Wasps are a real striped scourge of suburban areas. Inconspicuous at the beginning of the season, at the equator of summer they literally go berserk: there are many of them, they are very angry and rush at everything. They spoil fruits and berries, attack people and animals, posing a real threat to life. How to get rid of uninvited guests? Let's reveal a few secrets.
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Why did they come?
To answer this question, let's figure out what the wasp's diet consists of. In the spring, during the period of mass flowering of plants, this is a "nectar diet". Later they go out to hunt for insects, steal captives from the cobweb, and do not disdain the spiders themselves. Midsummer is the ripening season for berries, fruits and vegetables and a real freedom for striped robbers. It is much easier to find than to profit in fruit-bearing gardens. The place under the roof is ideal for building "aspen forests": it is protected not only from wind, rain and the scorching sun, but also from potential ground enemies: hedgehogs, rats, mice and birds.
Attack on the wasps
- It is advisable to go on the attack as early as possible - in the spring, when the first small "houses" appear. You should not wait for the appearance of a horde of insects under the roof: it is easier to cope with single individuals at the start of the season.
- First you need to determine the location of the insects: most often they sculpt nests between logs, under slate, sheathing in the attic.
- It is better to start the destruction of "aspen trees" in the evening twilight: at this time the whole swarm returns "from work", insects are not as active as in the morning and afternoon hours.
- Before "declaring war", you must properly equip yourself. A sweatshirt, thick trousers, shoes, a tight-fitting shin, a mosquito net and a thick hat - these are the equipment of a real wasp exterminator.
- Before you remove the "hives", you need to destroy their inhabitants. Chemicals and folk methods will help get rid of pests.
Chemistry in the fight against wasps
One of the most effective and budgetary options is the Dichlorvos aerosol.
Order"Military action"following:
- In the evening, dress in protective clothing, a flashlight, a large bag, and a spray.
- Put a bag on the nest, tie it on top.
- Make a small hole in the bag, place the nozzle of the can there, spray the aerosol. Leave the package (without undoing it) until morning.
- Burn the hive with dead insects, and wipe the place where it was attached with vinegar (potassium permanganate).
Any analogue of "Dichlorvos" will do. It is not necessary to look for the inscription "from wasps" on the packaging: everything that kills any pests will kill these insects as well.
Originally from the people
There are also folk remedies based on the cravings of wasps for sweets.
Sweet trap
Cut the plastic bottle crosswise into two parts. Unscrew the lid from the top, place in the bottom with the neck down. Tape them together with tape.
Pour a solution of water and sugar inside. Old jam or syrup diluted in water will do.
Hang the structure next to the location of the nest.
Wasps, having fallen into a trap, will not be able to get out of it: the closed space will not allow wet insects to fly out.
Poisoned cocktail
This is a modification of the first method with the intervention of "chemistry". The bottom of the bottle is taken. In it, two holes are made opposite each other for a handle made of wire or rope. Such buckets-drinkers are hung around the site (on trees, shrubs favored by wasps, grapes).
Syrup is poured into the drinkers (the same sweet water or "botushka" from jam with water) and any insecticide is added.
Having drunk such a "cocktail", the wasps will leave the drinking bowl and die in other places, that is, there is no need to clean homemade buckets.
IMPORTANT! There are many tips on how to fill the nests with boiling water, kerosene, diesel fuel, and other liquids. But when "smoking" wasps in this way, there is a risk of angering them and getting a tough rebuff.
If the nest is not visible, then you need to determine the place from where the hordes of wasps fly out, and seal this space with cement mortar or polyurethane foam. There is no way to close up all the cracks, use poisonous baits.
So, you can cope with uninvited guests, but you need to do it very carefully: wasp bites are not only itchy, swollen skin. They can cause severe allergic reactions. Stock up on antihistamines and patience, take precautions, and let only swallows nest under your roofs.
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