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4月24日 The year of the wasp I think we are in for a wasp filled year if your area looks anything like my street. They have just started nesting in the ground. You can spot the wasps nests mostly coming out from the ground by the large holes surrounded by a small mound of earth. They also can nest in area like under outdoor lights, in siding and in garden sheds. That being said, it is important to caulk these areas so they can not get in.
Wasp hunting must be done late night, or before sunrise early am. They all are in the nest sleeping then. You can buy the spray bombs speciffically for them at your local hardware store. Simply get the nest while they are at rest, and they won't attack and you will get them all. Never, ever squash a wasp. It gives off pheremones one has been killed to the hive and suddenly you'll have very pissed of wasps agressively trying to attack you. Simply move, swiping them may piss them all off as well. A natural way to catch wasps is a homemade or store bought wasp trap. They fly up into the funnel but, cannot fly down. They fly up in the trap for food. In early spring or very late fall that food is protein for building nests and laying eggs. Protein like cat food, hamberger, or fish. Rim the lip with meat them put a water soap mixture in the bottom. They fly in from attraction to the cat food, fall from exaustion into the water and soap. The soap covers there wings in such a way that they become imobile, and die. Check your traps often and empty them often, making sure they are clean. A wasp that gets away will tell the hive not to go near the traps. In the spring and summer, the attractant in the wasp catcher changes. The best one to use is red juice with extra extra sugar, and a couple drops of soap. Any juice with high sugar, and a couple drops of soap will do though.You can buy a wasp trap or make your own. Simply google "Homemade wasp trap". If you'd like to keep your honey bees for pollinating your gardens, simply put a teaspoon of vinegar in your mixture everytime. Honeybees will stay away from Vinegar.
So, what good are wasps? There job is to eat ground bugs. I think there will be an abundance of ground bugs this year, therego the massive amount of wasps. Keep your yard tidy of them, and your traps up and it will be easy to deal with. As well, do keep your traps AWAY from the areas in your yard you use most. And, keep them AWAY from the hive sites, as the scent of the hives are more alluring then the draw of the catchers.And, if you start your protein traps now, you may catch a queen, and if you catch a queen, the entire colony will leave your yard...They are smarter then you think, don't let them outsmart you!
Luv
Katt
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