Yellowjackets...Please Help.

Sunbiz1

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Hi all!

Wasn't sure where to put this one, so here I am. Last year I was infested with these nasty little wasps, a queen keeps finding the second floor roof a nice place to build. So, like everyone else I called an exterminator...bad move. He had to come 5 times. And each time that he used a powder, the worker bees would find ways into my house!. I am allergic to these, and got stung.

So apparently the daughter of this queen we killed last year has returned(lol). The opening to this nest can be reached from a second floor window, but the actual nest is inside the roof. What I need to do is poison the queen, b/c I cannot risk having these in the house again.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

:peace:

Edit: Took me a while, but I have it figured out for now...so NM.
 

dannyboy602

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If you can reach the nest you can get rid of it yourself. Do it at night as their eyesight is poor. Use a supersoaker that the kids use. Mix 3tbsp dish soap and a quart of water. You might have to repeat the treatment. I had the problem and it worked for me. Some didn't die though they just over wintered in the attic. They were so docile in winter you could pet them. For many other insect problems I use Gentrol. It's used in restaurants and is safe around food and animals but it doesn't work on wasps or yellowjackets according to the MSDS (Manufacturers Safety Data Sheet) the manufacturer is required to publish and can be found on the Internet. Perfect for roaches though. I would rather have wasps than roaches.
 

Sunbiz1

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If you can reach the nest you can get rid of it yourself. Do it at night as their eyesight is poor. Use a supersoaker that the kids use. Mix 3tbsp dish soap and a quart of water. You might have to repeat the treatment. I had the problem and it worked for me. Some didn't die though they just over wintered in the attic. They were so docile in winter you could pet them. For many other insect problems I use Gentrol. It's used in restaurants and is safe around food and animals but it doesn't work on wasps or yellowjackets according to the MSDS (Manufacturers Safety Data Sheet) the manufacturer is required to publish and can be found on the Internet. Perfect for roaches though. I would rather have wasps than roaches.
I need to nail the queen sending out the signal, so I'll bait the opening with cat food for a couple of days...then introduce a second cat food can tainted with orthene.

It's nasty stuff, but this entrance is up high and away from any stray animals etc.
 

Xrangex

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I need to nail the queen sending out the signal, so I'll bait the opening with cat food for a couple of days...then introduce a second cat food can tainted with orthene.

It's nasty stuff, but this entrance is up high and away from any stray animals etc.
Do wasps eat cat food or something?
 

Sunbiz1

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I know they eat other insects so yeah mb.
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/academic/agriculture/entomology/beekeeping/general/yellowjackets/Wenner_yj.txt

Now the trick is finding something they like, I'm thinking peanut butter mixed with molasses or perhaps overly ripened fruit.

"Early in the season meat is preferred; later they focus more on sweets.
Normally, they are an annual species, with colonies started in the spring
of each year by a single mated and overwintered queen. As the season
progresses, nest sizes grow and can contain thousands of individuals by
late summer or fall. In mild climates colonies can even overwinter.
Effective control measures vary according to the circumstances."
 

kermit2692

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lol i dont see your problem you spray the shit out of the opening with that wasp crap that shoots a mile and they are all dead by tom...if they are choosing to somehow escape to your house instead of use their normal entrance you actually have a secondary problem, your house is not weather proofed properly!
 
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