We ve only lived in out house for two years but we have a considerable amount of trees and a water source behind our backyard.
Finding and getting rid of wasp nest in siding.
If you have a small and exposed nest on your property a long distance spray like ortho home defense should do the trick.
To get rid of wasp s nest wear protective clothing approach the nest at night when the wasps are less active and thoroughly douse the nest in an approved pesticide spray insecticidal dust smoke or water.
Apple cider vinegar has a unique smell which can easily attract wasps.
The smoke will suffocate and force the wasps to either die or evacuate.
Protective eyewear can provide another layer of defense too.
Many sites only have information about getting rid of a visible hive.
Let me start by thanking you for having such an informative site.
If you want to proceed anyway destroy the wasps with a chemical like drione dust.
How to get rid of wasps apple cider vinegar.
Once sprayed the wasp killer foams up to trap them in their nest.
Just put a small fire close by bbq or any other lit material beneath the nest.
It can reach nests up to 20 feet away.
I was reading the questions on the forum and i have a similar problem as the reader of oct 25 2010.
However there are two kinds of nests that are easy to get rid of with diy pest control.
All this makes it important to know what kind of wasps are causing you problems before you attempt to get rid of them or even they are wasps at all.
You can use it to easily make a trap to kill them.
It comes in an aerosol can that.
They are sticky sented strips that you pull out of a tube to a lenght of about 2 feet.
Here is a photo of sample pieces of siding prepared and cut to appropriate sizes to cover the gaps around the house.
The easiest and safest way is to locate and monitor the wasps suspected access point into the siding during the late afternoon.
Once the sun went down i taped 4 of these strips to where the opening of siding where the wasps were getting.
In addition to protective equipment arm yourself with job specific tools like a scraper or wedge that will allow you to detach the wasp nest from the siding.
This is the time of day when you are likely to see the most activity as the wasps return to the nest for the evening.
Without wasps eating insects there would be a gaping hole in the food chain.
Perhaps the most effective way to get rid of a wasp nest is to use insecticide spray.
The other method is to smoke the nest.
You do not want to trap a live nest of wasps in your siding if you do they may find a way into your home to escape.
