Need a little help

[2400]

I've had a couple of dozen hummingbirds coming around the last month or so. Now I've got some wasps hanging around on the feeders. So far nobody has been killed with both trying to get some dinner.

What I'm trying to do is kill, chase off or get rid of the wasps without killing off the hummingbirds.

Anyone got any ideas?

 

[sierra1995]

this is what i do http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-2-liter-soda-bottle-wasp-t-43290

Edited:

I usually just use the soda instead of honey. something like coke or root beer.

 

[WormWiggler]

If you can find where they are setting up a nest, I have had success running a shop vac 24/7 and wiping their asses out. You may have to narrow down the entrance so the hose end and the entrance meet. I ran a 5 gallon one for 2 weeks straight, well the last week may have been fear of shutting it off. Opened up about a month later, 8" of carcasses.

 

[guywhofishes]

Well - things could be worse.

Wasps and hummers have dealt with each other for a long time so I wouldn't worry about the hummers. Wasps eat the crap out of leaf eating caterpillars etc. I TRY to give them their space.

If they start nesting near my home/yard it's game on. A swarm of wasps defending their nest is BS.

 

[2400]

this is what i do http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-2-liter-soda-bottle-wasp-t-43290

Edited:

I usually just use the soda instead of honey. something like coke or root beer.

Thanks! I'm going to make one of these and give it a try.

There are some really funny comments in the link. I can't believe people actually think like this.

Here's a few of the comments,

"We don't necessarily like promoting killing anything, so we suggest you try to re-locate the wasps and empty the trap daily."

"Poor wasps. They're just trying to do their thing."

"Thanks for the info! As I am wholeheartedly against unnecessary killing, I think this is idea is great!"

 

[fj40]

Ruger 10-22, bird shot, lawn chair, cold beverage and a quick eye.

 

[2400]

Ruger 10-22, bird shot, lawn chair, cold beverage and a quick eye.

Hmmmmmm another excellent idea!

:;:smokin

 

[LBrandt]

Don't know if birdshot will run through a 10/22 but it would be a blast, but I have a marlin bolt that works.

 

[Ericb]

 

[Allen]

These work quite well, I have been using them for years.

 

[wildeyes]

Wasps in the yard, I call that a free fire zone. Game on.

 

[sierra1995]

Thanks! I'm going to make one of these and give it a try.

There are some really funny comments in the link. I can't believe people actually think like this.

Here's a few of the comments,

"We don't necessarily like promoting killing anything, so we suggest you try to re-locate the wasps and empty the trap daily."

"Poor wasps. They're just trying to do their thing."

"Thanks for the info! As I am wholeheartedly against unnecessary killing, I think this is idea is great!"

Seems like a hipster website, full of snowflakes. But it is an effective way to kill wasps. The more sugar in the soda, the better.

 

[DirtyMike]

sent a stream of raid at a wasp nest that started underneath my eve by the front door. I then ran inside like a little girl.

 

[dean nelson]

this is what i do http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-2-liter-soda-bottle-wasp-t-43290

Edited:

I usually just use the soda instead of honey. something like coke or root beer.

They definitely work. We have had our best luck with red wine and cut up rancid fruit. Plus that gives you the hours of enjoyment of watching the few that escape stumble around drunk as hell till they pass out!

If you can find an in ground nest you could always be like this guy. This guy is a little nuts and must have the mother of all wasp nest because he kills a pile of them in each video yet they just keep coming.

Holy shit just looked and I guess it's so bad in new Zealand where this guy is they have places that average as many 4,000 wasps per acre! One nest was found with 4 million Chambers talk about a bad place to be allergic!

https://youtu.be/RP71vOnK5qQ

 

[guywhofishes]

sent a stream of raid at a wasp nest that started underneath my eve by the front door. I then ran inside like a little girl.

ha ha - been there - done that

God put something in men that makes them NOT want to run from danger. He also put something in us that makes us NOT want to get stung by a venomous critter. The stupid feeling that one gets when those two urges collide is hilarious. It is also fun to watch someone else go through that.

 

[BBQBluesMan]

Man I hate wasps! Nothing like cleaning early season honkers and being bombarded by those assholes! Try spraying them with a mix of dawn dish soap and water. Cheap and easy solution to kill wasps.

 

[Whisky]

The Bug-A-Salt 2.0 is junk. At least with table salt. It wont even kill flys. Haven't tried a coarser salt yet. Maybe the 3.0 will be better.

Can't go wrong with the Coors though....

 

[Captain Ahab]

sent a stream of raid at a wasp nest that started underneath my eve by the front door. I then ran inside like a little girl.

That wasp killer works good. I killed off one nest the size of a basketball for a farmer I worked for back in the day. Waited until dark and lit two cans into the thing. They rolled out of there and tumbled to the ground like lava out of a volcano. I felt like the Terminator holding a gatling gun. They sat inside and watched out the window.

P.S. I did run inside after the juice was all gone.

 

[Allen]

The dump I owned in GF had a wasp problem. They infested the overhang on the front porch. I thought I killed them once with a full can of bug killer squirted up in there, and then I plugged the hole with a can of expandable spray foam. A few hours later the bastards all found a way into the house! They were a little dizzy and several hundred were crawling around on the front picture window near the front of the house.

The ex and I went to Menards and bought a couple cans of mint bug spray (seriously, it works but I haven't seen it since). I sprayed the hell out of those bastards and used the shop vac to pick them up. It made the whole house smell like mint for at least a week.

We were fairly poor at the time, but until I made the mistake of plugging the hole with spray foam, it was almost entertaining. Even after this battle, there were still a few stragglers I would hear munching on the foam. We'd grab a beer, a swatter, and a can of spray and hang out on the front porch knocking them over into the neighbor's yard.

An old house down the street was getting a new roof put on when they discovered an enormous wasp nest. They ended up having to shut down operations until they dealt with the wasps. During that time we got 4-6 inches of rain and with the roof exposed, it ruined the house and they ended up having it demolished. I had never been in the place to see how shitty it was in the first place, but having a house demolished because of a wasp nest is about as extreme of an infestation as I can imagine.

 

[KDM]

Wasps were the non-human enemy number 1 for me and the troops in Afghanistan so I kind of got over the "Fear" having to deal with them so often. I didn't have enough chemical to deal with even 10% of the bastages, so I went with the "Smash and Bash" methodology. Waited until dark and walked through the B-hut areas smashing nests like a madman with a home made paddle pole type thing. Got nailed a couple times, but better me, as I'm NOT allergic, then some trooper who might be. Got some weird looks from the troops too, but when I told them what I was doing the looks turned to thanks and hand shakes. Wasps at my place don't get even a half a chance to get started before I launch a destroy mission. I don't have much in the way of new ideas for you though 2400. I do like the "Snipers Special" idea though. Hone the marksmanship a bit, feel the satisfaction of a one shot one kill event, and enjoy a few cold ones in the process. Not really a downside to that one.