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mag162
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# Posted: 29 Oct 2011 17:57
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Every time I go up.
There are always at least 5 or 6 wasps inside.
I'm at my wits end. What are my options if any?
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naturelover66
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# Posted: 29 Oct 2011 20:02
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Wasps ? We have wasps... Stink bugs..mice and .squirrels. In the cabin every time we visit.... Lol its a new adventure everytime.
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bobrok
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# Posted: 29 Oct 2011 21:42
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There are several ways to make simple traps. This one is cute. I've done this using just water and honey.
My question is, though, you're in NY and its almost November and you still have wasps?
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mag162
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# Posted: 29 Oct 2011 21:56
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Yep my buddies went up last night they had the heater going and I guess the warmth must've woke up a few of them.
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mrmiji
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# Posted: 29 Oct 2011 22:57
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I spray permethrin into the gaps on the roof line to chase 'em out and then knock their nests off and spray a dot of permethrin on the attachment site. This allows me to avoid bug bombs.
I wished someone made an aerosol system that discharged permethrin on a once a week schedule.
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steveqvs
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# Posted: 30 Oct 2011 16:38
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Quoting: mrmiji I wished someone made an aerosol system that discharged permethrin on a once a week schedule.
Now there is an idea!
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mrmiji
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# Posted: 30 Oct 2011 17:09
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I wonder if you could use this
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/TORK-Timer-6WPA0
combined with this
http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/timemist-automatic-aerosol-dispenser-p-278.html
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mrmiji
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# Posted: 30 Oct 2011 17:33 - Edited by: mrmiji
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Though I bought the timer on Amazon, I just purchased that and a 400 amp inverter to do just this (powering an automated sprayer on an intermittent basis) on a battery maintained with a solar unit. Rather Rube Goldberg but it should work.
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MikeOnBike
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# Posted: 31 Oct 2011 15:49
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When I went up to our place about 3 weeks ago. I walked in and noticed a large number (50+) of wasps on the front window. I reached for the bug spray and in the process glanced up at our loft ceiling. I set the spray back down on the counter. There were easily 400-500 wasps crawling on the ceiling. No exaggeration. I didn't have enough spray.
I know where they come in. It's fall and getting cold so they are looking for a place to escape the freeze. I don't yet have the trim up to seal the siding/soffet joint on our camp shed. I ended up just leaving the door open for the day and by evening all but three were gone.
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PA_Bound
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# Posted: 31 Oct 2011 16:58
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Mike has the right idea here. Sprays and such are a short-term solution to a long-term problem. It's not like the wasps are "beaming in" or anything (althought sometimes it seems that way), they're getting in somewhere. Find that somewhere and seal it up.
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Bzzzzzt
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# Posted: 1 Nov 2011 13:38
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I remember my parent's house where I grew up had a window on either end of the attic in the gables. This time of the year, every year, there would be literally thousands of red wasps hanging out on those windows to stay warm. Some years there were so many wasps up there it was hard to see out of the windows. They aren't aggressive at this stage and I never got stung by any of them in the fall/winter. They're mean during the summer months though, let me tall ya. They always went away of their own accord when the time was right.
I'm in agreement with PA Bound that there are holes somewhere for them to enter through and that they should be sealed up to prevent unwanted critters.
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mrmiji
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# Posted: 5 Nov 2011 09:30 - Edited by: mrmiji
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Here's where I am on the automated wasp deterrent project.
I've received the sprayer unit today. It's really quite clever. It has a circuit board that runs a timer with a 15 minute interval whereupon it powers and then reverses the motor through extensive gear reduction to momentarily actuate the nozzle and release the aerosol. Altering the circuit board would be impractical and merely slowing the motor would result in a longer discharge and fail to meet the requirement of reducing the quantity of discharges per day. So here it comes....
I have a 12 volt battery I use to power a trolling motor that will now pull double duty. I have the inverter and timer and also picked up a cigarette socket male/female to allow for some flexibility. The whole assembly will go in a standard sized battery box. The final acquisition will be converter that generates a 1.5 volt output. I'll cut a wooden dowel to the size of a C-cell battery and attach the positive/negative terminals on either side and install that rather than splice the existing wiring.
My goal is to power it only during the time of year paper wasps are active building nests. Further, I'll run it for a couple hours late at night while their suspended from any existing nests and less likely to depart immediately. CHEM WARFARE!
Pictures to follow; my spouse is out of town with the camera.
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Bevis
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# Posted: 5 Nov 2011 10:20
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Don't know about inside... but here at the house, I painted the ceiling of my porch a light blue (think Sky), haven't had any more wasp making nest.
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mrmiji
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2011 20:16
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I've been evaluating it as a system. I wished I could find a timer that was DC. As it is, I'll have to run the inverter constantly and that annoys me. I'll probably only run the thing through the weekend and then unplug the inverter and the rest of the assembly. Still, I think this is a solution for my paper wasp problem and will be helpful supplying basic power to the "blind".
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