So last year, I had the fun of having a paper wasp nest built right directly above my front door, in the underside of the overhang. Just a few ft from where I come and go.
Got the 25' spray and doused them thoroughly, but it needed another can since the nest was so big. Did that, and never got stung (which I still can't believe, since the little bassards were swarming all around me!)
Fast forward to today. I'd noticed a sound associated with them when I went and opened the garage door, but couldn't see where the nest was. I was convinced it was in the garage. Looked all over in the daylight. No cigar.
I figured I'd either get nailed or find them in the end. The end arrived today.
Coming home in the afternoon I raised the garage door, and heard the "buzz". This time I resolved to see where the bassards were coming from. Fortunately it didn't take long.
Although I had checked out the garage pretty thoroughly the door itself now became the suspect, which I'd speculated about before.
There in the light of day I saw a smallish paper wasp nest, about the size of a large egg on the bottom of the inside door (which was now in the open position).
Incredible how I missed this before, but due to the location it was relatively easy to miss. And I'm lucky that they didn't see fit to nail me in all the times I've gone out there. I've heard buzzing but they didn't zero in on me, partly because I've held my breath since I've read that they target heat (I wear a hat) and CO2 from the exhaled breath.
I had already gotten in another can of long distance spray, so it was a matter of waiting until one of them came within firing range. Got that one.
Doused the nest and knocked it down. No wasps came out of it, so figured they were all out and about being the day. Crushed it and discarded it.
Thought I'd dealt with the issue, but a few minutes later more angry buzzing. So took up a position in an advantageous area, and nailed that flyer too!
Due to my experience with the prior nest a yr ago, I took some hot bleach water and scrubbed the nest area, since the pheromone scent can apparently survive the pest spray. I learned this the hard way!
So hopefully this'll take care of the bassards. The size of the nest was much smaller than than the one before, so I'm hopeful that there were only a couple of them at this point.
Fuggers can build a nest anywhere, just not near my house.
:x
Cheers,
RR
Got the 25' spray and doused them thoroughly, but it needed another can since the nest was so big. Did that, and never got stung (which I still can't believe, since the little bassards were swarming all around me!)
Fast forward to today. I'd noticed a sound associated with them when I went and opened the garage door, but couldn't see where the nest was. I was convinced it was in the garage. Looked all over in the daylight. No cigar.
I figured I'd either get nailed or find them in the end. The end arrived today.
Coming home in the afternoon I raised the garage door, and heard the "buzz". This time I resolved to see where the bassards were coming from. Fortunately it didn't take long.
Although I had checked out the garage pretty thoroughly the door itself now became the suspect, which I'd speculated about before.
There in the light of day I saw a smallish paper wasp nest, about the size of a large egg on the bottom of the inside door (which was now in the open position).
Incredible how I missed this before, but due to the location it was relatively easy to miss. And I'm lucky that they didn't see fit to nail me in all the times I've gone out there. I've heard buzzing but they didn't zero in on me, partly because I've held my breath since I've read that they target heat (I wear a hat) and CO2 from the exhaled breath.
I had already gotten in another can of long distance spray, so it was a matter of waiting until one of them came within firing range. Got that one.
Doused the nest and knocked it down. No wasps came out of it, so figured they were all out and about being the day. Crushed it and discarded it.
Thought I'd dealt with the issue, but a few minutes later more angry buzzing. So took up a position in an advantageous area, and nailed that flyer too!
Due to my experience with the prior nest a yr ago, I took some hot bleach water and scrubbed the nest area, since the pheromone scent can apparently survive the pest spray. I learned this the hard way!
So hopefully this'll take care of the bassards. The size of the nest was much smaller than than the one before, so I'm hopeful that there were only a couple of them at this point.
Fuggers can build a nest anywhere, just not near my house.
:x
Cheers,
RR