That is hilarious. I am going to have to print that out for my sister. She is terrified of wasps. LOL! :grin:
LP- sounds like they're in your attic in the gables. If it's' properly insulated you may have issues getting to them from inside, but a fogger in that general direction early in the morning would help. The downside of that is that the poison cloud will probably come in to your home somewhat depending on how sealed your attic is. I'm currently doing battle with Wasps around my property. They're cagey critters and you need to watch them closely to see where their nests are. So far I've eliminated all of the nests except one, which is somewhere in the top of my chimney. My first offensive- started when I noticed wasps going into a poorly sealed area right under the center of the roof of my man cave. I waited until about 11pm and went into the attic, which has about a 4-ft clearance at it's highest. The top exterior wall of the attic and the last rafter were about four inches apart and I had to pretty much get under the nest. I shined a flashlight and about a dozen of the suckers were fast asleep. When the light hit them they started moving around, so I sprayed the hell out of them. I scooted back pretty quickly and dropped my flashlight and it rolled around and reminded me of a bad horror movie. I could hear them dropping out of the hive area and grabbed the light. They were all on the attic flooring crawling around and I used the rest of the can on them and stretched out and sprayed the hive again as fast as I could. The next day there was no sign of them. Second offensive- corner of my back porch where the corner had come apart somewhat. The porch is roofed and there's finished wood under, so I assume there's a big hollow inside. I noticed wasps crawling in and out of the crack. I had just had some coffee so I felt pretty bold and sprayed the hell out of the corner in broad daylight. A couple dropped out dead and a few more flew out kind of drunkenly. They haven't come back. Third offensive- gables perimeter patrol. I walked around my house and closely inspected for wasps in the evening. Sure enough, I found three budding, small nests. I used two cans on these guys with plenty of sprints away to avoid them. So at this point I need to find the exact location of the chimney nest, crawl up on the roof at night, and douse it. Also, I think my neighbor's house has a yellowjacket nest developing. His house is about 10 feet from the property line, and last year I got stung by his guys when I was mowing. He's pretty sloppy, so I'm going to have to do the wasp killing for him on that side to avoid more stings. I wish I could somehow prevent these suckers, but it's probably impossible to do, especially since my property has about 100 trees on it.
Xerobull, Thanks for the advice. Remember when fighting yellowjackets, they are much more aggressive than paper wasps and their nests are underground.
I love how wasp/hornet/yellowjacket stories always turn into these epic war/tom clancy style covert-ops novels. Good luck men, and for god's sakes, try not to get yourself killed out there...
I've been stung twice by wasps. once working at astroworld, i'm talking to this nice looking girl waiting to replace her on a cash register. I look down, I think a roach is crawling on my sleeve, i go to brush it off, the mofo stings me. i think they communicate also. I was dating a girl who had a pool. one very hot day, we're in the pool and this wasp is diving in an out the water, i guess to stay cool. we get out the pool, trap it with the net, and three other come flying out of no where.
When they feel threatened or are in danger, wasps do give off chemicals/pheromones/hormones (not sure what it is) that attract and alert other wasps to come help.
Funny imagery there. The last part reminds me of the old Nes video games where you kill the enemies and they fade away and disappear. I remember wanting more realism and having the bodies stay there dead on the ground.
Those are European honeybees getting slaughtered, I think. You should find a video of Japanese honeybees and how they counter those hornets. It's one of the most ingenious things I've seen in the animal kingdom.
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BTW, Pun, I had a wasp problem and all I did was get some Spectracide wasp and hornet killer from Home Depot and wreck their nest from about 15-20 feet away (and then ran inside). If you can't find the nest, maybe you can spray down the immediate area or something since the spray is supposed to keep them away and/or keep killing for a few days. The nest may be inside an opening in your house somewhere like a soffit vent or something - who knows. I had a new fence built last year and as the guys were coming to one corner of my fence to pull up the post, a swarm of about 20 wasps flew out of that corner of the fence. They had a nest in the corner that you couldn't see easily, apparently. We all scattered. They drove them off with a water hose.
