have to go up that ladder and watching a dozen hornets buzzing around that nest! They got into my roof and siding 15ft above ground. You dressed appropriately. A exterminator visited the house and put the powder in and around the nest and then blocked the opening with steel wool. Well, after agonizing 3 days, there was more of them buzzing around the nest than ever!! Finally I remembered that old saying: "if you want something done, you gotta do it yoursef." So I bought 2 cans of wasp hot shot at depot, suited up and took the ladder out and made my way.😵💫 hot shot got potential power! I remember my father killed a thousand (a thousand!🤯) flying ants in the spring down the basement!!🤯 after the spraying, I went down there and it looked like an A bomb went off! I mean the basement floor was covered in bodies! So up the ladder I went with a knee jerk reaction, I mean it was frightening, but I had this bomb ready. 🤭 when I got there, there was 12 of them hovering right in front of the nest when: I dropped that bomb. 🚀 I mean I sprayed the living shit out of that nest and the surroundings!!! The 12 hovering immediately flew out of the way. I just held that nozzle down!!😵💫 at one point when I was spraying under the siding, one just waterfalled right under the siding to the ground!! I used approximately half the can. I left all the area greasy covered. Next day, seen a few active but by night, there was hardly anything there. Now that I have more courage😵💫, I'll be repeating the process again. Eventually, I'll remove the steel wool and cork up the hole. It is terrifying! Your like shaking as you get closer to the hole.🤭 protection is necessary. It also helps with fear factor. Great job!!!😎
Your description is almost better than a video!
Lol! This is awesome
One exterminator used silica gel and pyrethrin to kill yellow jackets and other bees
Did they come back the following season or do you think you had got the Queen
they did not return!
@@NaterTater Thanks for the reply and all the best to you and your family.
What product would you use to seal up the gap on the sidings please? Will spray foam ruin the sidings?
You do have to be careful with spray foam since it expands. Vinyl siding could get ruined with it. If its a small gap I'd say use an outdoor rated caulk. If its bigger you may need some trim work.
In the wall...no doubt
Is it okay to just leave the nest in there then?
Yes
Where did you buy your hood? I have similar case with wasps in the siding structure and I want to do a similar approach but I need a hood too
I got mine from my local harbor freight. It's similar to this amzn.to/3XMuisx
Hornets are another different beast. They are super dangerous and sneakers.
Thank you for not putting a bunch of music in this video You started to but it wasn't very long That's what she said lol
Happy I pleased you and I admire your dedication to no music in videos @nomusicrc
If your overalls were either blue/black you could be Michael Myers for Halloween
Taking out murder hornets? 🤣
I shot Delta into a hole and around an area where brick wall meets soffit in corner of my house. Did it the last two evenings and it doesn't seem to have affected them . Maybe it's not reaching where the actual nest is. Idk man do you have any knowledge on why this may be? Thanks for the content , appreciate it
Takes a couple days. Doesnt have to make it to the nest. They just walk over it and it gets them.
@@NaterTater o ok so it gets them? they're flying in and out walking over it like nothing . .gonna try another area to spray later.
@@bobbyr2972 Products I used:
Spectre PS Aerosol Spray: amzn.to/3b4sDqB
D-Fense Dust: amzn.to/3nbUjQh
Diatomaceous Earth Powder Duster: amzn.to/3ne0IdN
I'm talking about the D-fense dust.
Try tempo dust, works fast and has good residual effect
@@JohnSmith-yf6td it took me about a week of dusting in and around the hole. After dusting, 5 days later the nest was annihilated. The crazy thing is that I only saw a few dead ones on the ground and there were hundreds flying in and out at one point. But I'm gonna try tempo next time
Cover your end of gloves with duct tape. I got stung twice, wasp got under the glove, from the back.
@@meshark_t good point
Great video... But not sure why both the Spectre PS and the Dust would be required? If the Dust is what kills them, why is the Spectre PS needed? Thanks!
Good point/question. The Spectre was overkill/ not needed. I used it help take one one immediately vs the dust that takes time.
@@NaterTater Ok... Thanks. I tried a Spectracide spray blindly sprayed in a access hole like you did and it did nothing. Most likely because I missed the nest. I'll try only the Dust applied with a Puff blower.
Nice video however, the foam can has to be used upside down otherwise, you’ll just lose all your propelling gases.
So I have like a facia above my bay window and there was a gap and all I used was regular spray and I sealed the gap so I’m wondering are they going to eat into my house?
They might! Needs some dust in there to take them out.
Yes I don’t want them to get through my sheet rock✅ I already had to put some silicone around my top trim where it needs to sheet rock that wasn’t put up correctly around the inside of my bay window because about seven of them I believe came in through that space unfortunately
Thanks for the reply
Tried the you tube solutions,didn’t work. Hung old fashioned sticky fly strip near entry on a stick. It’s loaded with 🐝 bees
They chewed thru the expandable foam on the outside of the house to get in in the first place.
Where can I purchase the goods
check out the video description for all the goods