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raf1
sage

Reged: 11/18/05

Loc: central Texas

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: seryddwr]
#4880920 - 10/26/11 08:33 AM

Quote:

You mean like this 6"-er?

You betcha - black body, yellow legs, red head and a bad attitude. I wonder if they would be good bass bait?

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scope dog
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 07/26/04

Loc: USA

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: raf1]
#4880947 - 10/26/11 09:03 AM

Electronic pest controller for inside. I have one and it works well. A guy at work place a few in his house and notice bugs crawing out and was impressed. It will take about a week.

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Bob Griffiths
Getting Grouchy

Reged: 10/10/05

Loc: Frederick Maryland

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: SometimesKen]
#4880970 - 10/26/11 09:20 AM

Maryland was not much better (or worst I guess)

I spent a few hours yesterday getting rid a 2 wasp nests but that was the easy part...

Vacuuming up all the dead (and alive) stink bugs was another story...(and the reason I had to spend a couple of hours out there)..

Bob G.

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RobertED
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 07/11/03

Loc: Johnston, RI

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: Bob Griffiths]
#4881289 - 10/26/11 12:16 PM Attachment (20 downloads)

Yeah, they try to muscle me out of my observatory as well!! I like the "long-distance shooting" foamy hornet spray!!!

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RobertED
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 07/11/03

Loc: Johnston, RI

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: RobertED]
#4881297 - 10/26/11 12:21 PM Attachment (18 downloads)

Yeah, nasty buggers!!!......

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RobertED
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 07/11/03

Loc: Johnston, RI

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: RobertED]
#4881303 - 10/26/11 12:23 PM Attachment (21 downloads)

They try to 'stare' me down!!....

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Runebane
member

Reged: 04/07/10

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: RobertED]
#4881362 - 10/26/11 12:51 PM

Those are some nice shots, Robert!

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Hilmi
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 03/07/10

Loc: Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: Runebane]
#4881426 - 10/26/11 01:35 PM

Our wasps don't look so nice. They are drab orange color

The way I see it, if something is going to sting you and cause pain, the least it can do is look pretty while doing it.

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MrKrink
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 02/20/09

Loc: Lawndale NC, USA

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: seryddwr]
#4881430 - 10/26/11 01:37 PM

Quote:

You mean like this 6"-er?

I abolutely HATE those things!!! The cat loves them though........

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Mary B
Vendor - Echo Astronomy and Electronics

Reged: 05/21/10

Loc: Minnesota

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: MrKrink]
#4881529 - 10/26/11 02:39 PM

The black and yellow wasps are more of an annoyance, they rarely sting unless swatted at. I have lots of them all over and go out right after dusk and spray the nests.

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Mike E.
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 01/26/10

Loc: Moonstone Observatory

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: powerstroke01]
#4881607 - 10/26/11 03:13 PM

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Opened up the obs today and guess what i saw!? Maybe 30 wasps.. No nests to be found at least under the insulation. Maybe theres some between the ins and roof, i dont know.
But besides sealing up everything really well(my next big project) what can i do about these things?

Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguisher... No toxic chemicals, no residue, give them a blast and freeze them to death; an old school method.

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csa/montana
Den Mama

Reged: 05/14/05

Loc: montana

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: RobertED]
#4882517 - 10/26/11 11:23 PM

Quote:

Yeah, nasty buggers!!!......

Indeed they are! I've been stung a few times, & boy does it hurt for several days. I'm really careful with those buggers around.

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Scanning4Comets
Markus

Reged: 12/26/04

Loc: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: csa/montana]
#4882550 - 10/26/11 11:47 PM

No obs in my yard, but I observe from a platform...this summer it wasn't wasps, it was Raccoons!!! I am too paranoid to observe in my yard now because they came sneaking right up to me in the dark and scared the bejesus out of me.

Nice shots of those wasps or yellow jackets or whatever they are !!!

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RobertED
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 07/11/03

Loc: Johnston, RI

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: Scanning4Comets]
#4885407 - 10/28/11 02:16 PM

Thanks for the compliments, Runebane...it's easy to get in close to photograph those hornets...."we got so darn many of them!!!!!!".....

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csa/montana
Den Mama

Reged: 05/14/05

Loc: montana

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: Mary B]
#4885512 - 10/28/11 03:12 PM

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The black and yellow wasps are more of an annoyance, they rarely sting unless swatted at. I have lots of them all over and go out right after dusk and spray the nests.

The ones I have here, like in the first photo; are extremely aggressive, and will actually "chase" me & my dog! I was talking with a neighbor one day, not moving at all; and all of a sudden, I felt pain, and one had stung me badly on my leg!

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lunar
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 07/03/10

Loc: NY, United Sates

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: csa/montana]
#4885601 - 10/28/11 03:56 PM

You can always get them at night. My dad had trouble with them in the roof above their room. He just filled all of the holes with Expando - Foam . Wonderful stuff

Clear skies,
Brandon Doyle

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Illinois
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 12/18/06

Loc: near Chicago, Illinois USA

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: lunar]
#4885664 - 10/28/11 04:19 PM

I always have some wasps around my house, garage and back small storage! When I find wasp then I kill them easily at night with long distance wasp spray! Wear safe google for protect your eyes while you spray to wasps!Always check around in June before the nest getting bigger!

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csa/montana
Den Mama

Reged: 05/14/05

Loc: montana

Re: WASPS!!!!!!!!! new

[Re: lunar]
#4885684 - 10/28/11 04:29 PM

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You can always get them at night. My dad had trouble with them in the roof above their room. He just filled all of the holes with Expando - Foam . Wonderful stuff

Clear skies,
Brandon Doyle

It's impossible for me to get them at night; as I don't know where they nest. I live out in the country, & have never seen one of their nests, but they are around daily, during the warm months.

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