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re: Need Help With Suburban Yard Wasps! (UPDATED WITH PICS: TARGET ELIMATED)
Posted on 9/10/23 at 2:58 pm to shutterspeed
Posted on 9/10/23 at 2:58 pm to shutterspeed
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What I’m seeing aren’t yellow jackets though.
The big difference is speed. Wasps are slow. You can see them coming at you. Yellow jackets are extremely fast and more aggressive. They will run you down over 100s of yards.
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Posted on 9/10/23 at 5:27 pm to Zach
Those dead wasps are a beautiful sight to see! Thanks for posting.
Posted on 9/10/23 at 8:35 pm to Twenty 49
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Get yourself a badger, and problem solved.
Is that something you can just... do?
Posted on 9/12/23 at 4:27 pm to shutterspeed
A mixture of 1 part Dawn dish soap to 4 parts water kills wasps as quickly and effectively as the chemical wasp sprays. I didn’t believe until I tried it.
Posted on 9/12/23 at 5:41 pm to calcotron
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Certain times of the year they just troll the grass, no idea if they are eating or doing other things. I just let them do their thing.
Guinea paper wasp. They have a high nest failure rate and will construct multiple small nests early in the season. They will lose most, but will prioritize one that makes it. Usually solitary wasps out and about won't bother you. They are looking for pollen and catching various worms and caterpillars to feed the larvae. They will aggressively defend their nests if they are bothered, either intentionally or unintentionally. They are more aggressive later in the season, like now.
If you want to see a show, and have some natural help keeping them in check, encourage birds around your area. Try to attract some Blue Jays. They make sport of attacking nests and eating the wasp larvae while the wasps fly around pissed off and helpless.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 6:57 pm to 2BRKnot
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A mixture of 1 part Dawn dish soap to 4 parts water kills wasps as quickly and effectively as the chemical wasp sprays. I didn’t believe until I tried it.
I tried it until I didn't believe it.
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